Northumberland County Council NRO 4258/12: Admittance to Morpeth Smiths’ Guild. Charles Laidman 2 Sept 1785.

Index to the Newcastle Courant 1801-1820, p. 385: 27 Sep 1806. Married. Thurday last, at Morpeth, Mr Charles Laidman of Morpeth, saddler to Miss Bower daughter of Mr Bower, farmer at Benbridge near Morpeth.

1813: Morpeth, Northumberland

Hodgson puts his death on 5 Sep 1836 in Newcastle ‘aged 79’ (which does not agree with the date of birth Hodgson himself attributes to him - 1762!)

Charles Laidman’s will of 23 September 1836 reads thus:

I Charles Laidman of Villa place in the Township of Westgate in the County of Northumberland Yeoman do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following / that is to say : ... I give and devise All that my Freehold Messuage or Dwelling house with the appurtenances situate in Villa place aforesaid and now in my occupation unto my Wife Jane Laidman and her assigns for and during the Term of her natural life. I give and bequeath nto my said Wife Jane Laidman All my Household Furniture Books plate Linen and China for her own absolute use and to be disposed of as she shall think proper. I give and devise immediately from and after the decease of my said Wife unto Samuel Stokoe the Younger of Newcastle Upon Tyne Spirit Merchant and George Wilson of the same place Butcher All that my aid Freehold Messuage or dwelling house with the appurtenances situate in Villa place aforesaid To hold the same ...... And as to all the rest residue and remainder of my personal Estate and Effects whatsoever and of which I shall be possessed at the time of my death I give and bequeath the same to the said Samuel Stokoe and George Wilson their executors administrators and assigns Upon Trust to place the same out at Interest and to pay the Interest thereof from time to time as the same shall come in and be received unto my said Wife Jane Laidman during such Term of her natural life for the purpose of enabling her to educate and bring up my two daughters Ann Laidman and Julia Laidman during their respective minorities And from and immediately after the decease of my said Wife or so soon after as deemed convenient and necessary then Upon Trust that they my said Trustees ... shall absolutely sell and dispose of the said Freehold Messuage and premises for the best price that can be obtained for the same and I direct that that the Money therefrom arising shall be added to and considered part of the residue of my personal Estate And Upon Trust that they ... shall during the Minority of my said two daughters and until my said daughter Julia shall have attained her age of twenty one years pay and apply the Interest of all such lastmentioned personal Estate towards the maintenance and education of my said two daughters And I direct that as soon as both my said daughters shall have attained the age of twenty one years that my said Trustees ... shall pay unto my said daughters the sum of One hundred and forty pounds each And as to the Ultimate residue or surplus of my said personal estate after making such payments thereout as last aforesaid I declare and direct that that the same shall be In Trust for and be equally divided between and amongst my Sons John Forster Laidman and Francis Laidman and my said daughters Ann Laidman and Julia Laidman ... But in case my said two daughters or either of them shall happen to die before attaining the age of twenty one years and without leaving lawful Issue then I direct that the shares or share of them or her so dying of and in such Ultimate Residue or surplus shall be In Trust for and be paid to the survivors or survivor of them the said Francis Laidman Ann Laidman and Julia Laidman .... I constitute and appoint the said Samuel Stokoe and George Wilson executors of this my Will .... In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Twenty third day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty six.

Charles Laidman

Witnesses : James Stafford, William Perry, John B. Souter Solicitor Newcastle Tyne

by Licence by E. Nicholson, curate. Witnesses: William Leighton, Robert Moor

Reported in the Newcastle Courant of 27 Sep 1806.