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Alexander Laing Sr 1850–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1850

Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Apr 1934

Death Location: Oakdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Dougald Laing

Mother: Jessie Thomson

Spouse(s): Ellen Gilmour

Children(s): Joseph Laing, Dougal Laing, William Laing, Alexander Jr, Margaret Laing, Robert Laing, John Laing

Alexander Laing Sr was born in 1850 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Dougald Laing And Jessie Janet Thomson. Alexander Laing Sr married Ellen Margaret Gilmour, and had children including Alexander Laing Jr, Dougal Laing, John Cross Laing, Joseph Pearson Laing, Margaret J Laing, Robert Gilmour Laing, William Gilmour Laing. Alexander Laing Sr passed away in 1934 in Oakdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander Laing Sr was born in 1850 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of Dougald Laing And Jessie Janet Thomson.
  • Alexander Laing Sr married Ellen Margaret Gilmour, and had children including Alexander Laing Jr, Dougal Laing, John Cross Laing, Joseph Pearson Laing, Margaret J Laing, Robert Gilmour Laing, William Gilmour Laing.
  • Alexander Laing Sr passed away in 1934 in Oakdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dougald Laing
1828–1902
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
DL
Jessie Thomson
1828–1909
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JT

Spouses(s)

Ellen Gilmour
1854–1911
Birth Location: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EG

Children(s)

Joseph Laing
1895–1945
Birth Location: Presto, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
JL
Dougal Laing
1874–1948
Birth Location: Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
DL
William Laing
1876–1952
Birth Location: Airdrie, New Monkland, Lanark, Scotland
WL
Alexander Jr
1877–1919
Birth Location: West Calder, Edinburgh, Scotland
AJ
Margaret Laing
1881–1963
Birth Location: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
ML
Robert Laing
1886–1969
Birth Location: Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland
RL
John Laing
1890–1964
Birth Location: McDonald, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
JL

Alexander Sr's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sr
1850–1934
Birth Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Dougald Laing
1828–1902
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jessie ((Janet)) Thomson
1828–1909
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Laing
1797–1832
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Stobo) Baird
1802–1900
Lightburn, Barony, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander Thomson
1786–1848
Brechin, Angus, Scotland
Mary Laird
1791–1875
Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Laing
1777–1826
Isobel Graham
1779–1820
Dougald Baird
1772–1872
Jean Stewart
1764–1841
James Thomson
1757–1833
Anne Mitchell
1765–1820
James Laird
1756–1780
Margaret Drysdale
1765–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Laing
1755–1795
Mary Laird
1753–1819
Thomas Graham
1747–
Mary Brock
1754–
John Baird
1728–1775
Agnes Bryson
1733–1821
Alexander Stewart
1729–
Agnes Mitchell
1733–
Robert Thomson
1725–
Jean Strachan
1730–
Alexander Mitchell
1736–1823
Isobel Guthrie
1748–1828
Robert Laird
1727–1772
Barbara Brown
1725–1770
William Drysdale
1722–1800
Catharine Cunninghame
1740–1808

