"Laings" in Fife and beyond

[Chiad Fhear]

Hi Christine, did you go further back than Janet Kinnear?
I got to Christina Skinner and David Laing then struggled to get further back with very little information.
I did get death cert for David Laing born 1818 and states his parents were David Laing and Jeannie Laing ( nee Laing) yet cant find any more info on their marriage or births. Come to a bit of halt!!
Zoe x

Hi Zoe

I've just sent you a PM but, it seems we've all hit this brick wall with David and Jeannie ... although it's quite possibly correct.


Regards

Chiad Fhear

[Evelina]

Hi all, Glad some of you have made connections, i made one so that was great, now I wonder if any of you have laing married to Smart, Cumming or Reid in the 1880-1900's or married to Gilchrist or Speary in the 1850 -1860's.

Evelina

[annev]

Mairi

Hi - just wandered in here again and realised I should have given you some more information on David Laing 1774 - too busy thinking about all the Laing gardeners.  In fact I had a query recently from someone whose ancestor was a William Laing who was a gardener in Co Antrim NI - so these gardeners spread out a bit

Anyway David Laing was born at Hillcairnie, Kilmany on 20/03/1774.  Also FFHS has an interesting article on the Loyal Tay Fencibles and shows David serving with them when he was 19 from 5th Jan 1795 to 31st Oct 1796.  Interesting there is also a Thomas Kinnear (Kilmany) aged 14 and a James Paton (Falkland) aged 17.  All eventually related perhaps?  Have a look - very interesting!
Regards
Anne

[MairiD]

Many thanks for that information, Anne.   Will have a look at the Loyal Tay Fencibles.
Regards,
Mairi.

[jegmouse]

Hi,
My husband has Laing's in his family, let me know if you have any links

John LAING was born on 20 Dec 1842 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland. He married Jane Martha IRVING on 12 Jun 1864 in Parish Church, St.Nicholas, Newcastle o Tyne, England. [parents: James LAING was born about 1820. He married Elizabeth BUCHANAN on 15 Oct 1841 in Kennoway & Elizabeth BUCHANAN was born about 1820.]

Jane Martha IRVING was born about 1847 in Scotland. [Parents: John IRVING was born about 1820] 

They had the following children:
 M i James LAING was born about Feb 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England.
 M ii Edward John LAING was born in Feb 1870 in Hebburn, Durham, England.
 M iii David Septimus LAING was born in Sep 1874 in Hebburn, Durham, England.
 M iv John LAING was born in Nov 1879 in Hebburn, Durham, England.
 F v Ellen Jane LAING
 F vi Flora Wallace LAING was born about Aug 1882 in South Shields, Durham, England.

If you have any information I would be very interested to hear it.
Regards
Emma

[annev]

Sorry Emma

My Laings going back to early 1700s are all from the north Fife area (Auchtermuchty, Forgan etc. ) although one ventured as far as Edinburgh and another to Aberfeldy
Wishing you every success in your search.

Anne

[lafon]

does anyone have any Laing shipbuilders in the family
ie Hugh Laing who apparently came from Fife and went to Dunbar?

He might have been the son of John Laing and Elizabeth Taylor born Carnbee 1738?

thanks Alison

[ostler]

IGI has the following children for John Laing and Elizabeth Taylor:

RACHEL LAING
Christening: 30 AUG 1719 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

JANET LAING
Christening: 18 MAR 1722 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

MARGARET LAING
Christening: 10 MAR 1728 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

MARJORY LAING
Birth: 17 MAR 1734 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

ELSPETH LAING
Christening: 29 FEB 1736 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

AGNES LAING
Christening: 24 SEP 1741 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Marriages for John Laing and Elizabeth Taylor:

JOHN LAING
Marriage: 11 OCT 1718 Kilrenny, Fife, Scotland

JOHN LAING
Marriage: 12 OCT 1718 Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Nothing on a Hugh Laing whatsoever, but there are large gaps between the birth of their children, so who knows?

[lafon]

thank you I had already found some on Scotlandspeople but you gave me some I didn't have
Hugh was born in 1738 according to scotlands people

like you I found big gaps but now I have filled in a few