James Aitken

1780 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Aitken
  Born	8 Aug 1780	Silvermine, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Christened	13 Aug 1780	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	9 Apr 1809	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Fuear
  Occupation	1841  [1]
  	publican
  Residence	1841	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Occupation	24 Sep 1883  [2]
  	Publican (deceased)
  _UID	7D630FBBBD354EB7948BC5B0323E3A3A1937
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I6669	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	William Aiken,   b. Abt 1751, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 5 Mar 1821, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Margaret Little,   b. Abt 1755,   d. 1832, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 77 years)
  Married	5 Dec 1779	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	The marriage of William Aitken to Margaret Little is given as 26 Jul. 1787, in the "Johnston Journal" but 5 Dec. 1779 in the OPR. Name: William Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 5 Dec 1779 Marriage Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Father: James Aitken Spouse: Margaret Little FHL Film Number: 102990 Name: Margaret Little Gender: Female Marriage Date: 5 Dec 1779 Marriage Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Spouse: William Aitken FHL Film Number: 102990
  Family ID	F2181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ann Arthur,   b. 1786, Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 22 Jun 1839  (Age 53 years)
  Married	9 Apr 1809	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: James Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 9 Apr 1809 Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Anne Arthur FHL Film Number: 1066638 Name: Anne Arthur Gender: Female Marriage Date: 9 Apr 1809 Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: James Aitken FHL Film Number: 1066638
  Children	1. William Aitken,   b. 12 Sep 1810, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 24 Sep 1883, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 73 years)   2. Janet Aitken,   b. 28 Mar 1813, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 9 Feb 1819  (Age 5 years)   3. James Aitken,   b. 6 Aug 1815, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 25 Jun 1841, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 25 years)   4. Janet Aitken,   b. 27 Nov 1819, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Patrick Wishart Aitken,   b. 9 Oct 1822, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2015
  Family ID	F2189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In the death records, of Torphichen Church, there is an entry on 14 Feb. 1819, "2/0 by cash from James Aitken for the children's mortcloth used to his deceased child Janet." In Mar 1821 James paid 6/8 for the use of the' best mortcloth' to bury his father. The hiring out of the 'mortcloth' was a means of the Church Minister making some money. The church usually owned three standards of 'mortcloth', which was used to cover a coffin. Hiring the 'best mortcloth' for his father's funeral would indicate that James had become a man of some standing. The monumental inscription reads; "James Aitken feuar here, wife Ann Arthur died 22 June 1839 aged 51, daughter Janet died 9 February 1819 aged 5, son James 25 June 1841 aged 25." James paid for the "best mortcloth" at the funeral of his brother Walter in Torphichen in 1822. James Aitken Gender: Male Birth Date: 8 Aug 1780 Baptism Date: 13 Aug 1780 Baptism Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Father: William Aitken Mother: Margaret Little FHL Film Number: 1066632 Reference ID: 2:17H8Z91 ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3). [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3). Death cert of son William