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Margaret Helen Laing 1922–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1922

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1 Sep 1964

Death Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Robert Laing

Mother: Clara Wallace

Spouse(s): Ellwood Lawson

Children(s):

Margaret Helen Laing was born in 1922 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Gilmour Laing And Clara Margaret Wallace. In 1930, Margaret Helen Laing resided in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1935, Margaret Helen Laing resided in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania. Margaret Helen Laing married Ellwood I Lawson. Margaret Helen Laing passed away in 1964 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Helen Laing was born in 1922 in Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Robert Gilmour Laing And Clara Margaret Wallace.
  • In 1930, Margaret Helen Laing resided in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  • In 1935, Margaret Helen Laing resided in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania.
  • Margaret Helen Laing married Ellwood I Lawson.
  • Margaret Helen Laing passed away in 1964 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Laing
1886–1969
Birth Location: Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland
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Clara Wallace
1888–1961
Birth Location: Bishop, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ellwood Lawson
1916–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margaret Laing's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Laing
1922–1964
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Gilmour Laing
1886–1969
Armadale, West Lothian, Scotland
Clara (Margaret) Wallace
1888–1961
Bishop, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Laing) Sr
1850–1934
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ellen (Margaret) Gilmour
1854–1911
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Dougald Laing
1828–1902
Jessie Thomson
1828–1909
William Gilmour
1817–1870
Margaret Thomson
1820–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Laing
1797–1832
Agnes Baird
1802–1900
Alexander Thomson
1786–1848
Mary Laird
1791–1875
Robert Gilmour
1787–
Isobel Main
1794–

Margaret Laing's Timeline

5 Records

1922
17 Jan 1922
Birth of Margaret Helen Laing in Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 8
Margaret Helen Laing resided here in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
1935
1935
Age 13
Margaret Helen Laing resided here in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 18
Margaret Helen Laing resided here in Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
1964
1 Sep 1964
Age 42
Death of Margaret Helen Laing in Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1922
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 184-14-7031; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Box Number: 2402; Certificate Number Range: 082751-085600
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2161; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 229.0.
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Pennsylvania, Marriages
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Notes; Publication Date: 2 Sep 1964; Publication Place: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.25145578,0.5193383,0.394

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2161; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 23; Image: 229.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Cecil, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wilkinsburg
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Notes; Publication Date: 2 Sep 1964; Publication Place: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.25145578,0.5193383,0.394

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1964
    Event Place: Wilkins, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 184-14-7031; Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Box Number: 2402; Certificate Number Range: 082751-085600
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Daily Notes; Publication Date: 2 Sep 1964; Publication Place: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America; ,0.25145578,0.5193383,0.394

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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