Agnes Jane Aitken

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• _UID: C69E3AFB6D2646EA9E98FC7E4558DBDF6368
• Occupation: 1901; Scholar
• Residence: 1901, Lower Craigmaillng, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 7 Nov 1922; nurse
• Residence: 7 Nov 1922, Meadowhead, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 23 Jul 1923; Nursing Sister
• Residence: 5 Nov 1956, 23 Stanwell Rd, Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales

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Departed from London on board the "Hobsons Bay" for Melbourne

Residence:
Departed from London on board the "Hobsons Bay" for Melbourne

Residence:
Arrived in London on board the "Himalaya" from Sydney

Agnes married Vernon William Daniell on 23 Jul 1923 in Sealake, Victoria, Australia. Vernon (son of William Augustus Daniell and Elizabeth Diprose) was born on 7 May 1899 in Sealake, Victoria, Australia; died on 25 Jun 1955 in 402 Glen Eira Rd, Caulfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 28 Jun 1955 in Brighton Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Alma Jean Daniell was born on 22 Apr 1924 in Sydney, NSW, Australia; died on 3 Sep 1951 in 95 Essex St, Pascoe Vale, Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria, AUstralia; was buried on 5 Sep 1951 in Brighton Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia.
2. Vernon John Aitken Daniell was born on 8 Mar 1925 in Sealake, Victoria, Australia; died on 26 Nov 1984 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
3. Living
4. Living
5. Living

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• _UID: 64353F950EC34D68818B84CF33CF1468D0D2
• Residence: 1871, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1881; carter
• Residence: 1881, Fallside North, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 30 Jun 1890; Limestone Quarryman
• Residence: 30 Jun 1890, 10 Summerfield, South Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1891; Carter
• Residence: 1891, 40 Balfour Street, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh
• Occupation: 1893; Carter
• Residence: 1893, Shore, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1901; Roadman
• Residence: 1901, Lower Craigmaillng, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1903; Roadman
• Residence: 5 Mar 1915, Craigmallen, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1937, Kenbog Farm, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 3 Feb 1938, Kenbog Farm, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

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Name: James Lind Aitken
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1867
Birth Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Mother Jane Aitken
FHL Film Number: 6035516

His Birth Certificate gives his name as James Lind Aitken. This was still his name in the 1871 Census when he was recording as living with his grandparents at Monteerie.
In 1881 he was boarding with his cousin James Aitken.

Residence:
This was his sons poultry farm

James married Ann Eliza Aitken on 30 Jun 1890 in Harelaw Cottage, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland. Ann (daughter of John Aitken and Agnes J Inglis) was born on 28 Mar 1863 in Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 Nov 1937 in Kenbog Farm, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: C476F9C2CF5B4FDDB3E4DB7E0487E62DD924
• Residence: 1871, Little Park, East Kilbride, Lanarakshire, Scotland
• Occupation: 1881; Dairy Maid
• Residence: 1881, Galabraes Farm, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 30 Jun 1890; Domestic Servant
• Residence: 30 Jun 1890, Harelaw Cottage, Gladsmuir, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1891, 40 Balfour Street, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh
• Residence: 1893, Shore, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1901, Lower Craigmaillng, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 14 Nov 1937, Kenbog Farm, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

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Name: Ann Eliza Aitken
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 28 Mar 1863
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: John Aitken
Mother: Agnes Inglis
FHL Film Number: 6035516

The informant of the death of Ann was her son Adam Aitken

Residence:
This was her sons poultry farm

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• _UID: 5C628B2A80174A13AA2DD623CD0B50DC3BD5
• Occupation: 10 May 1876; Farm Servant

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"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."

Jane was a bridesmaid to two of her sisters

Informant on the death of Jane Aitken was William Paterson, occupier of the address where she died

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• Occupation: Quarrying Contractor
• _UID: 62D9BABCD9704AA3A772D62C222E7DD8A744
• Residence: 1841, Parkhead, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1851, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 23 Apr 1858; Limeburner (for his father)
• Occupation: 1861; Limestone Quarryman
• Residence: 1861, Silvermuir Cotton House, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1871; Lime Burner
• Residence: 1871, Little Park, East Kilbride, Lanarakshire, Scotland
• Occupation: 1881; General Labourer
• Residence: 1881, Lower Craigmaillng, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1891; Quarryman
• Residence: 1891, 9 Shore St, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 26 Nov 1897; Quarry _____
• Occupation: 1901; Whinstone Quarryman
• Residence: 1901, Huntingston Estate Lodge, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 3 Apr 1907, Spittalrigg, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland,

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In 1849 John attended Bathgate Academy.

