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James Gibson and Beatrice Haig are my gg grandparents.  Know a bit  more about the Haigs but haven't (yet) got around to doing too much on the Gibson side so I probably won't be much help at the moment but willing to share what I do find.

Quote from: Bikers Moll on Thursday 19 October 06 18:22 BST (UK)

I'm semi-retired and I can recommend it. But a warning - you can get hooked on RC and it's darn difficult to break the habit 

Gadget

I'm finding that out already.  Just hope I've cracked this quote bit, I always seem to get it wrong

Hi Stew, welcome from me too.  I can testify that this is a great list (even though I can't, at the moment, get onto it as often as I'd like to).  Never mind, redundancy/retirement looms at Christmas (and I'm old enough to be pleased about it) so I shall have much more time then.

I agree with you about the Laurie's, they're a tricky lot - wherever they are from.

Oh, note to gadget:  My cousin was raking about in her loft and came across a share certificate.  Robert's son, William, had bought 50 shares at £1 each in the Caly Mines Development Syndicate so your thoughts about Robert possibly being a small mine owner may not be far from the truth.

It looks possible that living in No.1 and 3, next to Robert and family in the 1851 Census could be Robert Laurie's brothers:

Monica, I did try to thank you earlier for this but it hasn't shown up - don't know what I did wrong but I'm extremely grateful for the help.

Bikers Moll

Just found out for myself that there are no deaths listed on the OPR's (guess that gives me a good excuse to go to Edinburgh though at some point in the near future).

Just about to have a look at the census info.

I've found a marriage between Robert Laurie (Lawrie) and Agnes McNeil in Girthon on 5th April 1846 so it looks as though I'm getting somewhere (at least I hope I am).