William Aitken

1862 - 1919  (56 years)

• Name	William Aitken
  Born	21 Mar 1862	Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Mounteerie, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	1881  [2]
  	carter
  Residence	1881	Clifton Cottage, Edinburgh, Scotland   [2]
  	Living with his brother John
  Residence	14 Mar 1919	85 West Port, Edinburgh, Scotland   [3]
  _UID	E58D16E384724549A824065BFAB4234A3762
  Died	14 Mar 1919	Poorhouse, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland   [3]
  	Cause: acute chronic bronchitis
  Person ID	I4976	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018

  
  

  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	Elizabeth McCallum,   d. Aft 1919
  Last Modified	14 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F5066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The story is told, within the family, that "Unc" a notorious black sheep of the family, had his own still, distilling illegal whisky, which he would load onto his buttermilk cart and take to Edinburgh to sell. At one time he found out the Customs men were on his trail. He disposed of the still by throwing it into one of the limestone quarry ponds. It was found by the Customs but they could not prove it belonged to "Unc". "Unc" became a tramp and at one time James Lind Aitken and Ann Eliza Aitken found him asleep in their barn. He was in such a mess that Ann took all his clothes and burnt them. After he was given a bath and new clothes he disappeared again The informant on the death of William Aitken was John Aitken, brother

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).