William Aitken b. 17 May 1855 256 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 2 Dec 1925 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: Orwin & Millar Genealogy

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Name	William Aitken
Birth	17 May 1855	256 Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Gender	Male
Burial	1925	Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
Burial	Plot Block 97, Plot 33
Death	2 Dec 1925	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Person ID	I6823	OrwinMillar
Last Modified	12 Aug 2024

Father	William Aitken, b. 14 Jul 1826, Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland d. 31 Jan 1897, Arden, Taieri, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
Mother	Jessie Melville Threadgold, b. 15 Feb 1832, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland d. 24 Sep 1893, Outram, Otago, New Zealand (Age 61 years)
Marriage	27 Mar 1851	256 Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland [1]
	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 Jane Turnball Oliver, b. 3 Dec 1858, Otepopo, Otago, New Zealand d. 21 Feb 1931, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 72 years)

Marriage 17 May 1877 Mahenu, New Zealand

Children

	1. William James Aitken, b. 18 Jul 1878, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 4 May 1960, Auckland, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
	2. Margaret Jessie Aitken, b. 2 Mar 1880, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 29 Oct 1954, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 74 years)
	3. Barabra Oliver Aitken, b. 17 Aug 1882, Otepopo, Otago, New Zealand d. 23 Jun 1955, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 72 years)
	4. Andrew Aitken, b. 20 Oct 1884, Totara Valley, New Zealand d. 24 Apr 1974, Adelaide, SA. Australia (Age 89 years)
	5. Annie Elizabeth Aitken, b. 23 Nov 1886, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 27 Jan 1951, Masterton, New Zealand (Age 64 years)
	6. Robert Lyal Aitken, b. 20 Apr 1889, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 30 Sep 1916, Somme, France (Age 27 years)
	7. Agnes Janet Aitken, b. 2 Nov 1891, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 18 Aug 1954, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 62 years)
	8. John Alexander Aitken, b. 19 Jan 1895, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 8 Oct 1916, Lodgehill Hospital, Birmingham, England (Age 21 years)
	9. Albert Victor Aitken, b. 9 Aug 1897, Totara Valley, Herbert, Otago, New Zealand d. 11 Aug 1930, Omaru, Canterbuty, New Zealand (Age 33 years)

Family ID F2284 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 Oct 2007

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.

He had been employed, at various times in his life, as a Farm Servant, Farming Contractor, Binder Expert, Blacksmith and a Caretaker