In 1861 James Daig was a spirit dealer at Shore & C, North Leith, Midlothian with his wife Be tsy and sons David and John. In 1881 James was a wine and spirit merchant in North Leith, Mid lothian. All the children were at home except David who had died in 1877; son James was a jo iner.

An extract of James' testament reads: 14 November 1888 - Confirmation of James Doig, sometim e Spirit Merchant, Leith, thereafter residing a 1 London Row there, who died 1 September 1888 , at Leith, testate, granted at Edinburgh, to Elizabeth Greig or Doig, 1 London Row aforesaid , his widow, William Cunningham, Foreman to George Gibson & Co., Merchants, Leith, Robert Rut herford, Manager to Thomas Ovens & Sons, Manure Merchants there, and Richard Mackie, Ship Own er there, Executors nominated in Will or Deed, dated 7 March 1878, and Codicil, dated 11 Jun e 1887, and recorded with another Writ in Court Books of Commissariot of Edinburgh, 12 Novemb er 1888. Value of Estate, £3,271. 14s. 8d.

• Married: 2 Jan 1852 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland

1. Margaret Doig b: 1853/1854 in Scotland
2. David Doig b: 4 Apr 1857 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
3. John Doig b: 13 Jul 1859 in Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
4. Elizabeth Bush Doig b: 28 Aug 1861 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
5. James Greig Doig b: 17 Nov 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
6. Janet Doig b: 22 May 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
7. Robert Alexander Doig b: 4 Dec 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
8. Mary Campbell Doig b: 8 Apr 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland