James Bruce Laing married to Ann Young

[grh8343]

Help please in tracing his parents, and place and date of birth.

Plus the place and date of his marriage to Ann Young.

He was a welll known Judge in India, late 1700s - 1800's and his children were also born there.

Probate for his death was  1st June 1825 giving an address in Streatham but he was due to return to India to rejoin his wife there.

Maybe he is Scottish with that name ?

All help gratefully received. Many thanks

 grh8343:)

[Kay99]

This report mentions him being the eldest son on James Laing Esq http://www.rootschat.com/links/01a2l/

Kay

Edit - The National Archives has a will for a James Laing of Streatham who died in 1831 http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D244119

This link may explain his origins as a doctor from north-east Scotland who returned to Britain from Dominica and lived at Streatham Hill
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/903312617

This site mention two of James Laing's sons being in the Indian Civil Service http://www.abdn.ac.uk/slavery/4p2.htm

[Kay99]

This site makes reference to James Laing Snr's wife Eliza who died on Dominca on 8 March 1816 aged 61
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01a2m/

One of the previous link's mentions a memory of James Laing Snr's homeland with his  donation a clock to the tower of the church tower in Crimond, Scotland. Scotland's People site has a baptism of a James Laing at Crimond on 1 Jan 1748  with father Alexander Laing.   

[trish1120]

Taken from a Tree found googling;

Family of William BREMNER and Elizabeth LAING, Dominica, WSI
Generation One
1.
William Bremner
B. c 1750? in SCT?, d. 1821? in Wokingham,
Occupation Minister.
Son William is mentioned in his will, as are James LAING of Streatham and his son Allan Stewart LAING.
He married
Elizabeth LAING
Daughter of ALEXANDER Laing and JANE
Jane (unidentified)
Baptized AUG 1744 in
Crimond, ABD, SCT.
Children:
William Bremner
#10643 b. 19 OCT 1777

More info connecting the Bremners and photo of the Clock;
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/slavery/pdf/fortunehunters-caribbean.pdf


Trish

[grh8343]

 :)Yet again a success story where I have faltered!

Many thanks to you all for facts,stories etc - very grateful.

Again, would never have thought to have looked up anything for Dominica and Laing is a popular name in Scotland when I didn't have a clue!!

Thanks again,


grh8343

[trish1120]

HI again,
Found Allan S Laing on the 1841/1851 Census in Inner Temple, Middlesex.
1851 born c 1789  WI, Dominican Republic, Barrister not practicing
Then found this;
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/45630
Bit more "meat on the bones" for the Family.

Trish

[grh8343]

Thanks Trish for spending time in finding this - its amazing how this subject can throw up so many stories and facts also.

This not very nice sounding gentleman is not in my immediate line but in one of the many branches which I like to pursue if possible - obviously now with lots of help!!

  :)grh8343