Magnus Aitken

1824 - 1903  (78 years)

• Name	Magnus Aitken
  Born	20 Jul 1824	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Christened	8 Aug 1824	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Kipps Coal Works, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Immigration	1848	Australia
  Occupation	Carpenter & Builder  [2]
  Residence	8 Sep 1852	St Peter   [3]
  Occupation	1856  [4]
  	carpenter
  Residence	1856	Jeffrey Street, Malmsbury, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia   [4]
  _UID	4C42B516C85F410FAD59A074285A7EFDE7AA
  Died	3 Jan 1903	Moe, Victoria, Australia   [5]
  Person ID	I6684	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Magnus Little Aitken,   b. 16 Aug 1794, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 28 Oct 1877, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Helen Beveridge,   b. 11 Nov 1792, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 10 Mar 1883, Linlithgow Bridge, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 90 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1820	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: Magnus Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 9 Jan 1820 Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Helen Beveridge FHL Film Number: 1066638 Name: Helen Beveridge Gender: Female Marriage Date: 9 Jan 1820 Marriage Place: Torphichen,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Magnus Aitken FHL Film Number: 1066638
  Family ID	F2182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion McNaughton,   b. 1830, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 1898, Moe, Victoria, Australia  (Age 68 years)
  Married	8 Sep 1852	St Peters Church, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Witnesses to the marriage of Magnus Aitken and Marion McNaughton were George Thomas Lipson and David Carson, both of Melbourne
  Children	1. Magnus Aitken,   b. 1853, Victoria, Australia ,   d. Abt 1856, Victoria, Australia  (Age 3 years)   2. William Chambers Aitken,   b. 16 Apr 1854, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 27 Aug 1943, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia  (Age 89 years)   3. Margaret Aitken,   b. 1855, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1856, Victoria, Australia  (Age 1 years)   4. Magnus Aitken,   b. 1856, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1943, Victoria, Australia  (Age 87 years)   5. James Aitken,   b. 4 Aug 1859, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1903, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 43 years)   6. James Golster Aitken,   b. 8 Oct 1864, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia ,   d. Feb 1865, Richmond, Victoria, Australia  (Age 0 years)   7. Walter Aitken,   b. 8 Sep 1867, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 1953, Yallourn, Victoria, Australia  (Age 85 years)   8. Robert Aitken,   b. 8 Nov 1867, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ,   d. 24 Dec 1927, Warragul, Victoria, Australia  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F2212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Magnus Aitken Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Jul 1824 Baptism Date: 8 Aug 1824 Baptism Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Father: Magnus Aitken Mother: Helen Beveridge FHL Film Number: 1066638 Reference ID: - 2:18104PP coming to Australia in 1848, Magnus lived close to Hopetoun House, the ancestral home of the Earl of Hopetoun, Lord Linlithgow. Magnus's father was a tenant of the Earl's estate. When Magnus first arrived in Melbourne he ran a grocery store until the time he joined the Victorian gold rush. He tried his luck at prospecting at Ballarat and later at Kyneton. Magnus must have made money from the gold rush either through prospecting or his business skills. He started a brewery in Loddon. Later he went to Gippsland where he helped build the Shire Hall at Moe. He then founded his own building business and became a prosperous businessman. The building business was eventually taken over by Magnus's son, Robert. Magnus met the Governor of Victoria, Lord Linlithgow the Earl of Hopetoun. The earl mentioned that he had known Magnus's father as a very honest man.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4). [S223] Australian Electoral Roll, (Digital images.), digital images (Reliability: 4). [S44] Press Cutting (Reliability: 4).