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Marion Aitken

Marion Aitken

Female 1881 - 1933  (52 years)

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  • Name Marion Aitken 
    Born 8 Aug 1881  Clifton Cottage, Boswell Road., Wardie, Leith, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1891  10 Summerfield, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1901  [2
    waitress (restaurant) 
    Residence 1901  29 James St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 9 Apr 1902  29 James St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 2 Oct 1933  8 Buchanan Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _UID D60DFCC0F51D46E58533270F7B50D2B71E28 
    Died 2 Oct 1933  Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: diabetes 
    Person ID I5134  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 18 Oct 2018 

    Father John Aitken,   b. 31 May 1848, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1937, 29 James St, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Sarah Barton,   b. 26 Nov 1851, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1918, 29 James St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1878  United Presbyterian Church, Ecclefechan, Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses to the wedding of John Aitken and Sarah Barton were Peter Aitken and Janet Barton.
    Family ID F1621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Peter William Kemp,   b. 19 Jun 1865, Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1918, Poorhouse, Inveresk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 9 Apr 1902  35 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • The marriage between Peter W Kemp andMarion Aitken was a civil marriage made "by declaration, in front of Janet Hepburn or Kemp".
    Children 
     1. Thomas Barton Kemp,   b. 10 Jul 1903, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Mar 1966, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     2. John Kemp,   b. 10 Mar 1906, South Elgin St, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1979, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. James Aitken Kemp,   b. 1 Mar 1908, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1978, City Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     4. George Kemp,   b. 19 Apr 1910, Arthur St, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. May Aitken Kemp,   b. 2 Jul 1912, 336 Leith Walk, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2011 
    Family ID F1626  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alexander Barron,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Alexander Barron,   b. 24 May 1923, 219 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1984, Heathfield Hospital, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2007 
    Family ID F2773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Name: Marion Aitken
      Gender: Female
      Birth Date: 8 Aug 1881
      Birth Place: North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
      Father: John Aitken
      Mother: Sarah Baxter Aitken
      FHL Film Number: 232688
      Reference ID: v 692-1 p 183

      Marion died at the Western General Hospital but had been in Seafield Poorhouse some time before she died of diabetes.

      Thomas Kemp was the informant on the death of his mother, Marion Aitken, in 1933

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

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

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