Jane Melville Aitken

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• Occupation: Mid Wife
• _UID: D321F90F1DB440D5A0D2C282472846D4215D
• Emigration: 8 Jan 1858, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Notes:

William, Jessie, Jane and William junior departed from Leith, for NZ, on board the "Strathallen", in 1857.
The ship left Leith on the 4 Oct 1857 arriving at Port Chalmers, Otago, 8 Jan 1858 after a voyage of 96 days. Even after that long journey they still had to wait four days before they could get ashore.

Jane was a Midwife. The Johnston Journal says "the Strath Taieri District had reason to be very grateful to Jane Johnston for the excellent work as a midwife that she did for many years."

Emigration:
?b?Emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand?/b?

Jane married Thomas Johnston on 30 Apr 1875 in West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand. Thomas was born on 1 Jun 1834 in Perth, Tasmania, Australia; was christened on 24 Dec 1837 in Longford, Cornwall, Tasmania, Australia; died on 7 Sep 1910 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Middlemarch Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Charles Johnston was born on 14 Feb 1876 in West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand; died on 24 Aug 1942 in Auckland, New Zealand; was buried on 25 Aug 1942 in Mangere Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2. William Aitken Johnston was born on 27 Mar 1878 in Outram, Otago, New Zealand; died on 5 Mar 1953 in Wanganui, New Zealand.
3. David Johnston was born on 2 Aug 1881 in East Taieri, New Zealand; died on 16 Jan 1932 in Mosgiel, Otaga, New Zealand.
4. Andrew Aitken Johnston was born on 16 Sep 1883; died on 24 Dec 1959 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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• _UID: 7FB2F0012B2943CBB2216B1E325E943034DC
• Occupation: 27 Mar 1851, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Carpenter & Joiner
• Emigration: 4 Oct 1857, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
• Immigration: 8 Jan 1858, Otago, New Zealand

Notes:

William, Jessie, Jane and William junior departed from Leith, for NZ, on board the "Strathallen", in 1857.
The ship left Leith on the 4 Oct 1857 arriving at Port Chalmers, Otago, 8 Jan 1858 after a voyage of 96 days. Even after that long journey they still had to wait four days before they could get ashore.
By the time the family arrived in NZ there had been an addition to the family, Johan Todd Strathallen Aitken. The boy was named after the master of the ship and the ship itself.
This is rather surprising given the report of the captain's conduct. An extract from the "Otago Witness" of Saturday January 16th, 1858, reads;
"We have to welcome the immigrants by the Strathallen which arrived in this port on Friday last, bringing 289 passengers.
She left Leith on Sunday 4th of October, and had a fine passage of 79 days from land to land, and landed her passengers on the 100th day from leaving the Leith docks. The voyage was, we understand, a very agreeable one. We have to regret the death of one adult and several children, the latter being chiefly infants born on the voyage. The ship was plentifully and well found, and the passengers were much indebted to Mr Greene, the chief officer, to whose hands the management of the ship chiefly devolved for his considerate attention. We regret to hear that the conduct of the Captain was not such as could be desired, but any definicies (sic) on his part were fully made up by the conduct of his subordinates. It is satisfactory to know that the conduct of Mr Greene, the chief officer, has met with its due reward, that gentleman having conceded to the command of the vessel, the captain having resigned his charge."
In an extract from "NZ Shipwrecks and Tragedies";
"When the Strathallen arrived in Otago in 1858, after a voyage on which her master, Captain John Todd, spent most of his time rip-roaring drunk, the whole crew struck and was imprisoned for its common sense."
On the same ship travelled Thomas Aitken, William's cousin
William lived in Mosgiel and later Outram, Otago, where he was involved in the building trade. In 1879 he built a school at Taieri Ferry on the Taieri Plain. The school was established on the condition that the settler's children and the local Maori children are allowed to be educated together. This was the only school on the plain where this was permitted. It remained this way until its closure in 1925.

