"Laings" in Fife and beyond

[decklin]

Not sure if my Laing family tree is connected to anyone but here is all the info I have anyway:

My Grandmother: Helen Watson Laing, her father Thomas Laing, 1891 married Helen Duncan in Leslie, Fife
Thomas father Henry Moncur Laing 1866 married Cecelia Hynd
Henry's father Thomas Laing 1837 Ceres married Elizabeth Gay
Thomas father Robert Laing 1797 Anstruther married Anne Bayne
Roberts father William Laing married Mary Lawson in 1794

[ostler]

Was Anne Bayne who married Robert Laing daughter of John Bain and Catherine Terras?

[decklin]

Was Anne Bayne who married Robert Laing daughter of John Bain and Catherine Terras?

Yes this is the same Anne Bayne. 

[ostler]

That's interesting, the Terras and Bayne/Bain family were ones I had done a lot of research on (I'm related through marriage) but decided I had enough to worry about with families I'm blood related to!

However I have different parents for Robert than you do. You're more likely correct. Have you got brothers and sisters for Robert?

[KylieG]

Hi,  I am related to John Laing and Anne Black (Fife) through their daughter Anne. Anne married James Millar and had 8 kids, one of which was William who married Jane (Jean) Holden Balfour. William and Jane also had 8 children - last of which was Annie Laing Millar (2 x g-grandmother).  Annie married into the Lister family and emigrated to New Zealand with her husband Hugh and their family around 1904.
It was pretty exciting for me to see the relationship that Mystical and Sheenie disclosed as I've been struggling with getting further back than John and Anne.
I also have a Christian Laing b1813, m. Thomas Gibson in 1834 whose child Ann also married a Hugh Lister in 1866 (this is a different Hugh Lister than that above but they are related).  Any help going back further would be appreciated.
Thanks, Kylie.

[ostler]

Hi Kylie, John Laing (married to Anne Black) was my Gx5 uncle, his father being my Gx6 grandfather. I was wondering if you could give me the details of the Millar family? Is William the one on IGI as being born 26th October 1826 in Falkland? Feel free to PM if you wish.

[decklin]

Hi Ostler

Oh, that is interesting!  What were the names of the parents you have?  Unfortunately I don't have any siblings for Robert Laing in my research.

[ostler]

I have his parents as James Laing and Janet Louden and a birth date of July 1810 in Kemback. His grandparents were apparently James Laing and Agnes Ramsay.

Take all of this with a huge pinch of salt because I got the information from someone else and haven't had the time to verify it yet, but it's food for thought nonetheless!

[KylieG]

Ostler, you're on the money with the William Millar you mentioned, he had a twin called Catharine (confirmed via birth record).  Am unable to PM as yet, apparently until I've posted a few times, so hopefully this post will enable me to get the rest of the info through to you without clogging up the forum. 
Thanks, Kylie.