Henry Aitken

1830 - 1859  (29 years)

• Name	Henry Aitken
  Born	1830	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1841  [1]
  	Agricultural Labourer
  Residence	1841	Craigmailling, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	22 Jun 1855
  	Labourer
  Residence	22 Jun 1855	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  _UID	BF1446264506460B904BC83DB1331C1AD598
  Buried	1859	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Died	16 Mar 1859	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I4935	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	John Aitken,   b. 22 Aug 1801, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 6 Oct 1836, Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Roberts,   b. 1806, Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Oct 1889, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 83 years)
  Married	5 Jul 1822	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Name: John Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1822 Marriage Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Elisabeth Roberts FHL Film Number: 1066635 Name: Elisabeth Roberts Gender: Female Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1822 Marriage Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: John Aitken FHL Film Number: 1066635
  Family ID	F1587	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Kay Lauriston,   b. 7 Aug 1835, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 3 Jul 1926  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Aitken,   b. 6 Dec 1854, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 17 Jul 1928  (Age 73 years)
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F13360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Cunningham,   b. 4 Apr 1833, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 16 Feb 1916, Larbert Asylum, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 82 years)
  Married	22 Jun 1855	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: Henry Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1855 Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Catherine Cunningham FHL Film Number: 6035516 Name: Cathrine Cunningham Gender: Female Marriage Date: 22 Jun 1855 Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Henry Aitken FHL Film Number: 6035516
  Children	1. Margaret Thomson Aitken,   b. Abt 1854, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 2 Mar 1927, Kirkbrae, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 73 years)   2. John Aitken,   b. 25 Jul 1855, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 31 Jul 1902, Mount Kembla, Wollongong City, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 47 years)   3. David Aitken,   b. 8 May 1857, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Feb 1930, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 72 years)   4. Elisabeth Henerita Aitken,   b. 24 Mar 1859, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F2265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  On the 23 Jul 1855 Helen Lauriston confessed that she had given birth to an illegitimate child on 6th day of Dec 1854. She declared that Henry Aitken then an unmarried man and a resident in this parish had been guilty with her and was the father of the child. Henry along with various other witnesses was summoned before the Church Session at Torphichen Manse on 1 Oct 1855 the Moderator, William Branks declared "The Session having reviewed the evidence led are unanimously of opinion that the fact is established to their satisfaction that Henry Aitken has been in the bed with Helen Lauriston and that consequently he had been guilty with her of the sin of fornication. " The informant of the death of Henry Aitken was his step-father, James Crawford

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).