Elizabeth "Betty" Laidlaw

1832 - 1912  (80 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Betty" Laidlaw
  Born	1832	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197460311
  Name	Betsie Laidlaw
  Name	Elizabeth "Betty" Hobson
  Residence	1856	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1861	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	UP
  Residence	1871	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-155379
  Died	23 Mar 1912	Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda
  Buried	Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I155379	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Laidlaw,   b. Abt 1800, Of, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Irvine,   b. Abt 1791, Of, Roxburgshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F22105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Hobson,   b. 4 Mar 1834, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1917, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1856	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Hobson,   b. 1856, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 1932, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   2. Joseph Irvine Hobson,   b. 21 Dec 1858, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Mar 1864, Guelph Township, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 5 years)   3. Robert Hobson,   b. 13 Aug 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1926, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)   4. Margaret Hobson,   b. 1865, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Irvine Hobson,   b. 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Jennie Hobson,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Agnes Hobson,   b. 12 Aug 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1963  (Age 93 years)
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F38817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 18. [S2430] Census - Canada - 1871, Census Place: Guelph, Wellington South, Ontario; Roll: C-9946; Page: 83; Family No: 322. Joseph Hobson 39 b. Ontario Engineer Elizabeth 39 Elizabeth 14 Robert 9 John 7 Margaret 5 Jennie 3 Agnes 1 [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 13 Feb 1856. 01 Feb 1856 On the 1st February, at the residence of the bride's father, Paisley Block, by the Rev. R. Torrence, of the United Presbyterian Church, Joseph Hobson, Jr., Esq., Provincial Land Surveyor, Berlin, to Miss Betsie Laidlaw, only daughter of Robert Laidlaw, Esq. [S42] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Vol 9 Part 2 1852 - 1857. Marriages by Rev'd Robert Torrance, United Presbyterian Church, Guelph #305 Joseph HOBSON, to Betsie LAIDLAW. 1 Feb. 1856. Rev. TORRANCE. Wit. John Ingle HOBSON and Janet WALLACE.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1832 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - 1856 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 1 Feb 1856 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Residence - UP - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1871 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Mar 1912 - Hamilton, , Hamilton, Bermuda Buried - - Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth