William Laird

Summary

William Laird is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Greenock^[2]. He was born on +1780-02-15T00:00:00Z^[3]. He died in Le Havre^[4]. He died on +1841-10-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as an engineer^[6] and shipbuilder^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• William Laird's place of birth was Greenock^[2].
• William Laird died in Le Havre^[4].
• William Laird was born on +1780-02-15T00:00:00Z^[3].
• William Laird died on +1841-10-27T00:00:00Z^[5].
• William Laird was married to Agnes Macgregor^[9].
• A child of William Laird was John Laird^[10].
• A child of William Laird was Macgregor Laird^[11].
• William Laird held citizenship in Scotland^[12].
• William Laird's professions included engineer^[6].
• William Laird worked as a shipbuilder^[7].
• William Laird is recorded as male^[13].
• William Laird's instance of is recorded as human^[14].
• William Laird's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c9tp0^[15].
• William Laird's family name is recorded as Q16871760^[16].
• William Laird's given name is recorded as William^[17].
• William Laird's Rodovid ID is recorded as 1124004^[18].
• William Laird's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/William-Laird^[19].
• William Laird's WikiTree person ID is recorded as Laird-1851^[20].
• William Laird's Prabook ID is recorded as 1754869^[21].
• William Laird's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p61563.htm#i615625^[22].

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Origins and Family

William Laird was born in Greenock^[2]. He was born on +1780-02-15T00:00:00Z^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include engineer^[6] and shipbuilder^[7].

Personal Life

William Laird was married to Agnes Macgregor^[9]. Children include John Laird^[10], an engineer^[23], 1805–1874^[24], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[25] and Macgregor Laird^[11], an explorer^[26], 1808–1861^[27], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[28].

Death and Burial

William Laird died on +1841-10-27T00:00:00Z^[5]. He died in Le Havre^[4].

Why It Matters

William Laird ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).^[8]

FAQs

Where was William Laird born?

William Laird was born in Greenock^[2].

Where did William Laird die?

William Laird died in Le Havre^[4].

Who was William Laird married to?

William Laird's spouses include Agnes Macgregor^[9].

What did William Laird do for work?

William Laird worked as engineer^[6] and shipbuilder^[7].