Sarah Barton Aitken^[1]

1912 - 1978  (65 years)

• Name	Sarah Barton Aitken
  Born	15 Sep 1912	3 Henderson Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Residence	16 Jul 1943	Vellore Cottage, Maddiston, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  _UID	8AE485DA69B745388F4A17F0AFACC588F251
  Died	27 Jan 1978	Laurieston, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I8391	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	Thomas Barton Aitken,   b. 4 Feb 1884, Fallside, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 1 Feb 1975, Falkirk Infirmary, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Catherine Manson Spence,   b. 27 Jul 1886, Dounreay, Caithness, Scotland ,   d. 19 Mar 1960, 41 Chapelton Drive, West Calder, Mid Lothian, Scotland  (Age 73 years)
  Married	17 Jul 1908	13 Prince Regent Street, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses at the wedding of Thomas Aitken and Catherine Spence were James Aitken and Nell Spence.
  Family ID	F1624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Orr Gardiner,   b. 5 Dec 1909, Scotland ,   d. 17 Apr 1982, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 72 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1943	Vellore Cottage, Maddiston, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	30 Jan 2008
  Family ID	F3240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  When younger Sarah was nicknamed Sis. As she got older she thought this was a bit childish and so she changed this to Chris. No one new her as Sarah, always Chris. Chris got her first job, through her sister, Nelly. This was working as a Shop Assistant in Mr Sorley's furniture emporium in Duke St., Leith. One of the first things she bought with her wages was a radio gramophone. When she took it home her dad promptly changed it into a cabinet. He was forever modifying things. Eventually Chris went into service and became a cook. Chris was a friend of Jean Redpath (nee McCallum). One day, whilst visiting Jean at Pilton, Jean's cousin, John Gardiner came to visit. This was the first time Chris and John had met. All her married life she cared for Walter, her mentally retarded brother-in-law. Chris was very placid in nature and not very robust in health.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).