Margaret Ann Laing

[marcie dean]

I am looking for her parents.  There are so many choices
Her father could be Robert Laing or it could be James
She was born in Edinburgh and she married William Laidlaw.
Just going off to get further details.

Marcie

[marcie dean]

On an 1881 census it states that William Laidlaw was 36yrs old
and Margaret was 33 that means that she was born abt 1848 in Edinburgh City, Whilst William was born in Leith

On the birth of their one and only son Charles William Laidlaw
dob 23.08.1863 10.15pm
They were married 13th. February, 1863
full name Margaret Ann Laing

Cousin who is also researching thinks its James but they come from Stirling not Edinburgh , but again there are too many choices.
marcie

[MonicaL]

Hi Marcie

Just putting a link to the main post here on Laing/Laidlaw for background www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,503245.0.html

Have either your cousin or you considered viewing Margaret and William's marriage entry on SP (Hume had it down on the previous post in 1863 in Leith)?

Monica

[marcie dean]

Hi Monica,
Yes I did have that already, just forgot.  Have not organised my papers properly.  It is Robert Laing deceased occ Brush Maker  cannot read witnesses very easily.  Looks like Thomas Kingsland and Mary Walker  No sign of mothers name.

The problem I have is me, I grab a pc of paper, no matter what is on it and write down the information.  On one side I have my nans info, on the other I have my grandads family info.  And if someone wants help, I write that on there as well.  must separate  relevant names out.

[hume]

Hi Marcie,

I'm not at all sure what information you do have (it could be on one of those bits of paper ), but I took a look at Margaret Laidlaw (neé Laing)'s death certificate for some clarification on her parentage.

Margaret Laidlaw died April 27th 1916 in Leith, aged about 72 years. Her parents were given as James Laing, brushmaker (deceased) and Elizabeth Laing m.s. [maiden surname] Melrose (also deceased). The death was registered by Margaret's niece, Elizabeth Blaney?.

Unfortunately there are only submitted entries for this family on the IGI .. children; Janet 1832 Edinburgh, Elizabeth 1837 Glasgow?, James 1838 Edinburgh, William 1842 Edinburgh, Margaret 1844 Edinburgh and Grace 1847 Edinburgh. However, there is an extracted entry from the OPRs helpfully showing Elizabeth's father. If you view the OPR, you will often find that an occupation will be listed for him too.

James LAING and Elizabeth MELROSE (daughter of James MELROSE), 18th June 1829 St Cuthberts, Edinburgh

This looks like the family in 1851 too:

Address: 4 West Bow, Edinburgh
James Laing, m, head, mar., 49, brushmaker journeyman, b. Edinburgh
Elisabeth Laing, f, wife, mar., 45, brushmaker's wife, b. Edinburgh
Janet Laing, f, dau., unm., 19, servant, b. Edinburgh
James Laing, m, son, unm., 13, errand boy, b. Edinburgh
William Laing, m, son, unm., 9, scholar, b. Edinburgh
Margaret Laing, f, dau., unm., 7, scholar, b. Edinburgh
Grace Laing, f, dau., unm., 4, scholar, b. Edinburgh

hume

[MonicaL]

Hume, that does look like the Laing family - good to get it all confirmed 

Monica

[marcie dean]

   The address given on the Marriage certificate states 16 Kirkgate Edinburgh
It definately states her fathers name as Robert.

Could the neice have been mistaken with regards his name, even if the mother is correct.  I checked for Robert Laing married in edinburgh between 1811 and 1850  there were more than 7 possibles. 4 pages of the little perishers. Around Aberdeen, Roxburgh they were everywhere.

I have also taken a look at her death cert.  I have a problem trying to load up the marriage cert. the computer freezes or I run out of time
If I give you the reference GROS which is one the top of the marriage cert.  would that help defining whether the information you have is the correct one
It is a puzzle to me that he is noted as Robert on one and James on another.

[MonicaL]

Marcie, what was the name of Margaret's mother on the marriage entry you have? And names of witnesses? Hume would have to use his own SP units, as he has already kindly done for the death entry, to view the marriage entry you already have 

Monica

[marcie dean]

Hi Monica,
 It did not state it.  Just as if it was an immaculate conception but without the vehicle to being born.
Gros 692/02/ 0033  and as you had found for me (Hume) 16/02/1863

sorry that is a horrible analogy