Janet Meikle

1836 - 1903  (67 years)

• Name	Janet Meikle
  Born	1836	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Christened	15 Apr 1836	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1841	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1851	Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	9 Jun 1857	Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  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
  Residence	1871	Monima, Saddell, Argyl, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	1881	Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [5]
  Residence	1891	Galabraes, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [6]
  Residence	1901	Bo'Ness Rd, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [7]
  _UID	841E4D37D068471391DEB693602F9DDC788C
  Died	16 Mar 1903	Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [8]
  	Cause: Pulmonary Cardiac Failure
  Buried	Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I4922	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Meikle,   b. Abt 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Agnes Nicol,   b. Abt 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Peter Aitken,   b. 6 Jun 1822, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 10 Jan 1908, Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 85 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

  By 1869 the family were in Saddel & Skipness, ARL., but by 1875 they were back in Bathgate. She died at home at Braehead, Linlithgow, and was interred in Glasgow Road Cemetery, Bathgate. There was a hearse to the grave, private ground. Buried at H number 57. She was buried 7 foot deep at a cost of 8/6.

  
  

• 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). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).