Researching Bill Laing
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6017 people with the Laing surname? In that year Laing was ranked number 701 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Laing on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Laing and the Laing Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Laing Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Laing family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Bill Laing at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Laing using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 7496 people with the Laing surname in the UK? Laing is now ranked number 787 for popularity in the UK. |
Laing Family History Databases
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Laing Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Laing surname in the USA? Laing is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Laing Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Laing. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Laing
Bill Laing
Bill Laing (born March 24, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Drafted in the fifth round of the 1973 NHL Amateur Draft by the St. Louis Blues, Laing opted to play in the WHA after being selected by the Alberta Oilers in the fourth round of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He played parts of two WHA seasons for the Edmonton Oilers.He is also the father of former professional hockey player Quintin Laing. On January 23, 2019, Bill suited up for the Harris Slopuckers in Perdue, SK versus the Perdue Pirates and scored twice, making him the oldest Slopucker at age 65 with a multigoal game.
Source: Bill Laing, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Laing
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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