Family: John William Laing / Janet Miller (F15845)

m. 15 Sep 1854


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  • Father | Male
    John William Laing

    Born  02 Aug 1826  Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  03 Jan 1909   
    Buried  06 Jan 1909  Northern Cemetery, Lovelock Ave, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  15 Sep 1854  [1]  Wellington, New Zealand  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Laing | F15847 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Jane (Jean) Gregory | F15847 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Janet Miller

    Born  Abt 1834  Paisley, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Sep 1915  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  25 Sep 1915  Northern Cemetery, Lovelock Ave, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Female
    Mary Laing

    Born  Abt 1857  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  Abt 1857  First Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Arthur Harding Parkinson | F15848 
    Married  16 Oct 1901  Kaikorai Presbyterian Church,127 Taieri Rd, Kaikorai, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Male
    William Miller Laing

    Born  Abt 1859  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  Abt 1859  First Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Abt 1938  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jessie Elizabeth (Laing) | F15844 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Helen Laing

    Born  Abt 1862  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    John William Laing

    Born  Abt 1864  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  Abt 1864  First Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  04 Oct 1944  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  07 Oct 1944  Northern Cemetery, Lovelock Ave, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Margaret Laing

    Born  Abt 1866  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  Abt 1866  First Church, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alexander Durrand | F15849 
    Married  22 Nov 1894  Kaikorai Presbyterian Church,127 Taieri Rd, Kaikorai, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Wilhelmina Laing

    Born  Abt 1868  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 7 | Male
    James Miller Laing

    Born  Abt 1870  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Abt 1947  New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth Charlotte Paterson | F15846 
    Married  29 Sep 1897  Kaikorai Presbyterian Church,127 Taieri Rd, Kaikorai, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    David Laing

    Born  Abt 1873  Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

  • 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.

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