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William Cant

William Cant

Male 1894 - 1964  (70 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Cant was born on 30 Sep 1894 in Craigievar Brickworks, Alloa, Scotland (son of William Cant and Elizabeth Hodge Aitken); died on 1 Nov 1964 in Infectious Disease Hosptial, Alloa.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 5ED588D42F6F4CDFB6299E67CD79816467E2
    • Residence: 1901, 12 North Castle Street, Alloa, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1 Sep 1964; General Labourer (retired)

    Notes:

    William was the informant on the death of his mother in 1944

    Informant on the death of Willam was his nephew William Cant of 30 Beauclere St, Alloa

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 2 Nov 2009.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 2 Nov 2009.
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Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Cant was born on 21 Jul 1859 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland (son of Andrew Cant and Jane Bain); died on 30 Jun 1896 in Craigwood Brickworks, Alloa, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: F45718FC46374563B1B859C1C33F73A31F04
    • Residence: 1861, Dove Cot House, Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 3 Jun 1892; Brickmaker
    • Residence: 3 Jun 1892, Craigievar, Alloa, Scotland
    • Occupation: 30 Jun 1896; Brickwork Foreman
    • Occupation: 1 Sep 1964; Brickworker (deceased)

    Notes:

    Name: William Cant
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 21 Jul 1859
    Birth Place: Alloa,Clackmannan,Scotland
    Father: Andrew Cant
    Mother: Jane Bain
    FHL Film Number: 6035516

    Informant on the death of WIlliam Cant was, WIlliam _____-, brother in law of Craigwood Brickwork, Alloa

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 2 Nov 2009.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 Nov 2009.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 Nov 2009.
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    (Medical):I

    William married Elizabeth Hodge Aitken on 3 Jun 1892 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of James Aitken and Janet Knox) was born on 29 Nov 1866 in Knockhill, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 21 Jan 1944 in 3 North Castle Street, Alloa, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Hodge Aitken was born on 29 Nov 1866 in Knockhill, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of James Aitken and Janet Knox); died on 21 Jan 1944 in 3 North Castle Street, Alloa, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: DAD181D1328C45479742827382A44B26AC98
    • Residence: 1871, Clinckstone, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1881; Assistant
    • Residence: 1881, Fallside North, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1891; domestic servant
    • Residence: 1891, Craigward Cottage, Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 3 Jun 1892; Domestic Servant
    • Residence: 3 Jun 1892, Craigievar Cottage, Alloa, Scotland
    • Residence: 1901, 12 North Castle Street, Alloa, Scotland

    Notes:

    The informant on the death of Elizabeth H Aitken was her son William

    Children:
    1. 1. William Cant was born on 30 Sep 1894 in Craigievar Brickworks, Alloa, Scotland; died on 1 Nov 1964 in Infectious Disease Hosptial, Alloa.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Andrew Cant was born in 1816 in Dunfermline Abbey, Fife, Scotland; died in pre 1896.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: ECD5D9A4A7F04C21AC07978FCA30791FAD61
    • Occupation: 1861; ploughman
    • Residence: 1861, Dove Cot House, Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 30 Jun 1896; Ploughman (Deceased)

    Notes:

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 3 Nov 2009.
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    Andrew married Jane Bain. Jane was born in 1823 in Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died in pre 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jane Bain was born in 1823 in Logie, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died in pre 1896.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 3AB24E1CDE0549EBA4BA49DD03A0472F0A60
    • Residence: 1861, Dove Cot House, Alloa, Clackmananshire, Scotland

    Children:
    1. 2. William Cant was born on 21 Jul 1859 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died on 30 Jun 1896 in Craigwood Brickworks, Alloa, Scotland.