William married Jessie Melville Threadgold on 27 Mar 1851 in 256 Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland. Jessie (daughter of John Threadgold and Jane Melville) was born on 15 Feb 1832 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland; died on 24 Sep 1893 in Outram, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 27 Sep 1893 in East Taieri Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

William, Jessie, Jane and William junior departed from Leith, for NZ, on board the "Strathallen", in 1857.
The ship left Leith on the 4 Oct 1857 arriving at Port Chalmers, Otago, 8 Jan 1858 after a voyage of 96 days. Even after that long journey they still had to wait four days before they could get ashore.
By the time the family arrived in NZ there had been an addition to the family, Johan Todd Strathallen Aitken. The boy was named after the master of the ship and the ship itself.
This is rather surprising given the report of the captain's conduct. An extract from the "Otago Witness" of Saturday January 16th, 1858, reads;
"We have to welcome the immigrants by the Strathallen which arrived in this port on Friday last, bringing 289 passengers.
She left Leith on Sunday 4th of October, and had a fine passage of 79 days from land to land, and landed her passengers on the 100th day from leaving the Leith docks. The voyage was, we understand, a very agreeable one. We have to regret the death of one adult and several children, the latter being chiefly infants born on the voyage. The ship was plentifully and well found, and the passengers were much indebted to Mr Greene, the chief officer, to whose hands the management of the ship chiefly devolved for his considerate attention. We regret to hear that the conduct of the Captain was not such as could be desired, but any definicies (sic) on his part were fully made up by the conduct of his subordinates. It is satisfactory to know that the conduct of Mr Greene, the chief officer, has met with its due reward, that gentleman having conceded to the command of the vessel, the captain having resigned his charge."
In an extract from "NZ Shipwrecks and Tragedies";
"When the Strathallen arrived in Otago in 1858, after a voyage on which her master, Captain John Todd, spent most of his time rip-roaring drunk, the whole crew struck and was imprisoned for its common sense."
On the same ship travelled Thomas Aitken, William's cousin

Following the death of Jessie there must have been some sort of autopsy held because it stated on her Death Certificate that it was "the verdict of the jury" that she died of Bright's disease of the kidney and heart failure.

(Medical):On her death certificate it said that it was "the verdict of the jury" that she died of Brights disease of the kidney and heart failure.

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Married:
Name: William Aitken
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1851
Marriage Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Spouse: Jessie Threadgold
FHL Film Number: 1066696

Name: Jessie Threadgold
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1851
Marriage Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Father: John Threadgold
Spouse: William Aitken
FHL Film Number: 1066696

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• _UID: BA34BBFFCC8C405A9258783F5E3BD968155D
• Occupation: 14 May 1833; joiner

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Name: William Aitken
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Jul 1787
Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: William Aitken
Mother: Margaret Aitken
FHL Film Number: 1066632, 0102988

William married Ann Allison on 1 Jan 1813 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland. Ann (daughter of William Allison) was born on 10 Aug 1793 in Cannongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Name: William Aitken
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1813
Marriage Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Spouse: Ann Allison
FHL Film Number: 1067744

Name: Ann Allison
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1813
Marriage Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father: William Allison
Spouse: William Aitken
FHL Film Number: 1067744

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John married Jane Melville. Jane and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 5 Dec 1779; Carrier
• Residence: 8 Aug 1780, Silvermine, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland

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When William died his son James Aitken paid 6/8 for the use of the best mortcloth to bury William, on the 5 Mar. 1821.

William married Margaret Little on 5 Dec 1779 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. Margaret was born about 1755; died in 1832 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: B43714474F8741E58E9230FA4BA5D59BEC14
• Residence: 8 Aug 1780, Silvermine, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland

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Married:
The marriage of William Aitken to Margaret Little is given as 26 Jul. 1787, in the "Johnston Journal" but 5 Dec. 1779 in the OPR.

Name: William Aitken
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 5 Dec 1779
Marriage Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: James Aitken
Spouse: Margaret Little
FHL Film Number: 102990

Name: Margaret Little
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 5 Dec 1779
Marriage Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse: William Aitken
FHL Film Number: 102990

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