John Aitken

1848 - 1937  (88 years)

• Name	John Aitken
  Born	31 May 1848	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1851	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1861	Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	1871  [3]
  	carter
  Residence	1871	Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	1877
  	Master Carter
  Residence	14 Feb 1878	Hillderston Hill Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	1881  [4]
  	Pier Porter
  Residence	1881	Clifton Cottage, Boswell Road, Wardie, Leith   [4]
  Occupation	15 Nov 1886
  	Warehouseman
  Residence	15 Nov 1886	10 Summerfield, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	Aft 1886	Melrose Drovers
  	Cart Driver
  Occupation	1891  [5]
  	ship labourer
  Residence	1891	10 Summerfield, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [5]
  Occupation	1901  [6]
  	general labourer
  Residence	1901	29 James St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  Residence	25 Feb 1937	29 James St, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  _UID	A1C6878FDCE84C6183338825597685A84DD6
  Died	25 Feb 1937	29 James St, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
  	Cause: Acute Bronchitis
  Person ID	I4970	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	James Aitken,   b. 25 Mar 1816, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 16 Jun 1884, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Marion Aitken,   b. 4 Sep 1815, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 6 Nov 1885, Hilderston Hill House, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Married	24 Sep 1837	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	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	Sarah Barton,   b. 26 Nov 1851, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland ,   d. 11 Mar 1918, 29 James St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 66 years)
  Married	14 Feb 1878	United Presbyterian Church, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland
  	Witnesses to the wedding of John Aitken and Sarah Barton were Peter Aitken and Janet Barton.
  Children	1. Janet Barton Aitken,   b. 24 Nov 1879, 2 Victoria Pl, Trinity, Edinburgh, Scotland ,   d. 19 Sep 1891, 10 Summerfield, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland  (Age 11 years)   2. Marion Aitken,   b. 8 Aug 1881, Clifton Cottage, Boswell Road., Wardie, Leith, Scotland ,   d. 2 Oct 1933, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 52 years)   3. Thomas Barton Aitken,   b. 4 Feb 1884, Fallside, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 1 Feb 1975, Falkirk Infirmary, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 90 years)   4. John Aitken,   b. 15 Nov 1886, 10 Summerfield, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh ,   d. 19 Mar 1957, 15 Tipperlin Road, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 70 years)   5. James Aitken,   b. 18 Dec 1888, 10 Summerfield, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 24 May 1977, 1 Glenlockart Rd, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 88 years)   6. Peter Aitken,   b. 13 Mar 1894, 10 Summerfield, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 9 Aug 1917, Flanders, Belgium  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2011
  Family ID	F1621	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  About 1855, with a downturn in his father's fortunes, the family had to move from Silvermine Farm to Montaree Farm. This was around the other side of the Cairnpepple hill. Every person in the family had to help with the removal by carrying furniture, goods and belongings. Young John had to carry his own chair. When the family arrived at their new home, John was missing. A search was instituted. The elder children were sent to retrace their steps. John was eventually found fast asleep on his chair on the side of Cairnpepple hill. He had stopped for a rest, sat down on his chair and fallen asleep Quite enjoying his drink there was many an occasion when Johns horse would bring him home whilst he was asleep lying in the back of the cart. This whilst working for Melrose Drovers. Later on John had a gardening contracting business and he used to keep his tools under a pub in Goldenacre. Thus it was handy for his afterwork ale. After his wife died he used to visit his son, Tom and family, at Craigmiller. Sinclairina Stewart (nee Aitken), remembers him as a small man, looking very much like Beaverbrook. Sinclairina remembers that whoever met him off the bus would always receive a silver threepenny. As a present, to the house, he would also have a packet of Abernethy biscuits and a bag of pan drops. The informant on the death of William Aitken was John Aitken, brother

  
  

• Sources

  [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).