hello list, My ancestor Hall Laing was described as a "native of Dunbar NB" on his son's birth certificate. Would this be Dunbar in East Lothian ? He married Jane Guthrie in Liverpool in 1799 and later moved to Sunderland (bishopwearmouth/Monkwearmouth) where his children were born (1st son James, 2nd son John, 3rd son Hall). He was a shipwright. Could he have learnt this trade in Dunbar or maybe that is why he went to Liverpool. Would anyone have access to Parish records in Dunbar? I don't know how old he was, maybe he was born around 1779? All help would greatly be appreciated. Alison Laing FORBES (now Lafon) France

Hi Alison, You probably already have the following details from the IGI, but just in case you don't: Hall LAING Sex: M Marriage(s): Spouse: Jane GUTTREY Marriage: 22 Jul 1799 Saint Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Source Information: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Batch number: Dates Source Call No. Type Printout Call No. Type M005992 1788-1808 0093839 Film 6902852 Film Sheet: In answer to your other questions, it would be Dunbar in East Lothian, the NB being short for North Berwick I would think. Dunbar was (and still is) a fishing port, so he wouldn't have learned his trade there - more likely to have been in Leith, Edinburgh (about 28 miles from Dunbar, but he may have moved there temporarily), or as you suggest, Liverpool. Hope this helps. Regards, Mags ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:47 PM Subject: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Hall Laing native of Dunbar NB > hello list, > > My ancestor Hall Laing was described as a "native of Dunbar NB" on his son's > birth certificate. Would this be Dunbar in East Lothian ? > He married Jane Guthrie in Liverpool in 1799 and later moved to Sunderland > (bishopwearmouth/Monkwearmouth) where his children were born (1st son James, > 2nd son John, 3rd son Hall). He was a shipwright. Could he have learnt this > trade in Dunbar or maybe that is why he went to Liverpool. > > Would anyone have access to Parish records in Dunbar? I don't know how old > he was, maybe he was born around 1779? > > All help would greatly be appreciated. > > Alison Laing FORBES (now Lafon) > France > > > ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== > Here is a partial list of the parishes of Haddingtonshire: Oldhamstocks, Ormiston, Pencaitland, Prestonkirk, Prestonpans, Saltoun, Spott, Stenton, Tranent, Tynninghame, Whitekirk, Whittinghame, Yester > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >