Helen Laidlaw
born 1772
Biography
- Helen Laidlaw was born about 1772, she married James Syme (born 1773) in 1793, and they had six children:
- Margret Syme (1794 to 1879)
- Jean Syme (born 1795)
- John Syme (born 1798)
- James Syme (born 1803)
- Barbara Syme (1804 to 1881)
- Helen Syme (1809 to 1901)
- Note: Helen's surname is also recorded in her sources as: Laddley, Laidly, and Sim.
Helen McLellan
1833 to 1879
Biography
- Helen McLellan, the daughter of Alexander McLellan and Agnes Gall, was born in 1833 in Douglas. Helen was the sister of:
- Mary McLellan 1826 to 1897
- John McLellan 1827 to 1903
- James Gold McLellan 1830 to 1898
- Jane McLellan 1836 to 1842
- Unnamed Infant McLellan 1838 to 1838
- Unnamed Infant McLellan 1840 to 1840
- Jane McLellan 1843 to 1884
- Unnamed Infant McLellan 1844 to 1844
- Helen married twice and had two relationships resulting in children.
- In 1854, Helen married James Short (1833 to 1856), and they had two children:
- Agnes Short (1855 to 1923)
- Janet Short (1856 to 1926)
- About 1859, Helen had an affair with an unknown male, and they had one child:
- Alexander McLellan (born 1860)
- About 1866, Helen had an affair with John Inglis (1844 to 1912), and they had one child:
- Jane McLellan (1866 to 1938)
- On Tuesday, December 31st 1872, Helen married John Whitefield (1848 to 1924), and they had two children:
- Anne Whitefield (1871 to 1904)
- Mary Whitefield (1873 to 1949)
- In her lifetime, Helen worked as a house servant and a pernwinder.
- Helen died in Main Street, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1879.
