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William Aitken

William Aitken[1]

Male 1847 - 1932  (85 years)

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  • Name William Aitken 
    Born 25 Mar 1847  Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1851  Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Immigration 1864  Dunedin, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arrived no board the Simla
    Occupation farmer 
    _UID AE25623768124D36923C46B0F431C8789273 
    Buried 1932  Wyndham Cemetery, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • PLOT
      119 Block VIII
    Died 23 Apr 1932  Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6835  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2022 

    Father James Allison Aitken,   b. 10 Feb 1818, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1883, East Taieri, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Isabella Galbraith,   b. 1819, Birse, Aberdeenshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1903, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1842  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2224  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Fraser,   b. 4 Jun 1846, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1914, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 7 Jul 1869  Taieri Village, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Fraser Aitken,   b. 14 May 1870, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1870, Kaihiku, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     2. Andrew Aitken,   b. 24 Aug 1871, Kaihiku, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1944, Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. James Aitken,   b. 3 Nov 1873, Kaihiku, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1959, Ngongataha, Rotorua, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     4. John Fraser Aitken,   b. 4 Jul 1875, Kaihiku, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1931, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     5. William Aitken,   b. 2 Jul 1877, Chatton, Waikaka Valley, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1956, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     6. Sarah Grace Aitken,   b. 25 Jul1879, Chatton, Waikaka Valley, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1883, Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Peter Thomas Aitken,   b. 10 Sep 1881, Chatton, Waikaka Valley, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1949, Taranaki, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     8. Isabella Galbraith Aitken,   b. 30 Aug 1883, Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1922, Edendale, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years)
     9. Alexander Fraser Aitken,   b. 21 Sep 1885, Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1906, Mataura Island, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     10. Andrew James Aitken,   b. 15 Jul 1886, Opunake, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1918, Abassia General Hospital, Cairo, Egypt Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     11. Christina Grace Aitken,   b. 15 Oct 1887, Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jul 1968, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     12. Findlay Daniel Aitken,   b. 4 Jun 1890, Longbush, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1963, Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2022 
    Family ID F2225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    William Aitken 1932
    Sarah Fraser 1914
    Christina Grace Aitken 1968
    Alexander Fraser Aitken 1906
    Plot: 119 Block VIII

  • Notes 
    • James, his wife and 3 children sailed to NZ onboard the "SIMLA" arriving 23/11/1851 to take-up land @ East Taieri & called it 'Woodside'

      William and all his brothers, excepting Andrew, the youngest, took up farming at Kaihiku, Waikaka Valley and Mataura Island areas.

  • Sources 
    1. [S252] England - Death Index, England / Wales., (http://www.ancestry.com :2007.), England & Wales, National Probate Calendar." 1858 -1966, Orwin, Ada Susannah, accessed 15 Sep 2013. (Reliability: 3).
      ORWIN Ada Susannah of 18 Ross Street Rochester spinster died 9 February 1958 at St Bartholomews Hospital Rochester Probate London 14 March to John Godfrey Roberts civil servant. Effects

    2. [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3).