Try finding his death certificate on Scotlands People. There are only 3 James Laings of the right age to die in Aberdeen between 1881 and 1920 so you might find him fairly easily. Regards Isobel Davidson -----Original Message----- From: aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aberdeen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ian Laing Sent: 10 November 2009 10:17 To: ABERDEEN@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] (Aberdeen) James Laing Hi List I am attempting to find out when and where my great great father James Laing was born and who his parents were. I know that he married Catherine Davie at St Nicholas Aberdeen in 1853. Also in the 1881 census he was 52 years which means he was born 1828-29. The problem is that I can not locate any information about his birth. The other information I have about him is that his children were born in Old and New Machar Aberdeen. Also, he opened a butcher shop in 1850 and it continued to the 1980's as Rueben Butchers, in Woodside Aberdeen. If anybody has any information about James Laing or how to locate the information about his birth and his parents, it would be appreciated. Regards Ian Laing ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message