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James Allison Aitken
1818 - 1883 (65 years)-
Name James Allison Aitken Birth 10 Feb 1818 North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland 
Christening 8 Mar 1818 North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Gender Male Death 19 Aug 1883 East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand Person ID I6814 OrwinMillar Last Modified 17 Sep 2016
Father William Aitken, b. 26 Jul 1787, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 14 May 1833, Hillhousefield, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 45 years)Mother Ann Allison, b. 10 Aug 1793, Cannongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknownMarriage 1 Jan 1813 Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] - Name: William Aitken
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1813
Marriage Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Spouse: Ann Allison
FHL Film Number: 1067744
Name: Ann Allison
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1813
Marriage Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father: William Allison
Spouse: William Aitken
FHL Film Number: 1067744
Family ID F2187 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Isabella Galbraith, b. 1819, Birse, Aberdeenshire d. 14 Jan 1903, New Zealand (Age 84 years)Marriage 15 Mar 1842 Scotland Children 1. Christine Redpath Aitken, b. 8 Mar 1843, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland d. 24 Aug 1924, Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand (Age 81 years)2. William Aitken, b. 25 Mar 1847, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland d. 23 Apr 1932, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand (Age 85 years)3. Thomas Aitken, b. 7 Sep 1849, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland d. 26 May 1856, New Zealand (Age 6 years)4. Ann Isabelle Aitken, b. 21 Jun 1852, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 4 Apr 1912, New Zealand (Age 59 years)5. Margaret Aitken, b. 28 Jun 1854, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 9 Oct 1938, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 84 years)6. James Allison Aitken, b. 7 Sep 1856, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 18 Jul 1926, New Zealand (Age 69 years)7. Mary Galloway Aitken, b. 28 Nov 1858, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 23 Feb 1950, New Zealand (Age 91 years)8. Peter Thomas Aitken, b. 1 May 1861, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 7 Nov 1944 (Age 83 years)9. Andrew Allison Aitken, b. 25 Jan 1864, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand d. 15 Aug 1943, Clyde, Otago, New Zealand (Age 79 years)Family ID F2224 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Jul 2015
- Name: William Aitken
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Notes - James, his wife, and three children sailed to NZ, on board the "Simlah", They departed from London and travelled via Wellington, on the north island of NZ, then on to Dunedin, Otago, in the south island. They travelled steerage class and arrived at Port Chalmers, (Dunedin), 23 November 1851.
Taking up land at East Taieri they called it Woodside. This was just off Bush Road, on the Riccarton Road, towards Silverstream
When the McNab Run was available for settlement in 1875, James and his two sons Peter and Thomas took up "Hawthornden".
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- James, his wife, and three children sailed to NZ, on board the "Simlah", They departed from London and travelled via Wellington, on the north island of NZ, then on to Dunedin, Otago, in the south island. They travelled steerage class and arrived at Port Chalmers, (Dunedin), 23 November 1851.
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Sources - [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).
- [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).