Peerage Record – 41367

     Robin Arthur Laing was born on 19 November 1928.¹ He is the son of Captain Conyers Frederick Woodroffe Laing and Lorna Marsalie Forbes-Leith.² He married Pierrette Bertrand on 14 November 1964.¹
     He lived in 2003 at 46 Avenue Lakanal, Le Bouscat, France^G.¹

     Pierrette Bertrand married Robin Arthur Laing, son of Captain Conyers Frederick Woodroffe Laing and Lorna Marsalie Forbes-Leith, on 14 November 1964.¹
     She lived at Bordeaux, France^G.¹ From 14 November 1964, her married name became Laing.

     Claire Laing was born on 2 November 1965.¹ She is the daughter of Robin Arthur Laing and Pierrette Bertrand.²

     Dominique Laing was born on 10 June 1967.¹ She is the daughter of Robin Arthur Laing and Pierrette Bertrand.²

     Edward George Barnett lived at Northumberland, England^G.¹

     Ruth Avis Barnett was born on 26 May 1897 at Halton Castle, Northumberland, England^G.² She was the daughter of Edward George Barnett.³ She married Sir Robert Ian Algernon Forbes-Leith of Fyvie, 2nd Bt., son of Colonel Sir Charles Rosedew Forbes-Leith of Fyvie, 1st Bt. and Hon. Ethel Louise Forbes-Leith, on 23 February 1927 at St. Margaret’s, Westminster, London, England^G.^1,2 She died on 11 May 1973 at age 75 at Kinharachie Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.^1,2
     From 23 February 1927, her married name became Forbes-Leith.

     John Alexander Forbes-Leith was born on 31 August 1928 at Bockmer House, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire, England^G.^1,2 He was the son of Sir Robert Ian Algernon Forbes-Leith of Fyvie, 2nd Bt. and Ruth Avis Barnett.³ He died on 25 September 1949 at age 21 at Malaysia^G, killed on active service.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in the Scots Guards.¹ He fought in the Malayan Emergency, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹

     Anne Rosdew Forbes-Leith was born on 10 April 1932 at Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.^1,2 She was the daughter of Sir Robert Ian Algernon Forbes-Leith of Fyvie, 2nd Bt. and Ruth Avis Barnett.³ She married Angus Maitland Pelham Burn, son of Brig.-Gen. Henry Pelham Burn and Katherine Eileen Staveley Staveley-Hill, on 19 December 1959.¹ She died on 11 April 2021 at age 89.⁴
     From 19 December 1959, her married name became Pelham Burn. She lived in 2003 at Kennels Cottage, Dess, Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland^G.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Henry Pelham Burn is the son of Charles Maitland Pelham-Burn and Isabella Romanes Russel.² He married Katherine Eileen Staveley Staveley-Hill, daughter of Henry Staveley Staveley-Hill and Eileen de Grey D’Arcy.
     He lived at Biallaid, Newtonmore, Inverness-shire, Scotland^G.¹ He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Angus Maitland Pelham Burn is the son of Brig.-Gen. Henry Pelham Burn and Katherine Eileen Staveley Staveley-Hill.² He married Anne Rosdew Forbes-Leith, daughter of Sir Robert Ian Algernon Forbes-Leith of Fyvie, 2nd Bt. and Ruth Avis Barnett, on 19 December 1959.¹
     He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was director of the Bank of Scotland between 1977 and 2000.¹