Peter Aitken

1822 - 1908  (85 years)

• Name	Peter Aitken
  Born	6 Jun 1822	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Christened	7 Jul 1822	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1841  [1]
  	farmer
  Residence	1841	Tartraven Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1851  [2]
  	labourer
  Residence	1851	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	9 Jun 1857	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Minerl Borer
  Residence	9 Jun 1857	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	1861  [3]
  	mineral borer
  Residence	1861	Boghead Gatehouse, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Residence	21 Nov 1861	Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Residence	31 Mar 1864	Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	1871  [4]
  	mason
  Residence	1871	Monima, Saddell, Argyl, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	1881  [5]
  	mineral borer
  Residence	1881	Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	1891  [6]
  	General Borer & Dairyman
  Residence	1891	Galabraes, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [6]
  Occupation	24 Jul 1891  [7]
  	mineral borer
  Occupation	1901  [8]
  	dairyman
  Residence	1901	Bo'Ness Rd, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [8]
  Occupation	16 Mar 1903  [9]
  	labourer
  Residence	16 Mar 1903	Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [9]
  _UID	8AF881DA67A6400C920B1424D004772A8097
  Died	10 Jan 1908	Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Cause: Endocarditis
  Buried	Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I4909	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2022

  
  

  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	Janet Meikle,   b. 1836, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 16 Mar 1903, Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 67 years)
  Married	9 Jun 1857	Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: Peter Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1857 Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Jessie Meikle FHL Film Number: 6035516 Name: Jessie Meikle Gender: Female Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1857 Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Peter Aitken FHL Film Number: 6035516 Witnesses at the wedding of Peter Aitken & Janet Meikle were John Aitken and Anne Meikle.
  Children	1. John Aitken,   b. 21 May 1857, Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 28 Sep 1934, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 77 years)   2. Agnes Aitken,   b. 13 Sep 1859, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 9 May 1943, 11 Springvalley Ter, Morningside, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 83 years)   3. Elizabeth Aitken,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 3 Nov 1926, 4 Smith Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 64 years)   4. Jessie Aitken,   b. 31 Mar 1864, Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 1 Jan 1908, Broom Flats, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 43 years)   5. Margaret Aitken,   b. 29 Aug 1866, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 29 Apr 1879, Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 12 years)   6. Isabella Aitken,   b. 30 Sep 1869, Saddel & Skipness, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 4 Mar 1942, Viewfield, Torphichen Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 72 years)   7. Annie Aitken,   b. 5 Jul 1872, Saddel & Skipness, Argyll, Scotland ,   d. 17 Jul 1968, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 96 years)   8. Robert Aitken,   b. 2 Jul 1875, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 7 Feb 1877, Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	15 Feb 2015
  Family ID	F1586	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Peter Aitken 10 Jan 1908 Janet Meikle 16 Mar 1903 Margaret Aitken 29 Apr 1879 Annie Aitken 17 Jul 1968 Robert Aitken 7 Feb 1877

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Peter Aitken Gender: Male Birth Date: 6 Jun 1822 Baptism Date: 7 Jul 1822 Baptism Place: , Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Father: John AItken Mother: Elisabeth Donaldson FHL Film Number: 1066635 Reference ID: 2:18MPFFC Peter was the informant of the death of his mother Elizabeth Donaldson By 1869 the family were in Saddel & Skipness, ARL., but by 1875 they were back in Bathgate. He was buried at Glasgow Road Cemetery, Bathgate. Hearse direct to the grave he was buried at a depth of 6', at a cost of 6/-. The informant of the death of Peter Aitken was his son John Aitken

  
  

• 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). [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).