On his son George's Marriage Certificate, in 1885, John is listed as a Quarrying Contractor

John married Agnes J Inglis on 23 Apr 1858 in Evangelical Union, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. Agnes (daughter of George Inglis and Jane Hill) was born in 1836 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died in Feb 1934. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 74D808907C37451CBAEE5CE992453110FD13
• Residence: 6 Jun 1841, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 30 Mar 1851, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1861, Silvermuir Cotton House, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1871, Little Park, East Kilbride, Lanarakshire, Scotland
• Residence: 1881, Lower Craigmaillng, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1891, 9 Shore St, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1901, Huntingston Estate Lodge, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 3 Apr 1907, Spittalrigg, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland,

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Married:
Name: John Aitken
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1858
Marriage Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse: Agnes Inglis
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Name: Agnes Inglis
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1858
Marriage Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse: John Aitken
FHL Film Number: 6035516


Witnesses at the wedding of John Aitken and Agnes Inglis were William Aitken and Henry Chapman

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• _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."

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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]

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• _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

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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

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• _UID: 2585986671ED4F8FA233890C23280722C24C
• Occupation: 1841; Lime Burner
• Residence: 1841, Parkhead, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1851; Farmer (97 acres)
• Residence: 1851, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 1861; Limeburner & Farmer Of 90 Acres Employing 2 Men
• Residence: 1861, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 13Mar 1862; farmer
• Occupation: 1871; Farmer Of 93 Ac Employing 1 Man & 1 Boy
• Residence: 1871, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland

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The lease of Wester Tartraven Farm was granted to John in 1802, at a rent of 35 pounds. This lease was renewed for 20 years in 1820. This then takes us to 1840 when John died. There are no records as to who leased it from 1840 until 1847 when records show John's son, Robert, in possession.
In 1832 he must already have been a man of property.
The "List of the Electors of the County of Linlithgow" was produced in 1858. This listing states that "in 1832, 1837 and 1838, that Robert Aitken, Lime-burner, of Silver-Mine, Torphichen, Bathgate, was a tenant occupier".
Who one actually voted for was recorded. In 1832 Robert voted for Sir A. Hope and in 1837 he voted for Captain Hope, in 1838 he voted for Mr Charles Hope.
It is not surprising that Robert had voted that way. The land he leased, for farming and his lime burning business, was owned by the Hope family, the Hope's of Hopetoun, Earls of Linlithgow.
Robert's father held the lease of Wester Tartraven and the Limecraig of Silvermine until 1840.
I cannot find any record of who held the lease between 1840 and 1847, it was our Robert, according to Burke's Peerage.
In 1844 he bought a house in Bathgate. Then in 1845 he bought the grounds and buildings on the east side of Engine Street and the south side of North Street.
1847 must have been a momentous year for Robert and Ann.
That year, Robert, acquired more properties in Bathgate.
He signed a lease, for 18 years, for Silvermines farm.
His wife, Ann, also acquired property in Bathgate in 1847. So she must have been a woman of some substance as well.
Robert, Ann and their daughter Catherine all joined Torphichen Church.

Cemetery: Bathgate, Glasgow Road Cemetery
Interment Number: 2537
Date of Interment: Tuesday, 20 Oct 1874
Time: 3pm
Name: Robert Aitken
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Silver Mines
Date of death: 17 Oct 1874
Age: 69
Cause of Death: Dropsy
How conveyed to grave: Hearse
Ground: Private
Compartment: B
Lair Number: 71
Depth: 5 feet
Charge: 5/-
Other info: two spaces No. 71 & 72

Robert married Ann Henderson on 3 Oct 1828 in Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Ann (daughter of Robert Henderson and Janet Jeffrey) was born on 3 Oct 1809 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 18 Jun 1880 in Wester Tartraven, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried on 21 Jun 1880 in Glasgow Rd Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: A787A0237BC54AA29F33EEB11B18923C8F2B
• Residence: 1841, Parkhead, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1851, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1861, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 1871, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland

Notes:

Name: Ann Anderson
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 3 Oct 1809
Birth Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: Robert Anderson
Mother: Jaffrey
FHL Film Number: 102976, 1066612, 0102975

In 1847 Ann acquired property in Bathgate so she must have been a person of some substance.
Robert, Ann and their daughter Catherine all joined Torphichen Church.
In "The County Directory of Scotland" for 1875 it shows Mrs Aitken, & Robert's wife Ann, as being the farmers of Silvermines Farm.
The informant of the death of Ann Henderson was her son James Aitken

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• _UID: E287E7686AFC4BF59582812315427213F546
• Occupation: 6 Jun 1841; wright
• Residence: 6 Jun 1841, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Occupation: 30 Mar 1851; dairyman
• Residence: 30 Mar 1851, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

George married Jane Hill. Jane and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: D0822961D5214CC18C17508EAEC0C148D75A
• Residence: 6 Jun 1841, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
• Residence: 30 Mar 1851, South Inch, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland