"Laings" in Fife and beyond

[ostler]

There's a Hugh Laing died 25/3/1816 in Dunbar on ScotlandsPeople. I'm not sure how much detail they'd give but it might be yours.

[lafon]

thank you I will certainly look that one up

Alison

[Grosperrin]

  Hello Chiad Fhear.

My Great Grandparents were James Laing married to Janet Kinnear.

Seems like your Great Granmother and my Great Grandfather were brother and

sister.

I recently saw their parents gravestone in Scoonie Cemetery. (David Laing and

Christian Skinner.

Regards,  Grosperrin.

[zoealyce]

Hi Grosperrin,

My great great great grandparents were James Laing and Janet Kinnear.

Zoe  x

[Mythical]

Hi,

This is all a bit new to me but I have just been reading back over all the "Laing" entries.

I am related to the John Laing b. 1740 m. Margaret Greig b. 1745, Carnbee and
John Laing b. 1778,  m. Anne Black b. Abt 1778, Carnbee - They are my 3x and 4x grandparents.

I also got back to my 5x GDad - John Laing b. Abt 1720 - m. Ann Mcewing b. Abt 1720.

I had the John Laing/Margaret Greig children, but I couldn't find the John Laing/Anne Black children.

Thanks to "Sheenie" I now know there is info to be found.

If I can help anyone with the few bits of info I have I will be happy to do so.  I live in Australia so I'm on a different time schedule to most of you, but will get back to you if I can help or you can help me.

Regards
mythical

[ostler]

Hi Mythical

Looks like we're probably related.

How did you find this Anne McEwing?

[Mythical]

Hi,

I have an OPR birth from SP for John Laing which lists his parents as John Laing and Ann Laing at Carnbee.  I then searched for John Laing with an Ann in all parishes from 1705 to 1742 and found only 1 record that of John Laing and Ann Mcewing m. 5/6/1737 but they were in Glasgow. I then checked through IGI and found  marriage confirmation and a daughter listed as Janet b. 3/4/1744 to a John and Ann Laing but born in Carnbee.

It seems to fit in datewise, but I haven't been able to find any more details as yet. Can you help with more info. 

mythical

[ostler]

Unfortunately I've not got much on this family at the moment - Glasgow seems an awfully long way for people to travel in those days but that's not to say it's impossible!

[Mythical]

I was born in Glasgow myself and thought we were always in this area until I started researching. My grandad was born in Forfarshire, Lochee, my ggdad in Perth and then from 1816 back we are all in Carnbee, Fifeshire until the Laing/Mcewing marriage and then they end up back in Carnbee area again.