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James Aitken
1780 - Yes, date unknown-
Name James Aitken Birth 8 Aug 1780 Silvermine, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland 
Christening 13 Aug 1780 Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I6669 OrwinMillar 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)Marriage 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)Marriage 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 unknown5. Patrick Wishart Aitken, b. 9 Oct 1822, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2189 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Dec 2015
- 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.
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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
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- 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."