John William Laing

Male Abt 1864 - 1944  (~ 80 years)


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  • Name John William Laing 
    Born Abt 1864  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened Abt 1864  First Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 04 Oct 1944  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 07 Oct 1944  Northern Cemetery, Lovelock Ave, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I16411  Frost Family
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2012 

    Father John William Laing,   b. 02 Aug 1826, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Jan 1909  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Janet Miller,   b. Abt 1834, Paisley, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1915, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 15 Sep 1854  Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    By special license, on 15th instant - September 1854
    By special license, on 15th instant - September 1854
    Notes 
    • First Church Dunedin
      Communicant Rolls
      LAING, John W'm 1857/12
      LAING, Mrs W'm 1869/06
      Presumably this means that Janet was not admitted to Communicant membership of First Church until after her children had been baptised. They were not married by First Church.

      Baptism Roll
      LAING HELEN 1862 913
      LAING JOHN WILLIAM 1864 1110
      LAING MARGARET 1866 1341
      LAING MARY 1857 511
      LAING PERCY WM. IRVING 1859 707
      LAING WILLIAM MILLER 1859 696
      (Percy is the child of Willimina and Francis Gregory Laing)

      Latter children are not included however Mary, Margaret and James Miller, a younger son, were all married at Kaikorai Parish Dunedin.
    Family ID F15845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1864 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 04 Oct 1944 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1864/16128 (Reliability: 3).
      Laing John; Mother Janet; Father John William

    2. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1944/31098 (Reliability: 3), 04 Oct 1944.
      Laing John aged 80Y

    3. [S83] Cemetery Records, Dunedin City Council (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1854/1622 (Reliability: 3), 15 Sep 1854.
      Janet Miller
      John William Laing