William Laing grave monument in New Calton Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland

William Laing grave monument: legible names and details

full name	burial date	age	birth date	relationship	notes
William Laing	1832	68	1764	first name on monument	Bookseller and director of the Commercial Bank. Born 20th July; died 10th April
Helen Laing				daughter of William Laing	Remains removed from Old Calton burying ground and deposited here; March 1817
Helen Laing				daughter of William Laing	Remains removed from Old Calton burying ground and deposited here; March 1817
David Kirk				father-in-law of William Laing
Helen Kirk nee Melvin				mother-in-law of William Laing
William Laing				relationship not given of William Laing
Jessie Laing nee Miller	1866	68	1798	relationship not given of William Laing	Died 15th July
Gilbert Laing	1877	76	1801	relationship not given of William Laing
Agnes Laing	1865	63	1802	relationship not given of William Laing	Died 21st September
Euphemia Laing	1896	88	1808	relationship not given of William Laing	Died 4th March
David Laing	1868	75	1793	son of William Laing	Born April; died October
William Laing				son of William Laing	Remains removed from Old Calton burying ground and deposited here; March 1817
Francis Laing				son of William Laing	Remains removed from Old Calton burying ground and deposited here; March 1817
Helen Laing nee Kirk	1837	70	1767	wife of William Laing	Born 27th July; died 18th January

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I have spoken publicly, and am about to publish two articles, on David Laing, a very eminent and important man - who died in 1878, not 1868 as your website states. I went to the graveyard yesterday (open for the Festival, but ordinarily usually closed) and couldn't find the exact location. I must return this afternoon!! Best wishes, Murray Simpson
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I am not sure but believe this is the resting place of several of my relatives. I am collecting information to add to my family tree. If this is the Helen Wallace/Laing I believe it is she is my 5th Great Grandmother on my Fathers side
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I am researching the family for a university project. Many thanks for your help.
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Willliam Laing is my 5th Great Grandfather. I have been working on ancestry.com since 2010 and have only just been connected with the name of my 4th great grandmother through a distant cousin through dna match. We are still trying to find the common link however finding that William is buried in New Calton cemetery is truly amazing as there is a monument in Old Calton cemetery of Abraham Lincoln dedicated to the Scottish men who fought in the US Civil War. William McEwan is my great great grandfather's name and is the first name that is etched on the Lincoln monument. I have visited there twice from Hawaii so it is amazing to me that my relatives are buried on the other side of the road. Some of the bodies were actually buried in Old Calton and were moved to the New Calton. I'm very much interested in connecting Bonnie Jean Blackmore
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Might be a relative
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She is my 5th Great Grandmother
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