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Margaret Aitken

Margaret Aitken

Female 1846 - 1907  (61 years)

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  • Name Margaret Aitken 
    Born 1846  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1851  Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1861  Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 30 Apr 1867  Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Grocer 
    Residence 1871  Houston Mains, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1881  [4
    grocer 
    Residence 1881  40 Jarvie Street, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 1891  [5
    greengrocer 
    Residence 1891  40 Jarvie Street, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 1901  [6
    confectioner 
    Residence 1901  13 Jarvey, St, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    _UID 095F0D67F2D143D59928F3F610F181B093A5 
    Died 8 Jul 1907  46 Mid Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Chronic bronchitis 
    Buried 11 Jul 1907  Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Person ID I4969  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 

    Father James Aitken,   b. 25 Mar 1816, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1884, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Marion Aitken,   b. 4 Sep 1815, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Nov 1885, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1837  Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Family ID F1590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Scott,   b. 2 Feb 1847, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1878, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1867  Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: William Scott
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1867
      Marriage Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
      Spouse: Nargaret Aitken
      FHL Film Number: 6035516

      Name: Margaret Aitken
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 30 Apr 1867
      Marriage Place: Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
      Spouse: William Scott
      FHL Film Number: 6035516


      Witnesses to the wedding of William Scott and Margaret Aitken were James Hodge and James Aitken
    Children 
     1. Alexander Scott,   b. 1 Jun 1867, Houston Row, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Nov 1915, 25 Blackwood Cres, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
     2. Marion Scott,   b. 15 Jul 1870, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1940, 54b Alexander Street, Coatbridge, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Margaret Scott,   b. 11 Nov 1873, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1941, Queen Mary Nursing Home, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. James Scott,   b. 19 Sep 1877, Dalmeny, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1955, Burghmuir Hospital, Perth, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 29 May 2016 
    Family ID F1620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mortality Records of Bathgate gives cause of death as cardiac failure.
      She was interred in Glasgow Road Cemetery, Bathgate, internment No. 10899, on 11 Jul 1907. The hearse went direct to the grave and she was buried at a depth of 7'. The cost of digging the grave was 7/6

      The informant of the death of Margaret Aitken was her son James Scott

  • Sources 
    1. [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).