  3. 6.  James Aitken was born on 24 Sep 1837 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (son of James Aitken and Marion Aitken); died on 29 Sep 1922 in West Mains Farm, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1922 in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 55F0A438B55C478DB6811BFBF0182E52DBD1
    • Residence: 1841, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1851; Servant
    • Residence: 1851, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1861; ploughman
    • Residence: 1861, Newton Mains Farm House, Bothkennar, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 24 May 1864; Ploughman
    • Residence: 24 May 1864, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1866; dyker
    • Occupation: 26 Nov 1867; Dyker
    • Residence: 26 Nov 1867, Knock, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1868; mason
    • Occupation: 11 Jun 1870; vanman
    • Residence: 11 Jun 1870, Clinkingston, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1871; van driver
    • Residence: 1871, Clinckstone, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 22 Jan 1880; vanman
    • Residence: 22 Jan 1880, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1881; bakers vandriver
    • Residence: 1881, Fallside North, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1882; bakery vanman
    • Occupation: 1891; farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Newlands, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1901; farmer
    • Residence: 1901, Glenend Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 8 Feb 1902; farmer
    • Residence: 8 Feb 1902, Glenend Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Residence: 1913, Glenend Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 29 Dec 1922; farmer
    • Residence: 29 Dec 1922, West Mains Farm, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    James had various jobs throughout his life. He was a mason, farm worker, bakers vanman, ploughman and then a farmer. Farmed first at Glenend, Muiravonside and then West Mains Farm, Bathgate.

    "Erected by James Aitken.
    In memory of his wife Moffat Cunningham who died 17 Oct 1879 aged 41 years.
    Also his wife Margaret Dobie who died 8th Feb 1902 aged 64 years.
    His daughter Mary died 17th Mar aged 45 years.
    And his grand-daughter Margaret Crerar. Died 16th May 1913 aged 19 days.
    His son James died in Australia in 1915 aged 41.
    The bove James Aitken died 29th Sep 1922 aged 85 years.
    His son Peter died 10 Mar 1933."

    James was the informant on the death of his daughter, Mary, in 1913
    The death of James was reported by his daughter Janet Livingstone

    ------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Feb 2016.
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    James married Janet Knox on 24 May 1864 in Ballamount, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. Janet (daughter of James Knox and Elizabeth Hodge) was born about 1840 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 10 Dec 1866 in The Knockhill, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Janet Knox was born about 1840 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of James Knox and Elizabeth Hodge); died on 10 Dec 1866 in The Knockhill, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 9325943254F24326AA436165EDDCB8AE0F11
    • Residence: 1841, North St, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1851, Livery Street, Bathagte, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1861; nurserymaid
    • Residence: 1861, Kamepark, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    Janet died giving birth to their daughter Elizabeth.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Name: Js. Aitken
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 24 May 1864
    Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland
    Spouse: Janet Knox
    FHL Film Number: 6035516

    Name: Janet Knox
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 24 May 1864
    Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland
    Spouse: Js. Aitken
    FHL Film Number: 6035516

    Witnesses at the wedding of James Aitken and Janet Knox were Robert Meikle and Thomas Russell.

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Hodge Aitken was born on 29 Nov 1866 in Knockhill, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 21 Jan 1944 in 3 North Castle Street, Alloa, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  James Aitken was born on 25 Mar 1816 in Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland (son of John Aitken and Elizabeth Donaldson); died on 16 Jun 1884 in Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland; was buried in 1884 in Torphichen Churchyard, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 06305AB1FF5B419C8D3F4E13A4EB2B81E078
    • Occupation: 1841; Ag Lab
    • Residence: 1841, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1851; labourer
    • Residence: 1851, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1856; Agricultural Labourer
    • Occupation: 1861; agricultural labourer
    • Residence: 1861, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1862; Builder
    • Occupation: 1871; mason
    • Residence: 1871, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1881; Dyker
    • Residence: 1881, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland
    • Occupation: 1884; Dyker
    • Occupation: 1 Sep 1918; farmer, deceased

    Notes:

    Her first child was born illegitimate. The father was James Aitken of Silvermines farm, her cousin who she eventually married. "James confession was a masterpiece of avoidance; 'I hereby acknowledge to have had carnal connection with Marion Aitken, Torphichen, daughter of Peter Aitken there about the time she must have got with the child of which she was lately delivered.'
    Things worked out , however as the couple married a couple of years later but not before making the same mistake again when their second child was born on what appears to be their wedding day. The wedding cost 2/6.

    The family is supposed to have moved, at about 1854, from Silvermine Farm to Montaree, also known as Mount Eerie or Mounteerie or Montearie, also probably as Windy Wa's (Walls), because he became bankrupt.

