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