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Alexander Laing Lamb                         1887-1966
Alexander was born on 21 February 1887, the son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry, at Birmingham, Warwickshire.
After the family moved to New Zealand, Alexander married a local woman, Margaret Young, became a draughtsman and house builder with his own business. His houses often had English gables, were two storied and built of brick from the local brick works. Some had a round "porthole" window as he too had a fascination for the sea.

Margaret Young                                   1886-1965
Margaret was born on 12 June 1886, the daughter of James Young and Grace Brown, at Timaru, New Zealand.
I have identified the following children.
  Torry Netta Born 17 Sep 1914   Timaru, New Zealand Married Joseph August Carle Hyland

Birth of Parents
Alexander Laing Lamb b: 21 Feb 1887               Birmingham, Warwickshire       1887 1Q Aston 6d 284
son of Alexander Hill Kennedy Lamb and Elizabeth Mary Torry

Margaret Young b: 12 Jun 1886         Timaru, New Zealand     1886/12795
daughter of James Young and Grace Brown

Marriage
No Date
Alexander Laing Lamb
Margaret Young

Children
Torry Netta Lamb b: 17 Sep 1914               Timaru, New Zealand
daughter of Alexander Laing Lamb and Margaret Young

Death
Margaret (Young) Lamb Died abt 1965, Age 79             1965/44898

Death
Alexander Laing Lamb Died abt 1966, Age 79             1966/39590

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