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Jane Melville Aitken

Jane Melville Aitken

Female 1853 - 1929  (75 years)

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  • Name Jane Melville Aitken 
    Born 26 Oct 1853  258 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Emigration 8 Jan 1858  Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • ?b?Emigrated to Dunedin, New Zealand?/b?
    Occupation Mid Wife 
    _UID D321F90F1DB440D5A0D2C282472846D4215D 
    Died 14 Oct 1929  Featherston, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6822  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2019 

    Father William Aitken,   b. 14 Jul 1826, Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1897, Arden, Taieri, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Jessie Melville Threadgold,   b. 15 Feb 1832, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1893, Outram, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 27 Mar 1851  256 Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: William Aitken
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1851
      Marriage Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
      Spouse: Jessie Threadgold
      FHL Film Number: 1066696

      Name: Jessie Threadgold
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1851
      Marriage Place: Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
      Father: John Threadgold
      Spouse: William Aitken
      FHL Film Number: 1066696

    Family ID F2221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Johnston,   b. 1 Jun 1834, Perth, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Sep 1910, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 30 Apr 1875  West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Charles Johnston,   b. 14 Feb 1876, West Taieri, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1942, Auckland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     2. William Aitken Johnston,   b. 27 Mar 1878, Outram, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1953, Wanganui, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. David Johnston,   b. 2 Aug 1881, East Taieri, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1932, Mosgiel, Otaga, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     4. Andrew Aitken Johnston,   b. 16 Sep 1883,   d. 24 Dec 1959, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2007 
    Family ID F2283  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • William, Jessie, Jane and William junior departed from Leith, for NZ, on board the "Strathallen", in 1857.
      The ship left Leith on the 4 Oct 1857 arriving at Port Chalmers, Otago, 8 Jan 1858 after a voyage of 96 days. Even after that long journey they still had to wait four days before they could get ashore.

      Jane was a Midwife. The Johnston Journal says "the Strath Taieri District had reason to be very grateful to Jane Johnston for the excellent work as a midwife that she did for many years."