James Russell Aitken

1886 - 1917  (31 years)

• Name	James Russell Aitken
  Born	19 Jul 1886	Hilderstone Old Glebe, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Ballencrief Nursery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	10 Dec 1914
  	gardener
  Military Service	4 Oct 1917  [2]
  	Private, 7th Service Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment
  	Service Number 45313, Formerly T/325316, R.A.S.C.
  Occupation	4 Oct 1917  [3]
  	gardener, on active service
  Residence	4 Oct 1917	Bughtknowes Farm, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  _UID	A845B13EE93746DEB49EDFA256DEA1784034
  Died	4 Oct 1917	Poelcappelle, Flanders, Belgium
  Buried	Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium
  Person ID	I5179	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Peter Aitken,   b. 1854, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 20 Oct 1937, Ballencrieff, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Janet Laurie Russell,   b. 3 May 1856, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 13 Jun 1934, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1885	Hilderston Hill, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Witnesses at the wedding of Peter Aitken and Janet Russell were John Pender and Janet Roberts
  Family ID	F1635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Pender,   b. 23 Sep 1876, Balbardie Gatehouse, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 12 Dec 1925, Seafield Farm, Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 49 years)
  Married	10 Dec 1914	34 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Note was made on her Marriage Cerificate that Magaret and James were cousins
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F1641	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

  James Aitken and his wife Margaret Pender were residing at Bathgate when he enlisted in the army, at Glencorse Army Barracks, Edinburgh, previously he had been a Territorial, in the R.A.S.C., number 325316. He was Private 45313, in the 7th Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment, when he was killed in action, probably at the third battle of Ypres. James died on 4 Oct 1917, in Flanders, Belgium, and was buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium Name: James Russell Aitken Gender: Male Rank: Private Regimental Number: 45313 Regiment or Ship: South Staffordshire Regiment Birth Date: 19 Jul 1886 Birth Place: Torphichen, Bathgate Marriage Date: Dec 1914 Marriage Place: Edinburgh Enlistment Date: Apr 1917 Death Date: 4 Oct 1917 Death Place: Poelcappelle Father: Peter Aitken Mother: Jessie Lawrie Russell Spouse: Margaret Pender Volume: Volume 4

  
  

• Sources

  [S196] 1901 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3). [S220] Military Record (Reliability: 3). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 3). [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).