James Aitken

1816 - 1884  (68 years)

• Name	James Aitken
  Born	25 Mar 1816	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1841  [1]
  	Ag Lab
  Residence	1841	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1851  [2]
  	labourer
  Residence	1851	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	1856
  	Agricultural Labourer
  Occupation	1861  [3]
  	agricultural labourer
  Residence	1861	Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	1862
  	Builder
  Occupation	1871  [4]
  	mason
  Residence	1871	Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	1881  [5]
  	Dyker
  Residence	1881	Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	1884
  	Dyker
  Buried	1884	Torphichen Churchyard, West Lothian, Scotland
  Died	16 Jun 1884	Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland
  	Cause: Astham, Brochitis & Heart Disease
  Occupation	1 Sep 1918  [6]
  	farmer, deceased
  _UID	06305AB1FF5B419C8D3F4E13A4EB2B81E078
  Person ID	I4907	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	John Aitken,   b. 4 Jun 1772, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 24 Apr 1840, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Donaldson,   b. Abt 1777, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 31 Jan 1857, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 80 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1798	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: John Aiken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1798 Marriage Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Elisabeth Donaldson FHL Film Number: 102990 Name: Elisabeth Donaldson Gender: Female Marriage Date: 11 Nov 1798 Marriage Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: John Aitken FHL Film Number: 102990
  Family ID	F1583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Aitken,   b. 4 Sep 1815, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 6 Nov 1885, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1837	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	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
  Children	1. Catherine Aitken,   b. 1835, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 25 Nov 1849, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 14 years)   2. James Aitken,   b. 24 Sep 1837, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 29 Sep 1922, West Mains Farm, Whitburn Road, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 85 years)   3. Elizabeth Aitken,   b. 1839, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 11 Jan 1903, Brightknowes Farm, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 64 years)   4. Janet Paterson Aitken,   b. 1842, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Aug 1915, 79 Almada St, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 73 years)   5. Jane Aitken,   b. 1844, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 10 May 1876, Caledonia Rd, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 32 years)   6. Margaret Aitken,   b. 1846, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 8 Jul 1907, 46 Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 61 years)   7. Ann Aitken,   b. 1847, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 25 Feb 1919, Woodhead, Bridgend, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 72 years)   8. John Aitken,   b. 31 May 1848, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 25 Feb 1937, 29 James St, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland  (Age 88 years)   9. Marion Aitken,   b. 1854, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 27 Sep 1913, 120 South Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 59 years)   10. Peter Aitken,   b. 1854, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 20 Oct 1937, Ballencrieff, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 83 years)   11. Isabella Aitken,   b. 13 Jul 1856, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 7 Jan 1919, 15 Marjoriebanks St, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 62 years)   12. Robert Aitken,   b. 2 Apr 1860, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Aft 1937  (Age 77 years)   13. William Aitken,   b. 21 Mar 1862, Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Mar 1919, Poorhouse, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 56 years)
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2023
  Family ID	F1590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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." ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 10 May 2019. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3). [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3). [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3). [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).