Robert Aitken Arthur

1858 - 1940  (81 years)

• Name	Robert Aitken Arthur
  Born	30 May 1858	Silvermine Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Kipps Road Side, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Residence	1871	Tartraven, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Occupation	1881  [3]
  	Quarryman
  Residence	1881	Tartraven Smithy, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland   [3]
  Occupation	1891
  	mineral borer
  Residence	1891	Byers Cottage, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	3 Apr 1895  [4]
  	labourer
  Residence	3 Apr 1895	Drumcross, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  Occupation	3 Nov 1897  [5]
  	gamekeeper
  Occupation	25 Aug 1900  [5]
  	gamekeeper
  Occupation	1901  [6]
  	Gamekeeper
  Residence	1901	Huntfield Lodge, Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [6]
  Occupation	3 Apr 1916  [7]
  	gamekeeper
  Occupation	7 Apr 1940  [4]
  	Gamekeeper (Retired)
  _UID	BAE2B8AC4E974BE09469EFA5000455D9D37E
  Died	7 Apr 1940	Old Crawfordton, Glencairn, Dumfrieshire, Scotland   [4]
  	Cause: senility and myocarditis
  Buried	9 Apr 1940	Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
  	Name: Robert Arthurs Record Type: Burial Death Date: abt 1940 Burial Date: 9 Apr 1940 Burial Place: Lockerbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland Grave Number: 1393 Interment Number: 2438
  Person ID	I7284	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	James Arthur,   b. 3 Apr 1826, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 21 Jun 1900, Montgomery Stables, Tarbolton, Ayr, Scotland  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catherine Aitken,   b. 1830, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Aug 1900, Broomparkwell, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 70 years)
  Married	13 Feb 1852	Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Catherine Aitken and James Arthur were married by the Rev. William Branks, minister of Torphichen Church, at Silvermine Farm. Name: James Arthur Gender: Male Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1852 Marriage Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Spouse: Catherine Aitken FHL Film Number: 1066638 Name: Catherine Aitken Gender: Female Marriage Date: 13 Feb 1852 Marriage Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland Spouse: James Arthur FHL Film Number: 1066638
  Family ID	F2358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christine Smellie,   b. 13 Nov 1865, Currie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 3 Apr 1916, Kirkton Cottage, Dryfesdale, Dumfrieshire, Scotland  (Age 50 years)
  Married	3 Apr 1895	The Manse, Church of Scotland, Torphicen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland   [4]
  	Witnesses at the wedding of Robert Arthur and Christina Smellie were David Aitken, Georgina Downs
  Children	1. Christina Constance Smellie Arthur,   b. 3 Nov 1897, Huntfield Lodge, Liberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 16 Oct 1975, Royal Infirmary Dumfries, Scotland  (Age 77 years)   2. Catherine Aitken Arthur,   b. 25 Aug 1900, Huntfield Lodge, Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland ,   d. 31 Oct 1977, Royal Infirmary Dumfries, Dumfrieshire, Scotland  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2010
  Family ID	F5068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Name: Robert Aitken Arthur Gender: Male Birth Date: 30 May 1858 Birth Place: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Father: James Arthur Mother: Cath erine AitkenFHL Film Number: 6035516 The informant of the death of Robert A Aitken was his daughter C S Arthur ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------ Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Jul 2020. -----------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3). [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3). [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3). [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S47] GRO Edinburgh (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3). [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 4).