1905 - 1985 (80 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Walter Robert Aitken was born on 18 May 1905 in Victoria, Australia (son of Robert Aitken and Susanna Ashby); died on 20 May 1985 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 24 May 1985 in Traralgon Cemetery, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- Military Service: Service Number - V31002
- _UID: 054310DDA200478E891402E4AEBFA1175454
Walter married Alcie Edith May Pettman in 1929 in Victoria, Australia. Alcie was born in 1908 in Coburg, Victoria, Australia; died on 9 Dec 1987 in Malvern, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 11 Dec 1987 in Malvern, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Lex Robert Aitken
- Gordon Walter Aitken was born on 27 Jul 1931 in Australia; died on 2 Nov 1980 in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia; was buried in Traralgon Cemetery, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia.
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Generation: 2
2. | Robert Aitken was born on 8 Nov 1867 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (son of Magnus Aitken and Marion McNaughton); died on 24 Dec 1927 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia; was buried in Warragul Cemetery, Warragul, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 7C2D98EDBD4D430192082F79846C532526EC
- Occupation: 19 Jul 1904; Bujilder
- Residence: 1924, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
Notes:
Robert was the twin to Walter
Robert took over the building business set up by his father Magnus Aitken.
Robert married Susanna Ashby on 19 Jul 1904 in St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Susanna (daughter of William Ashby and Susan Bennett) was born in 1864 in Quenbeyan, NSW, Australia; died on 21 Mar 1949 in 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 22 Mar 1949 in Warragul Cemetery, Warragul, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Susanna Ashby was born in 1864 in Quenbeyan, NSW, Australia (daughter of William Ashby and Susan Bennett); died on 21 Mar 1949 in 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 22 Mar 1949 in Warragul Cemetery, Warragul, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 29BB4964E2964105A71E1E905CDF4D87D114
- Residence: 1924, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 1931, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 1934, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 1936, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 1937, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 1943, 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 21 Mar 1949, 25 Oakleigh Street, Oakleigh, Melbourne, Australia
Children:
- 1. Walter Robert Aitken was born on 18 May 1905 in Victoria, Australia; died on 20 May 1985 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 24 May 1985 in Traralgon Cemetery, Traralgon, Victoria, Australia.
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Generation: 3
4. | Magnus Aitken was born on 20 Jul 1824 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 8 Aug 1824 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (son of Magnus Little Aitken and Helen Beveridge); died on 3 Jan 1903 in Moe, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- Occupation: Carpenter & Builder
- _UID: 4C42B516C85F410FAD59A074285A7EFDE7AA
- Residence: 1841, Kipps Coal Works, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Immigration: 1848, Australia
- Residence: 8 Sep 1852, St Peter
- Occupation: 1856; carpenter
- Residence: 1856, Jeffrey Street, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Notes:
Name: Magnus Aitken
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1824
Baptism Date: 8 Aug 1824
Baptism Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: Magnus Aitken
Mother: Helen Beveridge
FHL Film Number: 1066638 Reference ID: - 2:18104PP
coming to Australia in 1848, Magnus lived close to Hopetoun House, the ancestral home of the Earl of Hopetoun, Lord Linlithgow. Magnus's father was a tenant of the Earl's estate.
When Magnus first arrived in Melbourne he ran a grocery store until the time he joined the Victorian gold rush. He tried his luck at prospecting at Ballarat and later at Kyneton.
Magnus must have made money from the gold rush either through prospecting or his business skills. He started a brewery in Loddon. Later he went to Gippsland where he helped build the Shire Hall at Moe. He then founded his own building business and became a prosperous businessman. The building business was eventually taken over by Magnus's son, Robert.
Magnus met the Governor of Victoria, Lord Linlithgow the Earl of Hopetoun. The earl mentioned that he had known Magnus's father as a very honest man.
Magnus married Marion McNaughton on 8 Sep 1852 in St Peters Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Marion (daughter of Alexander McNaughton) was born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1898 in Moe, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Marion McNaughton was born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (daughter of Alexander McNaughton); died in 1898 in Moe, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 914BEA2D5608492D91EEAAA9AFC6BA0FD73D
- Residence: 8 Sep 1852, St Peter
Notes:
Witnesses to the marriage of Magnus Aitken and Marion McNaughton were George Thomas Lipson and David Carson, both of Melbourne.
Notes:
Married:
Witnesses to the marriage of Magnus Aitken and Marion McNaughton were George Thomas Lipson and David Carson, both of Melbourne
Children:
- Magnus Aitken was born in 1853 in Victoria, Australia; died about 1856 in Victoria, Australia.
