Isabella Cowie Gunn Mackay: Orwin & Millar Genealogy

Generation: 1

Isabella Cowie Gunn Mackay was born on 24 Aug 1908 in 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Robert Aitken Mackay and Jemima Lindsay McAuslane); and died.

Other Events:

_UID: 3BE6C790ECDD45A9981FD6CF617FAFC0DA55
Emigration: 17 Jun 1911, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

Emigration:
Departed onboard the Ionian for Montreal, Canada

Generation: 2

Robert Aitken Mackay was born on 4 Mar 1873 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (son of George Mackay and Elisabeth Donaldson Aitken); and died.

Other Events:

_UID: 6AD11959F29F415CA2E478F42BBDC61F9A23
Residence: 1881, 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 1901; grocers assistant
Residence: 1901, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 1 Jan 1904; grocer
Residence: 1 Jan 1904, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 6 Dec 1904; grocer
Occupation: 29 Mar 1906; grocer
Residence: Jul 1906, 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Residence: 1907, 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 4 Apr 1907; grocer
Occupation: 24 Aug 1908; grocer
Occupation: 5 Jan 1910; grocer
Emigration: 17 Jun 1911, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

Name: Robert Aitken Mackay
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1873
Birth Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Father: George Mackay
Mother: Elizabeth Aitken Mackay
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Robert was residing at 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, in July 1906, when he was the informant on his Uncle Robert Aitken's, death.
In 1907 was the informant on the death of his sister Isabella

Emigration:
Departed onboard the Ionian for Montreal, Canada

Robert married Jemima Lindsay McAuslane on 1 Jan 1904 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. Jemima (daughter of James Macfarlane and Isabella Cowie) was born on 7 Apr 1874 in 313 Nuneatton Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jemima Lindsay McAuslane was born on 7 Apr 1874 in 313 Nuneatton Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of James Macfarlane and Isabella Cowie); and died.

Other Events:

_UID: F679F27B684C4EF29E59AB273D9CDE489894
Residence: 1 Jan 1904, Bloomfield Cottage, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Emigration: 17 Jun 1911, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

Emigration:
Departed onboard the Ionian for Montreal, Canada

Children:

George Mackay was born on 6 Dec 1904 in 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
James MacAuslane Mackay was born on 29 Mar 1906 in 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 2 Sep 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Robert Aitken Mackay was born on 4 Apr 1907 in 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
1. Isabella Cowie Gunn Mackay was born on 24 Aug 1908 in 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
Lindsay Cowie Mackay was born on 5 Jan 1910 in Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 22 Jul 1911 in SIck Childrens Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Generation: 3

George Mackay was born in 1836 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland (son of Murdoch Mackay and Isabella Gunn); died on 29 Nov 1884 in 2 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.

Other Events:

_UID: D2BD1CC7F36E46D6B4E9A79F74FAA111F24B
Residence: 1851, John St, Dumbartonshire, Scotland
Occupation: 1871; grocer
Residence: 1871, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 15 Dec 1877; Grocer
Occupation: 1881; Master Grocer
Residence: 1881, 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Residence: 29 Nov 1884, 2 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 12 Jul 1899; Grocer
Occupation: 1 Jan 1904; grocer, deceased
Occupation: 15 Jun 1904; licensed grocer, deceased
Occupation: 9 Nov 1904; grocer, deceased
Occupation: 1 Dec 1932; grocer, deceased
Occupation: 1 Sep 1939; grocer, deceased

Notes:

Informant on the death of George MacKay was his brother in law James Aitken

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Death Cert, Cit. Date: 15 Nov 2020.
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Death Cert, Cit. Date: 16 Nov 2020.
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Occupation:
employing 2 men

George married Elisabeth Donaldson Aitken on 27 Dec 1864 in Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland. Elisabeth (daughter of Robert Aitken and Ann Henderson) was born in 1841 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 4 Feb 1920 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1920 in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elisabeth Donaldson Aitken was born in 1841 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Robert Aitken and Ann Henderson); died on 4 Feb 1920 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1920 in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.

