Robert Aitken

1838 - 1906  (68 years)

• Name	Robert Aitken
  Born	1838	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Parkhead, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1851  [2]
  	Scholar
  Residence	1851	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	1861  [3]
  	ploughman
  Residence	1861	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	13 Mar 1862  [4]
  	Farm Servant
  Residence	13 Mar 1862	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  Residence	24 Sep 1862	Kipps, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	14 Aug 1864
  	Ag Lab
  Residence	14 Aug 1864	Tartraven Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	1881  [5]
  	Gamekeeper
  Residence	1881	Tower Lawfield, Newbattle, Edinburgh, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	1901
  	general labourer
  Residence	1901	Drumcross Village, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  _UID	76FF8EA6E8FC4146923491201B1836897DE2
  Died	16 Jul 1906	Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Cause: Exposure and Bronchitis
  Person ID	I4945	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	24 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Robert Aitken,   b. 15 Dec 1805, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 17 Oct 1874, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Ann Henderson,   b. 3 Oct 1809, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 18 Jun 1880, Wester Tartraven, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Married	3 Oct 1828	Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [6]
  Family ID	F1588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Dawson,   b. 26 Jun 1839, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Mar 1862	Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: Robert Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1862 Marriage Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Spouse: Eliza Dawson FHL Film Number: 6035516 Name: Eliza Dawson Gender: Female Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1862 Marriage Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Spouse: Robert Aitken FHL Film Number: 6035516
  Children	1. Margaret Aitken,   b. 24 Sep 1862, Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 19 May 1886, Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 23 years)   2. Robert Aitken,   b. 14 Aug 1864, Tartraven Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Jul 1936, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (Age 71 years)   3. Francis Dawson Aitken,   b. 24 Jan 1867, Tartraven, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. William Aitken,   b. 17 Jan 1872, Silvermine, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F2612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1849 he attended Bathgate Academy. Robert and his brother, David, married two Dawson sisters, Elizabeth and Grace The informant of the death of Robert Aitken was his nephew, Robert Aitken Mackay, who lived at 1 Hopetoun Street, Bathgate

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3). [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3). [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).