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Janet Laurie Russell

Janet Laurie Russell

Female 1856 - 1934  (78 years)

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  • Name Janet Laurie Russell 
    Born 3 May 1856  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1861  3 Glebiside, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 1881  Hilderston Hill Farm, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 3 Sep 1885 
    domestic servant 
    Residence 1901  Ballencrief Nursery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 17 Aug 1921  Ballencrief Nursery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    _UID 2B309A9961E54FF2A774FC3F42E7A08ABEBA 
    Buried 1934  Bathgate Paulville Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 13 Jun 1934  Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cause: heart failure & pernicious anaemia. 
    Person ID I5176  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2020 

    Father George Burns Russell,   b. Abt 1825,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Janet Stein,   b. Abt 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Aitken,   b. 1854, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1937, Ballencrieff, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1885  Hilderston Hill, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Witnesses at the wedding of Peter Aitken and Janet Russell were John Pender and Janet Roberts
    Children 
     1. James Russell Aitken,   b. 19 Jul 1886, Hilderstone Old Glebe, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1917, Poelcappelle, Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years)
     2. Jane Stein Aitken,   b. 10 Jul 1887, Hilderston, Old Glebe, Torphicen, West Lothian Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1969, 4 North Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     3. George Russell Aitken,   b. 10 Dec 1888, Hilderston Hill, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1896, Merchiston Bank Nursery, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 7 years)
     4. Peter Aitken,   b. 1 Dec 1890, Merchiston Bank Avenue, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1918, Flanders, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years)
     5. Marion Aitken,   b. 3 Jul 1892, Merchiston Bank Avenue, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1984, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     6. Jessie Russell Aitken,   b. 28 Aug 1894, Merchiston Bank, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1974, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     7. John Aitken,   b. 21 Jul 1896, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1917, Villers-Faucon, Somme, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)
     8. Elizabeth Aitken,   b. 20 Jul 1898, Ballencrief Nursery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1978, Bangour, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     9. Bethia Scott Aitken,   b. 17 Jun 1902, Ballencrieff, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1989, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 30 Mar 2011 
    Family ID F1635  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    Janet Laurie Russell 13 Jun 1934
    Peter Aitken 20 Oct 1937
    George Aitken 13 Jul 1896
    James Aitken 4 Oct 1917
    Peter Aitken 22 Mar 1918
    John Aitken 14 Sep 1917
    Andrew Britton 30 Mar 1950
    Jane Stein Aitken 12 Jun 1969
    Bethia Scott Aitken 27 Oct 1989

  • Notes 
    • Janet and Peter had three of their sons killed in the Great War, (WWI).

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

    2. [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S196] 1901 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).

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