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Back to the Arlington St. Laughlin family- this might be the same family:

James Laughlin, son of Alexander, m.(1855 Belfast) Margaret Gribben, daughter of James
     marriage- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGXD-7Z4
Margaret (1864) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRQT-XHV
Thomas (1866) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F55F-HX7
Nancy (1869) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5D5-S48
Catherine (1872) https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F58G-T7G

Thanks again.  I do have all this information.  However, I cannot find any documents that show that this James and Margaret had a son named James, so cannot find any proof that they are my elusive great-great-grandparents.  If they are not, then I cannot find either my great-great nor my great-grandparents in the 1901 or 1911 censuses.  So I lack any hints or trails that would help me to continue research.  Any ideas, anyone?  I would appreciate any help.

Was typing the above while you were posting so-
so far haven't found a definitive birth certificate for this James Laughlin
Civil registration of births started in 1864 so there will be no birth certificates for anyone born before this date

Thanks again.  I do have all this information.  However, I cannot find any documents that show that this James and Margaret had a son named James, so cannot find any proof that they are my elusive great-great-grandparents.  If they are not, neither my great-great nor my great-grandparents seem to be in the 1901 or 1911 censuses.  So, with no birth registration or census information,  I lack any hints or trails that would help me to continue research.  Any ideas, anyone?  I would appreciate any help.

Hi
The James Laughlin (stone mason) may be a brother of my great grandfather Henry. I have not been able to find a connection other than they both had a father called Alexander. I have visited Carnmoney graveyard hoping to find my great grandfather's grave but was not successful. However I did see James Laughlin and his wife Margaret's grave (also a daughter buried with them). Their grave is on the same site as the church - to the right hand side of the church as you look at it from the road.
How do you think you might be related to these Laughlins?
I have found it difficult to find connections in this family. My great grandfather was born in 1838 although his parents  (Alexander and Esther) were married in 1824. So I have always assumed there might have been earlier siblings and James along with a few others would seem to fit. If you have any other information I would love to hear from you.
Regards
Mo

I'm searching for my great- and great-great paternal grandparents.   I have a copy of my great-grandparents' marriage record.  According to that record, my great-grandfather, James Laughlin, was a bricklayer, and married Elizabeth Galbraith in 1876 at St Anne's, Shankill.  The record says he was 24 at the time of his marriage, meaning he was born circa 1852.  The record also shows that his father, my great-great-grandfather, was also named James and was also a bricklayer.  I can't find a birth record c1852 for James Laughlin, although I have found a baptism record for a James Loughran, baptised at St Anne's Shankill in 1855.  I can't find my great-grandparents James and Elizabeth Laughlin (and variant spellings) in either the 1901 or 1911 Census of Ireland.  There's a listing in the 1901 Census for a James and Margretta Laughlin and children at 5 Arlington St; James (a bricklayer) is about the right age to be my great-great-grandfather, but I can't find a firm connection.  The only hint I have is a beautiful small card sent from Ireland to my grandfather in the US and signed "Annie."  There's a daughter Annie listed in the 1901 census at 5 Arlington St.  So the short answer to your question is that I'm not at all sure I'm related to the James Laughlin, stone mason, son of Alexander.  It's a line I'm pursuing to see if this might be my great-great-grandfather.