Information Journal.

Groom: Donald Craig LAIRD.
Age: Adult.

Bride: Isabella Eliza DITCHAM.
Age: Adult.

Date married: 30 June 1875.
Place: Tasmania.

Donald died 1913 in Mitiamo, Victoria.
Age: 75 years.
Parents named as John LAIRD and Janet CRAIG.
Buried: Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

Isabella's death not located at time of posting.
Buried: Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

Eight children located Victorian records for Donald and Isabella.

[1]

John Leonard LAIRD.
Born: 1876 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1958 Pyra, Victoria.
Age: 81 years.
Buried: Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

Married: Annie DUFFY.
Year: 1906.
Place: Victoria.

Annie died 1965, Bendigo, Victoria.
Age: 82 years.
Parents named as Michael DUFFY and Ellen HECK.
Buried: Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

Birth note.
Annie was born 1882, Inglewood, Victoria.
Birth recorded as Lannie DUFFY.
Parents named as Michael DUFFY and Ellen HECK.

[2]

Isabel Mary LAIRD.
Born: 1878 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1963 Sandringham, Victoria.
Age: 85 yeras.

Married: James BOGIE.
Year: 1902.
Place: Victoria.
Note. VMI recorded James as Joseph.

James died 1952 Sandringham, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.
Parents named as James BOGIE and Ellen Jean MURDOCK.

Birth note.
James was born 1873, The Loddon, (Castlemaine) Victoria.
Parents named as James BOGIE and Ellen Jean MURDOCK.

[3]

Janet LAIRD.
Born: 1880 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1880 not recorded, Victoria.
Age: 05 weeks.

[4]

Sinclair LAIRD.
Born: 1882 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1961 Bendigo, Victoria.
Age: 79 years.
Buried: Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

Married: Mary Alicia STUART.
Year: 1921.
Place: Victoria.

Mary died 1980 in Dandenong, Victoria.
Age: 84 years.
Parents named as John STUART and Isabella unknown.

Birth note.
Mary was born 1895, Mount Korong, (Wedderburn) Victoria.
Parents named as John STUART and Isabella Beatrice LEECH.

[5]

Donald Craig LAIRD.
Born: 1883 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1976 Footscray, Victoria.
Age: 92 years.

[6]

Lewis William LAIRD.
Born: 1886 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1887 Serpentine, Victoria.
Age: 11 months.

[7]

Kenneth LAIRD.
Born: 1889 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1916 France.

Married: Mary OBRYNE.
Year: 1915.
Place: Victoria.

First World War Embarkation Roll.

Name: Kenneth LAUD. (Note spelling of surname)
Service number: 2036.
Rank: Private.
Roll title: 22 Infantry Battalion - 1 to 8 Reinforcements.
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918.
Date of embarkation: 26 August 1915.
Place of embarkation: Melbourne.
Ship embarked on: HMAT Anchises.
Ship number: A68.

First World War Roll of Honour.

Name: Kenneth LAIRD.
Service number: 2036.
Rank: Private.
Unit: 6th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery.
Service: Australian Army.
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918.
Date of death: 02 July 1916.
Place of death: France.
Cause of death: Died of wounds.
Place of Association: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

Cemetery or Memorial details.
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) France.

[8]

Norman Ditcham LAIRD.
Born: 1897 Serpentine, Victoria.
Died: 1917 Mitiamo, Victoria.
Age: 20 years.
Buried: Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

Sources:
Registry of Marriages, Tasmania.
Registry of Dirths, Deaths and Marriages Victoria.
First World War Embarkation Rolls.
AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Index of Headstones, Calivil-Pompapiel Cemetery, Victoria.

This family record was compiled to assist BobEvans.

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