Alexander Sr's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Laing) Sr (7 Aug 1850–20 Apr 1934) m. Ellen (Margaret) Gilmour (4 JUN 1854–10 Dec 1911)
  1. 1. Joseph (Pearson) Laing 1895–1945 m. Mary (Jane) Cox 1897–1929
    1. 1. Kenneth (Roland Laing) Sr 1924–1974 m. Jean (Cecelia) Hague 1929–2009
      1. 1. Linda (Jean) Laing 1950–2018
    2. 2. Ellen (Sanders) Laing 1916–1997 m. Leonard (Desmet) Jr 1914–2004
    3. 3. Virginia (Mae) Laing 1922–1995 m. Samuel (Ralph) Veltri 1916–1990
    4. 4. Dorothy (E) Laing 1920–1964 m. George (Stratton) Mitchell 1922–1991
    5. 5. Florence (Belle) Laing 1918–2005 m. Stephen Seretvay 1900–1961
    6. 6. Calvin Laing 1929–1929
    7. 7. Joseph (Edward) Laing 1928–1957 m. Sophie (Marion) Subjinske 1924–2001
      1. 1. Margaret Laing 1947–1947
  2. 2. Dougal Laing 1874–1948 m. Agnes (R) Grant 1872–1967
    1. 1. Douglas Laing 1909–1982
    2. 2. Ellen Laing 1911–1931
  3. 3. William (Gilmour) Laing 1876–1952 m. Maude (May) Hormel 1880–1938
    1. 1. Helen (Wilhelmina) Laing 1907–1995 m. Arthur (Blair) Hamilton 1905–1986
      1. 1. Shirley (Mae) Hamilton 1930–1990 m. James (Charles) Dunn 1926–2013
    2. 2. William (Elmer) Laing 1910–1984 m. Mary (Alice) Pfeil 1918–2006 m. Mildred (Ethel) Knight 1912–1954
      1. 1. Anita (Louise) Laing 1932–1998 m. Edward (J) Smith 1929–1980
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Laing 1940–2006
    3. 3. Frederick (Alexander) Laing 1914–2000 m. Hazel (Mildred) Erhard 1916–1996
    4. 4. Mildred (Anna) Laing 1916–1985 m. Donald (Warren) Glasser 1919–2008
  4. 4. Alexander (Laing) Jr 1877–1919 m. Mary (Jane) Tressler 1882–1970
    1. 1. Elizabeth Laing 1910–
    2. 2. Margeret Laing 1906–
    3. 3. Alexander Laing 1903–
  5. 5. Margaret (J) Laing 1881–1963 m. Lee (Bernard) Barnes 1879–
    1. 1. Edna (Mae) Barnes 1914–2000
  6. 6. Robert (Gilmour) Laing 1886–1969 m. Clara (Margaret) Wallace 1888–1961
    1. 1. Wallace (Jackson) Laing 1931–1987
    2. 2. Robert (Alexander) Laing 1919–2009 m. Ella (Martha) Mawhinney 1915–2015
    3. 3. Margaret (Helen) Laing 1922–1964 m. Ellwood (I) Lawson 1916–
    4. 4. Jean (Elizabeth) Laing 1925–1983 m. Frederick (Bealer) McConnell 1920–1992
    5. 5. Edith (Mae) Laing 1928–2016 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Brinkman 1924–2000
  7. 7. John (Cross) Laing 1890–1964 m. Ora (Edith) Morris 1898–1987
    1. 1. Ruth (Ellen) Laing 1925–2018 m. Joseph Gutc 1921–2002
    2. 2. John (Klyde) Laing 1927–2011 m. June Davis 1932–1954 m. Donna (Mae) Shaw 1935–2004

Alexander Sr's Timeline

16 Records

1850
7 Aug 1850
Birth of Alexander Laing Sr in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1850
6 Oct 1850
Alexander Laing Sr was baptized in Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
1850
06 Oct 1850
Alexander Laing Sr was christened in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 1
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 11
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1870
1870
Age 20
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 21
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 31
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
1887
1887
Age 37
Alexander Laing Sr immigrated in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 50
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1910
1910
Age 60
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Allegheny, PA
Allegheny, PA
1910
1910
Age 60
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 70
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
1928
1928
Age 78
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
1930
1930
Age 80
Alexander Laing Sr resided here in Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1934
20 Apr 1934
Age 84
Death of Alexander Laing Sr in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1850
    Event Place: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census
    [3] 1871 Scotland Census
    [4] 1881 Scotland Census
    [5] Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index
    [6] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 042501-045500
    [7] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1661; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 286.
    [8] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1961; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 551; Image: 979.0.
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1366; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 361.
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1293; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 814.
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source: Select Counties, Scotland, Church of Scotland, Baptisms, West Dunbartonshire Council; West Dunbartonshire, Scotland; West Dunbartonshire Parish Records; Reference: 625/3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 06 Oct 1850
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 APR 1887
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1366; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 361.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1366; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 361.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Allegheny, PA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania 1910 Miracode Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1293; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 814.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Robinson, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1661; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 286.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Collier, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1961; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 551; Image: 979.0.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 042501-045500
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Pittsburgh Press; Publication Date: 22 Apr 1934; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.4999021,0.2713266,0.51863307&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oakdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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