- William Chambers Aitken was born on 16 Apr 1854 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia; died on 27 Aug 1943 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
- Margaret Aitken was born in 1855 in Victoria, Australia; died in 1856 in Victoria, Australia.
- Magnus Aitken was born in 1856 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia; died in 1943 in Victoria, Australia; was buried in 1943 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
- James Aitken was born on 4 Aug 1859 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia; died in 1903 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- James Golster Aitken was born on 8 Oct 1864 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia; died in Feb 1865 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
- Walter Aitken was born on 8 Sep 1867 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died in 1953 in Yallourn, Victoria, Australia.
- 2. Robert Aitken was born on 8 Nov 1867 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; died on 24 Dec 1927 in Warragul, Victoria, Australia; was buried in Warragul Cemetery, Warragul, Victoria, Australia.
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7. | Susan Bennett and died. Other Events:
- _UID: EB813396D4D540E38B46F63082C550BA49E0
Children:
- 3. Susanna Ashby was born in 1864 in Quenbeyan, NSW, Australia; died on 21 Mar 1949 in 25 Logie Street, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 22 Mar 1949 in Warragul Cemetery, Warragul, Victoria, Australia.
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Generation: 4
8. | Magnus Little Aitken was born on 16 Aug 1794 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland (son of William Aiken and Margaret Little); died on 28 Oct 1877 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. Other Events:
- _UID: E9652962E1054930A39DF61D6A67BAEB01F4
- Occupation: 9 Jan 1820, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; Mineral Borer
- Residence: 26 Feb 1835, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Occupation: 1841; Wright
- Residence: 1841, Kipps Coal Works, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Occupation: 1851; wright
- Residence: 1851, Craigbank, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Occupation: 1861; mineral borer
- Residence: 1861, Wallhouse Muir, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Occupation: 1871; mineral borer
- Residence: 1871, Crawhill Tilework, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
Notes:
Name: Magness Aitken
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 Aug 1794
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: William Aitken
Mother: Margaret Little
FHL Film Number: 1066632, 0102988
Name:
Magnus Aitken
Residence Date:
26 Feb 1835
Residence Place:
Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
1851, grandchild Helen Wilson (aged 2) was living with Magnus and Helen
In 1861, grandchild Helen Aitken(aged13) was living with Magnus and Helen
Magnus was the informant on the death of his sister Janet, in 1858
Informant on the death of Andrew Neill in 1873, was Magnus Aitken, father in law
Magnus married Helen Beveridge on 9 Jan 1820 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland. Helen (daughter of William Beveridge and Elizabeth Aitken) was born on 11 Nov 1792 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 11 Nov 1792 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 10 Mar 1883 in Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Helen Beveridge was born on 11 Nov 1792 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 11 Nov 1792 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of William Beveridge and Elizabeth Aitken); died on 10 Mar 1883 in Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland. Other Events:
- _UID: E97AC0A698E94DA59F7F301672812FD99B17
- Residence: 1841, Kipps Coal Works, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Residence: 1851, Craigbank, Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Residence: 1861, Wallhouse Muir, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Residence: 1871, Crawhill Tilework, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
- Residence: 1881, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland
Notes:
Informant of death was daughter Elizabeth Aitken
Notes:
Married:
Name: Magnus Aitken
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 9 Jan 1820
Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland
Spouse: Helen Beveridge
FHL Film Number: 1066638
Name: Helen Beveridge
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 9 Jan 1820
Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland
Spouse: Magnus Aitken
FHL Film Number: 1066638
Children:
- William Aitken was born on 6 Oct 1820 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 22 Oct 1820 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died about 1822.
- William Aitken was born on 9 Aug 1822 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 18 Aug 1822 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 27 Nov 1891 in Forth, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
- 4. Magnus Aitken was born on 20 Jul 1824 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 8 Aug 1824 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 3 Jan 1903 in Moe, Victoria, Australia.
- Elizabeth Aitken was born on 7 Jun 1827 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 27 Jun 1827 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 21 Apr 1894 in Mains Maltings, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland.
- James Aiken was born on 5 Nov 1829 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 27 Dec 1829 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
- Robert Aitken was born on 16 Oct 1834 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was christened on 9 Nov 1834 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 19 Apr 1906 in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
- John Aiken was born on 18 Jul 1837 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 21 Aug 1837 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 22 Sep 1896 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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10. | Alexander McNaughton and died. Other Events:
- _UID: F4B5B8ADA4F24788BD2C5AA734BC4F6501DA
Children:
- 5. Marion McNaughton was born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died in 1898 in Moe, Victoria, Australia.
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