Almost a year to the day of being 3 years later to this post!!
I'm researching the LANGS of Renfrewshire! And hoping you may help me.
Searching records available and other Ancestry members, I can take my Lang family back to PATRICK LANG, born 16/2/1691 (1st query) Kilmacolm (and assumed died there) who married Grizall (or Grizel) Barnhill 18/12/1716 in Kilmacolm. Are you tracing this line of Langs? The date of birth came from an Ancestry member and I cannot remember who , so searched ScotlandsPeople to no avail (don't appear to have records going back that far) to verify date of birth. Do you have a copy of birth record for Patrick?
My Lang family were predominantly farmers, born and lived in Kilmacolm and Kilbarchan areas and only later on spread a wee bit to Erskne and Greenock. Only in the mid-late 1800's did the Langs start moving further afield. My 2nd Gt-Grandfather (son of Alexander Lang) though emigrated to Australia in 1837, sponsored by John Dumblane Lang, settling in New South Wales.
The second Query is of Patrick's Gt-Grandson, John [b.16/3/1776], son of Arthur. Only two records come up on SotlandsPeople for the birth of John's son Alexander born in Kilbarchan and each shows a different mother - Sarah Whithill and Elizabeth Spiers. Ancestry members are divided; many showing or the other. I am leaning towards Elizabeth Spiers, only because one daughter is named Elizabeth, and none of the other daughters are named Sarah after the mother, as most families did back then. Are you able to help with this puzzle?