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John Aitken

John Aitken

Male 1882 - 1941  (58 years)

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  • Name John Aitken 
    Born 27 Jul 1882  West Binny, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Cowdenhill, Carriden, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Occupation 1901  [3
    Wood Sawyers Assistant 
    Residence 1901  Main St, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 3 Feb 1905  [1
    Labourer 
    Residence 3 Feb 1905  Stewart Avenue, Bo Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 13 Jun 1905  [1
    Wood Sawyer 
    Occupation 23 Dec 1906  [4
    wood sawyer 
    Occupation 1 May 1908  [4
    wood sawyer 
    Occupation 10 Apr 1910 
    labourer 
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [5
    woodyard labourer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Bankhead, Linlithgow Road, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 26 Mar 1912  [4
    woodyard foreman 
    Occupation 4 May 1914  [4
    dock stevedore 
    Occupation 19 Nov 1915  [4
    general labourer 
    Occupation 22 Mar 1917  [6
    enlisted military service 
    Occupation 17 Aug 1919  [6
    discharged military service 
    Occupation 16 May 1920  [4
    motor driver 
    Occupation 27 Aug 1921  [4
    motor driver 
    Occupation 23 Jan 1925 
    motor driver 
    Occupation 27 Jan 1927  [4
    motor lorry driver 
    Occupation 20 Dec 1929  [1
    Chauffeur 
    Occupation 11 Jul 1930  [7
    motor friver 
    Occupation 2 Oct 1931  [8
    motor driver 
    Occupation 18 Aug 1939  [7
    woodyard checker 
    Occupation 20 Apr 1941 
    Commercial Motor Driver 
    Died 20 Apr 1941  6 West Bog, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Pulmonary Tuberculosis 
    Occupation 13 Sep 1946  [7
    general labourer, deceased 
    Occupation 18 Nov 1950  [7
    motor lorry driver, deceased 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1951  [7
    motor driver, deceased 
    Occupation 8 Apr 1977 
    General Labourer (deceased) 
    Occupation 24 Mar 1980 
    lorry driver, deceased 
    Occupation 15 Mar 1985 
    motor lorry driver, decased 
    Occupation 18 May 1991 
    general labourer, deceased 
    Occupation 16 Sep 1995 
    motor lorry driver (deceased) 
    Occupation 27 Jun 1997  [8
    motor driver, deceased 
    Occupation 17 Jul 2012  [8
    motor driver, deceased 
    _UID C02A1CD024544D93A1E7E1077CEA7DD45545 
    Person ID I4981  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

    Father John Aitken,   b. 21 May 1857, Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1934, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Finaly Williamson,   b. 10 Jan 1860, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1940, Broomieknowe, 2 Marchlands Terrace, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1878  Avonbridge, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses to the wedding of John Aitken and Elizabeth Williamson were Robert Wright and Janet Bisset.
    Family ID F1592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marion Dalrymple Anderson,   b. 20 Feb 1884, Cosbie Hall, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1955, 6 West Bog, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 3 Feb 1905  St Andrews Church Manse, B'oness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Witnesses at the wedding of John Aitken and Marion Anderson were Alexander Aitken and Maggie Brown
    Children 
     1. John Aitken,   b. 13 Jan 1905, 77 South St, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1990, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. William Anderson Aitken,   b. 23 Dec 1906, 77 South Street, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1931, 1 East Bog, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years)
     3. Alexina Robertson Aitken,   b. 1 May 1908, Bankhead, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1995, Grange Nursing Home, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Elizabeth Aitken,   b. 10 Apr 1910, Bankhead, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1977, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     5. Peter Aitken,   b. 26 Mar 1912, 27 Avon Place, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1985, 48 Clydesdale Street, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Mary Anderson Aitken,   b. 4 May 1914, 27 Avon Place, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1980, 65 Glebe Avenue, Uphalll, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. Alexander McIntosh Aitken,   b. 19 Nov 1915, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1991, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     8. Living
     9. Margaret McIntosh Aitken,   b. 27 Aug 1921, 10 West Bog, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1997, 104 Wyndford Avenue, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     10. James Cochrane Aitken,   b. 23 Jan 1925, 6 West Bog, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 2005, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     11. Jeanie Sneddon Aitken,   b. 27 Jan 1927, 6 West Bog, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 2012, Bo'ness Hospital, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2013 
    Family ID F4390  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • The informant on the death John Aitken was his son John Aitken of 12 Hamilton Street, Grangepans, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland

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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 8 Mar 2017.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 17 Jan 2018.
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      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 19 Jan 2018.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

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

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

    4. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S232] 1911 Census Scotland, Scotland., (n.d.) (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S220] Military Record (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).