    Informant of the death of James Aitken was his son Peter Aitken

    "James Aitken died 16 June 1884 aged 69, wife Marion Aitken died 6 November 1885 aged 70, daughter Catherine died 25 November 1849 aged 14 , daughter Jane died 10 May 1876 aged 32."

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 10 May 2019.
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    James married Marion Aitken on 24 Sep 1837 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Marion (daughter of Peter Aitken and Janet Pearson) was born on 4 Sep 1815 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 25 Sep 1815 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 6 Nov 1885 in Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland; was buried in 1885 in Torphichen Churchyard, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Marion Aitken was born on 4 Sep 1815 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 25 Sep 1815 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Peter Aitken and Janet Pearson); died on 6 Nov 1885 in Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland; was buried in 1885 in Torphichen Churchyard, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: D354BBCAA9BD473ABDAC45265E7CCA3E4929
    • Residence: 1841, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1851, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1861, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1871, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1881, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland

    Notes:

    Name: Marion Aitken
    Gender: Female
    Birth Date: 4 Sep 1815
    Baptism Date: 25 Sep 1815
    Baptism Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
    Father: Peter Aitken
    Mother: Janet Pearson
    FHL Film Number: 1066638 Reference ID: - 2:17HBSTQ
    informant of the death of Marion Aitken was her son Peter Aitken

    Notes:

    Married:
    Name: James Aitken
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 24 Sep 1837
    Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland
    Spouse: Marion Aitken
    FHL Film Number: 1066638

    Name: Marion Aitken
    Gender: Female
    Marriage Date: 24 Sep 1837
    Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland
    Spouse: James Aitken
    FHL Film Number: 1066638

    The banns for James Aitken and Marion Aitken were read both in Linlithgow and at Torphichen

    Children:
    1. Catherine Aitken was born in 1835 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 25 Nov 1849 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland.
    2. 6. James Aitken was born on 24 Sep 1837 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 29 Sep 1922 in West Mains Farm, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1922 in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.
    3. Elizabeth Aitken was born in 1839 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 11 Jan 1903 in Brightknowes Farm, West Lothian, Scotland.
    4. Janet Paterson Aitken was born in 1842 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 Aug 1915 in 79 Almada St, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    5. Jane Aitken was born in 1844 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 10 May 1876 in Caledonia Rd, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was buried in 1876 in Torphichen Churchyard, West Lothian, Scotland.
    6. Margaret Aitken was born in 1846 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 8 Jul 1907 in 46 Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried on 11 Jul 1907 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
    7. Ann Aitken was born in 1847 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 25 Feb 1919 in Woodhead, Bridgend, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1919 in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.
    8. John Aitken was born on 31 May 1848 in Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 25 Feb 1937 in 29 James St, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland.
    9. Marion Aitken was born in 1854 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 27 Sep 1913 in 120 South Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried on 30 Sep 1913 in Glasgow Rd Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
    10. Peter Aitken was born in 1854 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 20 Oct 1937 in Ballencrieff, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1937 in Bathgate Paulville Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
    11. Isabella Aitken was born on 13 Jul 1856 in Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 7 Jan 1919 in 15 Marjoriebanks St, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried on 9 Jan 1919 in Glasgow Rd Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
    12. Robert Aitken was born on 2 Apr 1860 in Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died after 1937.
    13. William Aitken was born on 21 Mar 1862 in Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 Mar 1919 in Poorhouse, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland.

  3. 14.  James Knox was born in 1791; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 4179FBF87E584418BB341176B98335F3B96B
    • Occupation: 1841; Cott H L W & Army P
    • Residence: 1841, North St, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1851; weaver & grocer
    • Residence: 1851, Livery Street, Bathagte, West Lothian, Scotland

    James married Elizabeth Hodge. Elizabeth was born in 1811; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth Hodge was born in 1811; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C25BC102914F4243A02D4C67C77C37236264
    • Residence: 1841, North St, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1851, Livery Street, Bathagte, West Lothian, Scotland

    Children:
    1. 7. Janet Knox was born about 1840 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 10 Dec 1866 in The Knockhill, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.


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