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John James Aitken

John James Aitken

Male 1910 - 1958  (47 years)

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  • Name John James Aitken 
    Born 2 Apr 1910  25 Melbourne Place, North Berwick, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 16 Nov 1938  [2
    Railway Porter 
    Residence 16 Nov 1938  17 Wheatfield Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 74909074912C46308DB684C1F739F25B4095 
    Died Pre 1958  [2
    Person ID I5142  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 11 Nov 2018 

    Father John Aitken,   b. 15 Nov 1886, 10 Summerfield, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1957, 15 Tipperlin Road, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Mary Ann Kelly Begg,   b. 2 May 1887, Lorne Square, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 May 1966, County Hospital, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1909  245 High Street, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • According to the marriage certificate John Aitken and Mary Begg were "married by declaration in the presence of Alexander Begg, railway Porter and James Aitken, gardener."
    Family ID F1623  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Donaldson Fitzsimmons Johnston,   b. 5 Jun 1912, Trabboch, Stair, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1994, 9 John Morton Crescent, Darvel, Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1938  369 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Ian Aitken,   b. 1941,   d. Sep 1951, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F3255  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mary did not have any children of her own and so they adopted a son.
      The boy went missing never to be seen again.
      Because his father worked near a locomotive shed the locos fireboxes were searched for any signs of the body to no avail.
      Eventually John and Mary moved from Edinburgh. It was rumoured that they suspected the birth-mother may have kidnapped the child and so they had moved to be closer to where they believed the birth-mother lived so they may find the boy. Nothing came of this.
      Mary had taken to wearing dark glasses, from the time the boy went missing, and was rarely seen without them.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 3).

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