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George Leith
(Thatcher)
and Jane Mitchel
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The
Leiths traced their descent from survivors of the
Spanish Armada.
"Mad
Jock" lived in Harthill Castle (between Insch
and Inverurie) in 1639 and was a great supporter of
the Royalist Cause against the Covenanters.
There was also a branch of the family in Caithness.
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George
Leith (Farm Servant) and Helen Main,
Drumdurno Chapel of Garioch
Married 25/11/1882 Newhills
Alice's Maternal Great Grandparents |
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William Laing and
Elspet Mortimer
Alice's G G Grandparents |
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Henry
Laing (Farmer, Newton) and Margaret Smith,
Married 04/11/1875, Newhills, Premnay
Alice's Great Grandparents
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Helen Littlejohn
Alice's Great Grandmother |
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L-R James Noble, Maggie
Noble and their mother Helen Littlejohn, from cousin Sandy
Felton |
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James
Laing (born 28/04/1878 Bogside, Premnay) and Helen Leith
(born 29/12/1882)
Premnay, Aberdeenshire
Alice's Grandparents
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James
Berry and Maggie Noble
Alice's Maternal Grandparents
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George Laing was in the Gordon Highlanders Home Guard
during WWII
George
Laing's Cap Badge |
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George
Laing (1903-1993) and Alice Noble (1901-1992)
George was the
Joiner on the Cluny Estate near Inverurie
Alice's Parents
Noble is a sept of Clan Mackintosh, Clan Chattan
(Clan of the Cat)
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“New-made
wheels arrived from Alex Cameron, Bob Shepherd and Dod
Laing, Joiner at Cluny Estates, whose work was always
perfect." |
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