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Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb             1852-
Alexander was born on 9 November 1852, the son of Alexander Hill Lamb and Isabella Lee Laing, at Low Walker, Northumberland.
Alexander was a Marine Engineer on ships which sailed to New Zealand around 1876. He married Elizabeth Mary Torry in 1877 and had six sons and one daughter, Gwendoline,(who died at 3 months old). The sons names were Percy, Edward, Frank, Harry, Philip and Alexander Laing Lamb - b. 21.2.1887 in Newcastle, my grandfather. Alexander brought his family out to New Zealand in November 1903 on the ship "Rimutaka". He settled in Timaru, located in the Canterbury region on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island
Elizabeth Mary Torry                           1853-
Elizabeth was born about 1853, the daughter of Joseph Torry and Mary Bryan, at Wragby, Lincolnshire.
I have identified the following children.
Percy No Date      
Edward No Date      
Frank No Date      
Harry No Date      
Philip No Date      
Alexander Laing 21 Feb 1887     Married Margaret Young
Gwendoline No Date      
Birth of Parents
Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb b: 9 Nov 1852               Low Walker, Northumberland       1852 4Q Tynemouth 10b 130
son of Alexander Hill Lamb and Isabella Lee Laing

Elizabeth Mary Torry b: abt 1853               Wragby, Lincolnshire       1853 3Q Horncastle 7a 435
daughter of Joseph Torry and Mary Bryan

Marriage
abt 1877
Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb
Elizabeth Mary Torry
      1877 2Q Barrow in Furnace 8e 1072

Children
Percy Lamb b: abt 18xx              
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry
Edward Lamb b: No Date              
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry
Frank Lamb b: No Date              
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry
Harry Lamb b: No Date              
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry
Philip Lamb b: No Date              
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry
Alexander Laing Lamb b: 21 Feb 1887               Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland       1887 1Q Aston 6d 284
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry
Gwendoline Lamb b: No Date              
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry


Death
Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb No Data

Death
Elizabeth Mary (Torry) Lamb No Data

SPECIAL THANKS  to Ruth Ledger, of Gisborne, New Zealand, a descendant of John Laing (1755-), for many of the details provided above.