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Philip was born on 3 December 1771, the youngest son of James and Sophia Lundy Laing, at Fife, Scotland.
The yeoman farmer and shipowner, migrated to Sunderland from the Fifeshire village of Pittenweem, in 1792, in command of a ship.
His older brother John was already in the shipbuilding business with his son David on the north-west corner of the North Sands.
Philip would join with his older brother John, on the Monkwearmouth shore in the following year.
John's son David would die in 1796.
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Philip had been trained as doctor of medicine, but changed his vocation.
The brothers lived on Church Street, Monkwearmouth, near their yard.
Philip first married Elizabeth Rudd, in 1804, she died six years later in 1810.
In 1818, the brothers dissolved the partnership, leaving Philip to carry on the business himself.
His second wife was Anne Jopling, whom he married in 1818.
Philip moved into Deptford house which stood within the Deptford shipyard until 1856, and here was born his son James, who came to excercise a more powerful influence than perhaps any other man has done on the development of Sunderland shipbuilding.
Deptford House had been built by Mr. Biss of Castle Eden.
Philip died on 16 December 1852. |
| Elizabeth Florence | Born 12 Aug 1805 | Monkwewarmouth | Married William Oswald | ||
| Sophia | 15 Nov 1806 | Monkwewarmouth | Married Francis Crow | ||
| Isabella | 19 Sep 1808 | Monkwewarmouth | Died in Infancy |
| Philip Laing |
b: 3 Dec 1771 Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland son of James and Sophia Laing, Fife, Scotland |
| Elizabeth Rudd | b: abt 1785 |
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4 Aug 1804 Philip Laing Elizabeth Rudd |
St Peter, Monkwearmouth, Durham Age19, by Consent of Sam Stephenson, her guardian |
| Elizabeth Florence Laing |
b: 12 Aug 1805 c: 19 Aug 1805 Bridge Road-Scotch Church Presbyterian, Monkwearmouth daughter of Philip Laing and Elizabeth Rudd |
| Sophia Laing |
b: 15 Nov 1806 c: 14 Dec 1806 Bridge Road-Scotch Church Presbyterian, Monkwearmouth daughter of Philip Laing and Elizabeth Rudd |
| Isabella Laing |
b: 19 Sep 1808 c: 6 Nov 1808 Bridge Road-Scotch Church Presbyterian, Monkwearmouth daughter of Philip Laing and Elizabeth Rudd |
| Elizabeth (Rudd) Laing | Died 21 Mar 1810 |
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Anne Jopling 1785-1852 (2nd Wife) Anne was born on 21 August 1785, the daughter of John Jopling. She died on 10 October 1852. I have identified the following children: |
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| Mary | Born 2 Dec 1819 | Monkwewarmouth | Married Christopher Maling Webster | ||
| James | Born 11 Jan 1823 | Monkwewarmouth | Married Mary Tanner Theresa Talbot Peacock | ||
| Anne | 19 Jul 1825 | Monkwewarmouth |
| Anne Jopling |
b: 21 Aug 1785 Easington daughter of John Jopling |
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19 Dec 1818 Philip Laing (46) Anne Jopling (33) |
Bishopwearmouth |
| May Laing |
b: 2 Dec 1819 c: 25 Dec 1819 Bridge Road-Scotch Church Presbyterian, Monkwearmouth daughter of Philip Laing and Anne Jopling, Shipbuilder, Deptford House |
| James Laing |
b: 11 Jan 1823 c: 27 Jan 1823 Bridge Road-Scotch Church Presbyterian, Monkwearmouth son of Philip Laing and Anne Jopling, Shipbuilder, Deptford House |
| Anne Laing |
b: 19 Jul 1825 c: 29 Aug 1825 Bridge Road-Scotch Church Presbyterian, Monkwearmouth daughter of Philip Laing and Anne Jopling, Shipbuilder, Deptford House |
| 1841 Census | HO107-310 |
7 June 1841 | Bishopwearmouth, County Durham | ||
| Deptford House | Born in this County? | ||||
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Anne Laing James Plus 4 Servants |
Age 55 Age 18 |
Shipbuilder |
Yes Yes |
21 Aug 1785 11 Jan 1823 |
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| 1851 Census | 31 March 1851 | Bishopwearmouth, County Durham | |||
| 42 Fawcett Street | |||||
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Philip Laing Anne (Wife) Plus 3 Servants |
Age 79 Age 66 |
Shipowner, JP | Durham | Sunderland |
abt 1770 21 Aug 1785 |
| Anne (Jopling) Laing |
Died 10 Oct 1852, Age 67, at 42 Fawcett Street 1852 4Q Sunderland 10a 179 |
| On the 10th inst., at Sunderland, deeply lamented, Anne, wife of Phillip Laing, Esq., aged 67. |
| Philip Laing |
Died 16 Dec 1852, Age 81, at 42 Fawcett Street 1852 4Q Sunderland 10a 185 |
| On the 16th inst., at Fawcett Street, Sunderland, Phillip Laing, Esq., in the 82d year of his age. |