1915 - 1998 (82 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | John William Aitken was born on 14 Apr 1885 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia (son of William Chambers Aitken and Margaret Miller); died on 13 Mar 1952 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 56F502C48B6E42F6B212944C343A0BE140BA
- Residence: 09 Au 1935, Piper St, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
John married Florence Albertha Lightfoot on 22 Jun 1910 in St James Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Florence was born on 17 Mar 1889 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia; died on 3 Aug 1972 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Florence Albertha Lightfoot was born on 17 Mar 1889 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia; died on 3 Aug 1972 in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 64D841E4F37A4861862F187CECBFBB3A60F7
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Generation: 3
4. | William Chambers Aitken was born on 16 Apr 1854 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia (son of Magnus Aitken and Marion McNaughton); died on 27 Aug 1943 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: 4AF4349EEE9D4C5EA22A15A14D19015987AA
- Residence: 11 Feb 1092, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
- Residence: 1 May 1915, High St, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
William married Margaret Miller on 23 Apr 1878 in Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Margaret (daughter of John Miller and Margaret McCane) was born about 1859 in Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died on 6 Jul 1918 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Margaret Miller was born about 1859 in Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (daughter of John Miller and Margaret McCane); died on 6 Jul 1918 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Other Events:
- _UID: B8EF063EF31F4DF98080029F2F42D08FB4CF
Children:
- James Aitken was born on 1 Oct 1877 in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia; died in 1937 in South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; was buried on 5 Aug 1937 in Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria, Australia.
- Mary Margaret Aitken was born on 10 Jun 1879 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; died in 1880 in Walcha, NSW, Australia.
- Magnus Millar Aitken was born on 12 Aug 1880 in Walcha, NSW, Australia; died on 9 Aug 1943 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
- Emily Margaret Aitken was born on 11 Nov 1882 in Sale, Victoria, Australia; died on 19 Dec 1882.
- 2. John William Aitken was born on 14 Apr 1885 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia; died on 13 Mar 1952 in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
- Robert Coalville Aitken was born on 23 Jun 1887 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; died on 17 Nov 1907 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
- William Cox Aitken was born on 13 Sep 1888 in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia; died on 13 Sep 1888.
- Walter Francis Aitken was born on 11 Jan 1889 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; died on 15 Jul 1940 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
- Mary Margaret Aitken was born on 24 Apr 1891 in Coalville, Victoria, Australia; died on 6 Jul 1918.
- William Chambers Aitken was born on 18 Sep 1892 in Coalville, Victoria, Australia; died in 1965 in Park, Victoria, Australia.
- Lilian Jean Aitken was born on 27 Jul 1894 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; died in 1965.
- Mable Ellen Aitken was born in 1895 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia; died in 1985 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
- Herbert Arthur Aitken was born on 4 Sep 1896 in Moe, Victoria, Australia; died on 1 Jul 1926 in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia.
- Leslie Thomas Aitken was born on 21 Feb 1899 in Morwell, Victoria, Australia; died in 1971 in Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
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Generation: 4
8. | 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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9. | 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.
- 4. 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.
- 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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11. | Margaret McCane and died. Other Events:
- _UID: A26A0DF7F2D34421A4C7F5AC8B46CE2D1243
Children:
- 5. Margaret Miller was born about 1859 in Sandhurst, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia; died on 6 Jul 1918 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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