Ancestors of MELANIE SUSAN Laing Generation 1 1. MELANIE SUSAN Laing, daughter of JOHN KENNETH Laing and ENA ELSIE Tough was born on 11 Jan 1962 in Stockport, Cheshire. She married Simon. Notes for MELANIE SUSAN Laing: Birth registration First name(s) MELANIE S Last name LAING Birth year 1962 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's last name Tough District Stockport County Cheshire Country England Volume 10A Page 852 Generation 2 2. JOHN KENNETH Laing, son of KENNETH Laing and ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor was born in Aug 1935 in Surrey Mid Eastern. He married ENA ELSIE Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart in 1959 in Keith, Banff. 3. ENA ELSIE Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in Dec 1935 in Bethnal Green. Notes for JOHN KENNETH Laing: Marriage, Scots records LAING, JOHN KENNETH , TOUGH, 1959, Keith; spouse, Tough, Ena Elsie No record of a Scottish birth and only a single English birth about the right date First name(s) JOHN K Last name LAING Birth year 1935 Birth quarter 3 Registration month - Mother's last name Taylor District Surrey Mid Eastern County Surrey Country England Volume 2A Page 197 1960 3 Marlyns Drive, Guildford Notes for ENA ELSIE Tough: Birth registration First name(s) ENA E Last name TOUGH Birth year 1935 Birth quarter 4 Registration month - Registration month - Mother's last name Stewart District Bethnal Green County London Country England Volume 1C Page 115 Electoral roll First name(s) Ena E Last name Laing Age guide Address 27, Dunvegan Gardens, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 9ER Town Livingston District Livingston County West Lothian Country Scotland Year 2002 Electoral rolls 2002 Occupancy (years) 2 Other occupants John Laing Record set Uk Electoral Registers 2002-2014 ENA ELSIE Tough and JOHN KENNETH Laing had the following children: 1. i. MELANIE SUSAN Laing, daughter of JOHN KENNETH Laing and ENA ELSIE Tough was born on 11 Jan 1962 in Stockport, Cheshire. She married Simon. ii. Lesley Carol Laing, daughter of JOHN KENNETH Laing and ENA ELSIE Tough was born in 1960 in Keith, Banff. She married Robert V Bruno in Aug 1975 in Bury St. Edmunds. Generation 3 4. KENNETH Laing, son of DONALD ARCHIBALD Laing and CHRISTINA McDonald was born on 25 Mar 1899 in North Uist. He died in 1970 in Surrey South Eastern. He married ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor, daughter of JAMES Taylor and SARAH (LOUISE?) Holmes in Aug 1927 in West Ham, Essex. 5. ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor, daughter of JAMES Taylor and SARAH (LOUISE?) Holmes was born on 24 Jun 1901 in Armagh Road, Bow, Poplar, London. She died in Oct 1985 in Crawley, Sussex. Notes for KENNETH Laing: Laing Household (4 People) 19 Dorset Road , Mitcham M.B., Surrey Marriage registration First name(s) KENNETH Last name LAING Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1927 Registration month - MarriageFinder™ KENNETH LAING married Ethel L Taylor Spouse's last name Taylor District West Ham District number - County Essex Country England Volume 4A Page 760 Death registration First name(s) KENNETH Last name LAING Gender Male Birth day 25 Birth month 3 Birth year 1899 Age - Death quarter 4 Death year 1970 District Surrey South Eastern County Surrey Volume 5G Page 872 Notes for ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor: Birth registration TAYLOR, ETHEL LILIAN EDITH HOLMES GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in POPLAR Volume 01C Page 524 Death registration First name(s) ETHEL LILIAN E Last name LAING Gender Female Birth day 24 Birth month 6 Birth year 1901 Age - Death quarter 4 Death year 1985 District Crawley Register number 1085 County Sussex Volume 18 Page 1777 ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor and KENNETH Laing had the following children: 2. i. JOHN KENNETH Laing, son of KENNETH Laing and ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor was born in Aug 1935 in Surrey Mid Eastern. He married ENA ELSIE Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart in 1959 in Keith, Banff. She was born in Dec 1935 in Bethnal Green. ii. Jean E Laing, daughter of KENNETH Laing and ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor was born on 26 Dec 1929 in Wandsworth, London. She married Francis John Raymond Felstead. He was born on 22 Apr 1919 in Marylebone, London. He died on 02 Nov 1993 in St Catherines Hospice, Southgate, Crawley. Notes for Jean E Laing: Birth registration First name(s) JEAN E Last name LAING Birth year 1930 Birth quarter 1 Registration month - Mother's last name Taylor District Wandsworth County London County London Country England Volume 1D Page 752 6. JAMES SMITH Tough, son of JAMES Tough and MARY Shand was born on 11 Mar 1897. He died in Dec 1971 in Surrey. He married ANNA BELLA M Stewart, daughter of GEORGE Stewart and MAGGIE JANE Taylor in 1921 in Keith, Banff. 