Rebecca Laird

1857 - 1925  (68 years)

• Name	Rebecca Laird
  Born	1857	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114875516
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-395262
  Died	8 May 1925	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario   [2]
  Person ID	I395262	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William C. Laird,   b. Feb 1830, , Ireland ,   d. 1 Jan 1876  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Torrance,   b. Aug 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Feb 1901  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F264014	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Passed Away in Toronto. - Last Friday morning Miss Rebecca J. Laird, daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Laird, of Brussels, passed suddenly away at her home in Toronto. The body was brought to Brussels Saturday morning and interment was made in the family plot at the Brussels Cemetery. Rev. J. P. Mcl.cod conducted the service and the pallbearers' were D. C. Ross, G. R. Weller, A. Strachan, N. F. Gerry, J. Hewitt and A. R. Currie. Deceased was born in Haysville, Ont., and when a small child. came with her paents to Ainlayville; afterwards Brussels. Some 40 years. ago deceased went to London where for 25 years she was matron at the Asylum, afterward going to the Hamilton Institution and later to Mimico. Several years ago she retired and lived with her sister, Miss Annie Laird, at Toronto. Besides this sister she is survived by one brother, James, of Detroit, and another sister, Miss Francis, in Edmonton. All were present at the funeral along with Mrs. (Dr.) Elliott) and Miss Elliott, of Lucknow, the former being a cousin of the deceased. The older citizens will remember the Laird family and extend sympathy to them. The Brussels Post 13 May 1925 pg 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 5 Page 27. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114875516. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameRebecca Laird GenderFemale Age68 Birth Dateabt 1857 Birth PlaceCanada Death Date8 May 1925 Death Place Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Cause of DeathBronchial Pneumonia d/o Wm. Laird & Elizabeth

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1857 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 8 May 1925 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Brussels Cemetery, Brussels, Grey Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth