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John Laing 1570–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: ABT APR 1617

Death Location: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Father: Cuthebert Lainge

Mother: Annes Moorhouse

Spouse(s): Margaret Kar

Children(s): Ritchard Laing, Thomas Laing, Alexander Laing, John Laing

John Laing was born in 1570 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, the child of Cuthebert Lainge And Annes Moorhouse. John Laing married Margaret Kar, and had children including Alexander Laing, John George Laing, Ritchard Laing, Thomas Laing. John Laing passed away in 1617 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Laing was born in 1570 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland, the child of Cuthebert Lainge And Annes Moorhouse.
  • John Laing married Margaret Kar, and had children including Alexander Laing, John George Laing, Ritchard Laing, Thomas Laing.
  • John Laing passed away in 1617 in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland.

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John Laing's Ancestors

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John Laing
1570–1617
Birth Place: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Cuthebert Lainge
1541–1571
Scotland
Annes Moorhouse
1528–
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Laing's Descendants

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John Laing (1570–ABT APR 1617) m. Margaret Kar (1570–)
  1. 1. Ritchard Laing 1600–1684 m. Christen Drummond 1605–
    1. 1. Alexander (Laing) Sr. 1629–1692 m. Elizabeth Mill 1621–
      1. 1. Alexander (Lang) (Laing) 1648–1733 m. Mary Broun 1682–1716
        1. 1. Alexander (LAING) III 1703–1736 m. Elisabeth (Margaret Beaton) * 1692–
  2. 2. Thomas Laing 1600–
  3. 3. Alexander Laing 1610–
  4. 4. John (George) Laing 1605–1684

John Laing's Timeline

4 Records

1570
1570
Birth of John Laing in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
1580
26 Jul 1580
Age 10
John Laing was baptized in Saint Andrews,Penrith,Cumberland,England
Saint Andrews,Penrith,Cumberland,England
1590
1 Nov 1590
Age 20
John Laing was married in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1617
ABT APR 1617
Age 47
Death of John Laing in St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1580
    Event Place: Saint Andrews,Penrith,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1590
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT APR 1617
    Event Place: St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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