7. ANNA BELLA M Stewart, daughter of GEORGE Stewart and MAGGIE JANE Taylor was born on 17 Jul 1897 in Keith, Banffshire. She died in Oct 1967 in Southport, Lancs. Notes for JAMES SMITH Tough: 1911 census entry TOUGH JAMES,1911, Male, age 14,159/ 1/ 26,Keith,Banff 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 59, Charlotte Street, Aberdeen, St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Household Members James Tough Head Married Male 27 1874 Butcher Keith, Banffshire, Scotland Transcription Mary Tough Wife Married Female 23 1878 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland Transcription James Tough Son - Male 4 1897 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland Transcription Jessie Tough Daughter Female 2 1899 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland Transcription Alexr Tough Son - Male 0 1901 - Keith, Banffshire, Scotland Marriage: TOUGH, JAMES S to STEWART, ANNABELLA 1921, ref 159/ 31 entry no.31 RD Keith The London electoral rolls show a James Smith Tough and Annabella Tough both in Bethnal Green in the 1920s and 30s. The dates are 1924, 25, 26, 27 when J.T. is alone until 1929 when he is joined by Annabella plus a John Stewart., In 1930 the pair move to a different address where they are listed until 1936 (61 Sewardstone Road). No more listings for either of this pair appear in Bethnal Green. James Smith Tough was a police constable. In 1939 their address is 69 Diceland Road , Banstead U.D., Surrey This is their address until 1962 when they moved to 74 Station Avenue First name(s) JAMES SMITH Last name TOUGH Gender Male Birth day 11 Birth month 3 Birth year 1897 Age - Death quarter 4 Death year 1971 District Surrey Mid Eastern County Surrey Volume 5G Page 180 Notes for ANNA BELLA M Stewart: 1962 74 Station Avenue, West Ewell, Surrey Death record First name(s) ANNABEL M Last name TOUGH Gender Female Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1897 Age 70 Death quarter 4 Death year 1967 District Southport County Lancashire Volume 10F Page 716 ANNA BELLA M Stewart and JAMES SMITH Tough had the following children: 3. i. ENA ELSIE Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in Dec 1935 in Bethnal Green. She married JOHN KENNETH Laing, son of KENNETH Laing and ETHEL LILLIAN E Taylor in 1959 in Keith, Banff. He was born in Aug 1935 in Surrey Mid Eastern. ii. Stewart Tough, son of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in Apr 1929 in Bethnal Green. Notes for Stewart Tough: First name(s) STEWART Last name TOUGH Birth year 1929 Birth quarter 2 Registration month - Mother's last name Stewart District Bethnal Green County London Country England Volume 1C Page 141 iii. Margaret Jean Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in 1921 in Keith, Banff. iv. James Alexander Tough, son of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in 1923 in Keith, Banff. Notes for James Alexander Tough: 1945 service register, address as parents but serving in the armed forces. also 1947 and 1948 v. Doris Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in 1925 in Keith, Banff. vi. William John Tough, son of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in 1926 in Keith, Banff. vii. Maggie Ann Tough, daughter of JAMES SMITH Tough and ANNA BELLA M Stewart was born in 1928 in Keith, Banff. Generation 4 8. DONALD ARCHIBALD Laing, son of ANDREW Laing and MARION Boyd was born on 26 Aug 1864 in South Uist,Inverness. He died in Oct 1912. He married CHRISTINA McDonald, daughter of KENNETH McDonald and MARION MacDonald in 1896 in North Uist. 9. CHRISTINA McDonald, daughter of KENNETH McDonald and MARION MacDonald was born in 1873 in North Uist. She died on 19 May 1948 in Glasgow Infirmary. Notes for DONALD ARCHIBALD Laing: Birth record Name: Donald Archibald Laing Gender:Male Birth Date: 26 Aug 1864 Birth Place: South Uist,Inverness,Scotland Father: Andrew Laing Mother: Marion Boyd FHL Film Number: 6035516 1871 census Name: Archibald Laing Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Relationship: Son Father's name: Andrew Laing Mother's name: Maron Laing Gender:Male Where born: S Uist, Invernesshire Registration Number: 118/2 Registration district: Howmore Civil Parish: South Uist County: Invernessshire Address: Andrew Laing Stoney Bridge Occupation: Scholar ED: 6 Household schedule number: 33 LINE: 10 Roll: CSSCT1871_22 Household Members: Name Age Andrew Laing 51 Maron Laing 45 Donald Laing 14 Archibald Laing 6 Donald Douglas 16 1891 census It would seem he was known by his nickname of Archie rather than Donald A. His brother presumably used his formal name on the census form. Name: Donald A Laing Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Relationship: Brother Gender:Male Gender:Male Where born: South Uist, Inverness Shire Registration Number: 118/2 Registration district: Howmore Civil Parish: South Uist County: Inverness Address: Stoneybridge Occupation: Crofter's Brother ED: 6 Household schedule number: 37 LINE: 10 Roll: CSSCT1891_34 Household Members: Name Age Donald J Laing 35 Ann Laing 37 Marion Laing 65 Donald A Laing 25 Rachel Laing 5 Donald A Laing 3 Andrew Laing 2 Hugh Laing 1 Isabella Laing 19 William McVicar 22 Marriage registration LAING, ARCHY, 1896, 113/ 4, 4, North Uist Spouse details MACDONALD, CHRISTINA, 1896, 113/ 4, North Uist Notes for CHRISTINA McDonald: Marriage registration MACDONALD, CHRISTINA, 1896, 113/ 4, North Uist Spouse details LAING, ARCHY, 1896, 113/ 4, 4, North Uist CHRISTINA McDonald and DONALD ARCHIBALD Laing had the following children: 4.