Name of “Elizabeth Laidlaw” from “McCaul Family Scotland” (first compiled in 1991 and updated to 2002) by Marcia Barbara (Barbara) McCaul, Canada (b. 1932, d. 2002). Barbara was the great-great grandaughter of Gilbert McCaul (b. 1765) and Janet McFarlan (b. 1770). Brian of nzolivers.com is the great-great-great grandson of Gilbert and Janet.

Age, place of birth, estimated year of birth, from the 1881 England Census taken on the night of 3 April 1881, for the Civil Parish of Ford, Hamlet of Encampment, Rural District of Glendale, Northumberland, found in September 2023:
House Name: Farm House, Encampment
George Dodds, Head, Married, age 44, Farmer 460 acres, 15 labourers, Born Holy Island, Northumberland, England [circa 1837]
Elizabeth Dodds, Wife, Married, age 44, Born Scotland, [circa 1837]
Margaret Dodds, Daughter, Unmarried, age 17, Farmer's Son, Born Scotland, [circa 1864]
George Dodds, Son, Unmarried, age 15, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1866]
James Dodds, Son, age 11, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1870]
Peter Dodds, Son, age 9, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1872]
John Dodds, Son, age 8, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1873]
Thomas Dodds, Son, age 6, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1875]
Edmund Dodds, Son, age 4 Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1877]
Charlotte Dodds, Daughter, age 1 Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1880]

Entry from the 1871 England Census taken on the night of 2 April 1871, for the Civil Parish of Ford, Hamlet of Encampment, Rural District of Glendale, Northumberland, found in September 2023:
House: Farm House, Encampment
George Dodds, Head, Married, age 34, Farmer 460 acres, 13 labourers, Born Holy Island Northumberland England [circa 1837]
Elizabeth Dodds, Wife, Married, age 34, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Margaret L Dodds, Daughter, age 7, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1864]
George Dodds, Son, age 5, Scholar, Born Scotland, [circa 1866]
James L Dodds, Son, age 1, Born Scotland, [circa 1870]

Entry from the 1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891, for the Civil Parish of Ford, Hamlet of Encampment, Rural District of Glendale, Northumberland, found in September 2023:
House Name: Farm House
George Dodds, Head, Married, age 54, Farmer, Born Holy Island, Northumberland, England [circa 1837]
Elisabeth Dodds, Wife, Married, age 54, Scotland, [circa 1837]
Peter H Dodds, Son, Single, age 19, Farmer's Son, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1872]
John A Dodds, Son, Single, age 18, Farmer's Son, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1873]
Thomas Dodds, Son, Single, age 16, Farmer's Son, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1875]
Edmund Dodds, Son, age 14, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1877]
Charlotte E Dodds, Daughter, age 12, Scholar, Born Ford Northumberland England [circa 1879]

Name of parents, more on place of birth, from the 1841 Scotland Census taken on the night of 6 June 1841 for the Dalkeith Parish, County of Midlothian, Scotland, found in September 2023:
Address: High Street
James Laidlaw, age 40, Wright [a skilled craftsman], Born Midlothian Scotland [circa 1801]
Margaret Laidlaw, age 40, Born Midlothian Scotland [circa 1801]
Elizabeth Laidlaw, age 5, Born Midlothian Scotland [circa 1836]

More detail on place of birth, from the 1851 Scotland Census taken on the night of 30 March 1851 for the Coldstream Parish, County of Berwickshire, Scotland, found in September 2023:
Address: The Hirsel
James Laidlaw, Head, age 50, Joiner [a highly skilled carpenter commonly worked in the construction or furniture making industries], Born Midlothian Scotland [circa 1801]
Margaret Laidlaw, Wife, age 55, Born Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland [circa 1796]
Elizabeth Laidlaw, Daughter, age 14, Scholar, Born Dalkeith Midlothian Scotland [circa 1837]

Date of birth, date and place of baptism from the Scotland Baptism records found in September 2023:
Name: Elizabeth Laidlaw
Birth Date: 4 June 1836
Baptism Date: 26 June 1836
Baptism Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Residence Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Father: James Laidlaw
Mother: Margaret Blackstocks

Date and place of marriage, occupation, from the Scotland Marriage records found in September 2023:
Marriage Date: 10 April 1863
Marriage Place: Coldstream, Berwick, Scotland
Groom: George Dodds
Bride: Elizabeth Laidlaw

Elizabeth does not appear in any 1901 England Census taken on the night of 31 March 1901. Did she die between 1891 and 1901, circa 1896?

A Death record received in October 2023 revealed this below is not our Elizabeth:
Name: Elizabeth Dodds
Age: 58
Estimated Birth Year: Circa 1839
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar 1897
Death Registration Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
Inferred Death Place: Northumberland, United Kingdom
Volume 10b, Page 164

A Death record received in November 2023 revealed this below is not our Elizabeth:
‘Name: Elizabeth Dodds
Age: 68 [Born circa 1835]
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun 1903
Death Registration Place: South Shields, Durham, United Kingdom
Inferred Death Place: Durham, United Kingdom
Volume: 10a, Page: 416