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Isabella Penelope Laird[1]

Female 1841 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Isabella Penelope Laird 
    Born 21 May 1841  Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Christened 30 May 1841  Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Isabella Penelope Ahrens 
    Name Isabella Penelope Harford 
    Residence 1860  Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Residence 1861  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    FC 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-33453 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I33453  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Joseph Laird,   b. 1810, of, Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1883, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Isabella Gatherer,   b. 1807, of, Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1894, , Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Family ID F8764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Joseph Laird,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F285340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Herman Frederick Ahrens,   b. 27 Sep 1837, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1875, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1860  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6
    Children 
     1. Dr. Carl Heinrich "Charles" Ahrens,   b. 15 Feb 1862, Winfield, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Feb 1936, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F8763  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Richard W. Harford,   b. 1845, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 5 Feb 1877  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F285338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 10851-77.
      Richard W. Harford, 32, occ. Book Keeper, b. Ontario, res. Hamilton, S/O Charles & Eliza, Married Isabella Ahrens, 32, Widow, Scotland, Galt, D/O Joseph & Isabella Laird, Witn: Richard G. A. Knowles & Ann Laird, 5 Feb 1877 At Galt

    2. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      Isabella Penelope Laird Born: Scotland Res: Elora Township Age: 19 Father: Joseph Mother: Isabella Born: 1841 Spouse: Herman Frederick Ahrens Age: 28 born: Berlin Res: Berlin Born: 1832 Father: Charles H. Mother: Elizabeth married 25 Dec 1860

    3. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian), Vol 4 pg 5.
      Herman Fr. Ahrens aged 23 res and born Berlin son of Charles H. and Elisabeth Ahrens to Isabella Penelope Laird, aged 19 res Elora brn Aberdeen, Scotland daughter of Joseph and Isabella Laird, wit: Wilhelmina Stumpt of Berlin and David Doering of Phillipsburg, 25 Dec 1860

    4. [S123] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1861, Div. 2 Page 12.

    5. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, FHL microfilm 990,996.
      Isabella Laird Christening Date 30 May 1841 Christening Place GRANGE, BANFF, SCOTLAND Birth Date 21 May 1841 Father's Name Joseph Laird Mother's Name Isabel Gatherer

    6. [S20] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Telegraph (title varies: Berlin Telegraph, Berlin Daily Telegraph) (1853-1922), 11 Jan 1861.
      Ahrens - Laird: At Berlin, on the 25th ult., Christmas Day, by the Rev. Mr. Tuerk, Mr. Herman F. Ahrens, of Berlin, to Miss Isabella Laird, of Elora.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 May 1841 - Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 30 May 1841 - Grange, Banffshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Elora, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1860 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - FC - 1861 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Feb 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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