Other Events:

_UID: 85A3B9CF5CF641BA8CC47217AA7675D64119
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, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Residence: 1881, 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 1891; grocer
Residence: 1891, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Occupation: 1901; grocer
Residence: 1901, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Residence: 3 Feb 1920, 4Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
Residence: 4 Feb 1920, 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland

Notes:

The middle name of Donaldson comes from her Death Certificate.
In 1920 George Mackay was the informant of the death of his mother Elisabeth Aitken

Notes:

Married:
Witnesses at the wedding of George Mackay and Elisabeth AItken were N.Russell and J. Aitken.

Name: George Mckay
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1864
Marriage Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse: Elizabeth Donaldson Aitken
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Name: Elizabeth Donaldson Aitken
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 27 Dec 1864
Marriage Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Spouse: George McKay
FHL Film Number: 6035516

Children:

Ann Anderson Mackay was born on 15 Oct 1865 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
Isabella Gunn Mackay was born on 25 Sep 1867 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 5 Aug 1907 in 4 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
Barbara Sinclair Mackay was born on 20 Jul 1869 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 2 Jun 1944 in 19 McGhie Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
George Murdoch Mackay was born on 13 Aug 1871 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 1 Sep 1939 in Lynnwood, South Queensfery, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1939 in Queensferry Municipal Cemetery, Midlothian, Scotland.
2. Robert Aitken Mackay was born on 4 Mar 1873 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
Elizabeth Donaldson Aitken Mackay was born on 15 Dec 1877 in 6 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 1 Dec 1932 in 81 Mid Street, Bathagte, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1932 in Bathgate Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

James Macfarlane and died.

Other Events:

_UID: A0C048520389499C8D3DEC87B84C2BD9B0E8
Occupation: 7 Apr 1874; stationer
Residence: 7 Apr 1874, 313 Nuneatton Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Occupation: 1 Jan 1904; stationer, deceased

James married Isabella Cowie. Isabella and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella Cowie and died.

Other Events:

_UID: 682044EA6A374216BE286FC4BDEEBB3A688D
Residence: 7 Apr 1874, 313 Nuneatton Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Children:

3. Jemima Lindsay McAuslane was born on 7 Apr 1874 in 313 Nuneatton Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; and died.

Generation: 4

8.	Murdoch Mackay and died. Other Events: _UID: 0807AB48EB9247E6AE6BE95433333C55F9BA Occupation: 1851; gardener Residence: 1851, John St, Dumbartonshire, Scotland Murdoch married Isabella Gunn. Isabella and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella Gunn and died.

Other Events:

_UID: 25A9A287F56D4F8B89E3318C186170C90E9D
Residence: 1851, John St, Dumbartonshire, Scotland

Children:

4. George Mackay was born in 1836 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland; died on 29 Nov 1884 in 2 Engine Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.

10.

Robert Aitken was born on 15 Dec 1805 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (son of John Aitken and Elizabeth Donaldson); died on 17 Oct 1874 in Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried on 20 Oct 1874 in Glasgow Rd Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

Other Events:

_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

Notes:

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]

11.

Ann Henderson was born on 3 Oct 1809 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Robert Henderson and Janet Jeffrey); 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.

Other Events:

_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

Children:

Catherine Aitken was born in 1830 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 14 Aug 1900 in Broomparkwell, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried on 15 Aug 1900 in Woodbank Cemetery, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland.
Janet Aitken was born in 1832 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 22 Jul 1905 in Cragfoot Cottage, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland.
Reverend William Cuthbert Aitken was born on 28 Feb 1834 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 13 Dec 1913 in Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in St Andrew.
John Aitken was born in 1836 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 3 Apr 1907 in Spittalrigg, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland,.
Robert Aitken was born in 1838 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 16 Jul 1906 in Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
5. Elisabeth Donaldson Aitken was born in 1841 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 4 Feb 1920 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1920 in Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.
David Aitken was born in 1843 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 12 Jul 1893 in Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
Ann Aitken was born in 1846 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 20 May 1910 in SAS Canada; was buried in Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Cemetery, Maple, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
Mary Gibson Aitken was born in 1850 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 29 Jun 1896 in 265 Saracen Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
James Aitken was born in 1856 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 11 Sep 1894 in Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.