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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 21 February 09 13:12 GMT (UK) »
My grandfather,s sister Margaret Mann m Thomas Laing in 1913 in Leven. He was son of James Laing & Jane Kinnear. Christine.
Dundee. Pullar, Gray, Calman,Halket.
Fife, Auchterlonie, Binnie, Briggs,Dempster,Herd,Mann,Kidd, Grubb, Rollo,Henderson,McLaren, Fairfull,Weir. Just to name a few.

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 21 February 09 15:06 GMT (UK) »
My grandfather,s sister Margaret Mann m Thomas Laing in 1913 in Leven. He was son of James Laing & Jane Kinnear. Christine.

Hi Christine

This sounds interesting :) ... have you a place and d.o.b. for Thomas and more detail for his parents?

I'd like to hear

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Chiad Fhear
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Family surnames being researched ...
Crawford, Neilson, Lindsay, Reekie, Davidson
Drummond, Laing, Pearson, Tulloch ... will do for starters but there's a whole lot more!

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 22 February 09 00:30 GMT (UK) »
Hi Christine,

I have a Great Aunt who married a Laing.  Details are Mary Ann Allan married George Laing, ploughman of Gourdies Hill on 13 December 1865.  George Laing's parents are listed as George Laing, Flesher (dec) and Anne Robertson.

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Ian

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 22 February 09 00:58 GMT (UK) »
i have isabella laing / lang from denny her parents were wlliam agnes (scott) isabella married william lamond from bonhill
lanarkshire, Lamond beecroft. Ross, McNeil, laird Lang ,,Scot ,McKay,reddiex struthers,Douglas Mullen turvey dunbartonshire johnston gunn Wilson nelson mcteer McCartney


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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 22 February 09 09:12 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ian and JRT

Nice to see such a sudden interest in the LAING 'family'.  Hopefully we'll all get something out of it.

Neither of you has a connection to my LAING branch but Bonhill does feature for my Great Grandfather Crawford's line and his Davidson marriage there in 1861.  SIX of there seven bairns died there and are buried in Bonhill Kirkyard ... the seventh surviving to become my paternal Grandfather

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Chiad Fhear
Aye mair questions than answers in a world where the past was a different place - that cannae be revisited!

Family surnames being researched ...
Crawford, Neilson, Lindsay, Reekie, Davidson
Drummond, Laing, Pearson, Tulloch ... will do for starters but there's a whole lot more!

Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #14 on: Monday 23 February 09 15:01 GMT (UK) »
Chiad Fhear,
All the info I have is from Thomas & Maggie,s marriage cert.Thomas Thomson Laing was 22y a miner & lived at 127 Denbeath, Buckhaven  , his parents James Laing & Janet Kinnear one of the witness,s was Janet Kinnear Laing.At some time they moved to Falkirk I have some births for them.
Next visit to Edinburgh I,ll look them up.  Christine.
Dundee. Pullar, Gray, Calman,Halket.
Fife, Auchterlonie, Binnie, Briggs,Dempster,Herd,Mann,Kidd, Grubb, Rollo,Henderson,McLaren, Fairfull,Weir. Just to name a few.

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 11:18 GMT (UK) »
Christine

I notice the name Rollo in your 'signature'.  Who, what, when, where, why?  Do tell!

I have a Rollo who married one of my Drummond ancestors here in Fife and am also doing a bit of sleuthing for a Rollo buddy of mine.

Regards

Chiad Fhear
Aye mair questions than answers in a world where the past was a different place - that cannae be revisited!

Family surnames being researched ...
Crawford, Neilson, Lindsay, Reekie, Davidson
Drummond, Laing, Pearson, Tulloch ... will do for starters but there's a whole lot more!

Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 11:45 GMT (UK) »
David Laing married Anne Small 6 Dec 1800 in Carnbee. I think he probably died before 1855. David and Anne had at least seven children:

John born 11 Jun 1803, died 25 Feb 1820 in Carnbee.
Thomas born 9 Sep 1805, married Elizabeth Clark 24 Dec 1831 in Carnbee.
David born 15 Jun 1808.
Elizabeth born 30 May 1810.
Isabel born 2 Apr 1813.
Robert born 9 Oct 1816 in Pittenweem, married Agnes Mackie 28 Nov 1835 in St Andrews, died 28 Aug 1861 in Leuchars.
George born 26 Apr 1818 and died aft 1862.

Thomas Laing and Elizabeth Clark had at least three children:

Mary Anne born 1836.
James born 1840, married Isabella Brunton 28 Nov 1863 at St Andrews.
Elizabeth born 1847.

Robert Laing and Agnes Mackie had at least three children:

Anne born 1835.
David born 17 Dec 1837 in Cameron, married Catherine Harley 31 Oct 1863 in Forgan, died 4 Aug 1909 in Kilrennie.
George born 24 Jul 1842.

James Laing and Isabella Brunton had at least four children:

Ann born 19 Feb 1865 in Ceres, died bef 1867.
Elizabeth born 16 Oct 1866 in Forgan.
Annie born 1867 in Ceres.
James born 1879 in Leuchars.

David Laing and Catherine Harley had at least eight children:

Mary Ann born 28 Feb 1863 (illegitimate) in Newport, married John Mitchell 24 Jan 1890 in Glencarse. Had a son, William.
Robert born 4 Jan 1865 in Dundee.
Margaret F born app 1868.
Agnes born 28 Jan 1869 in Dundee.
Jemima Dunbar born 25 Dec 1871 in Lochee, married Robert Brotherton Small 5 Mar 1897 in Crail, died 28 Mar 1954 in Thornton, Markinch.
Elsie Allardice born 29 Oct 1873 in Balruddery, Liff & Benvie.
Catherine Harley born 24 Dec 1875 in Claverhouse, Mains, died 30 Aug 1958.
Anne born 26 Feb 1878 in Claverhouse.
All countries/counties
Kinnes, Ostler (and all variations!!)

Scotland
Caithness: Sutherland and Gunn (Latheron), Mowat (Olrig, Canisbay)
Fife: Fleming, Harley, Small, Laing, Malcolm
Angus/Forfarshire: Small, Laing (Dundee)
Perthshire: Runciman, Whittet, Paul, Small
Midlothian: Dudgeon, Sanderson (Tranent)

England
Gloucestershire: Edkins, Trowton/Troughton
Warwickshire: Bromley, Vickers, Hydon

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Re: "Laings" in Fife and beyond
« Reply #17 on: Tuesday 24 February 09 12:26 GMT (UK) »
Chiad Fhear,
All the info I have is from Thomas & Maggie,s marriage cert.Thomas Thomson Laing was 22y a miner & lived at 127 Denbeath, Buckhaven  , his parents James Laing & Janet Kinnear one of the witness,s was Janet Kinnear Laing.At some time they moved to Falkirk I have some births for them.
Next visit to Edinburgh I,ll look them up.  Christine.

Hi Christine

This a bit of double-posting but we have a link ... can you post or PM the information for Thomas and Maggie that you have please?

I have this info about his brother GEORGE LAING, b. 31 Jul 1860, Kingsbarns, Fife.
1861 Census Residing at Seagate, Kingsbarns, Fife
1871 Census Residing at Sunnybraes Farm, Largo, Fife - scholar

I look forward to more  :)

Regards

Chiad Fhear
Aye mair questions than answers in a world where the past was a different place - that cannae be revisited!

Family surnames being researched ...
Crawford, Neilson, Lindsay, Reekie, Davidson
Drummond, Laing, Pearson, Tulloch ... will do for starters but there's a whole lot more!

Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk