1921 - 2014 (93 years)
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Name |
Catherine Manson Aitken |
Residence |
1921 |
30 Arthur Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] |
Born |
15 Feb 1921 |
30 Arthur Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Gender |
Female |
School |
Bellevue School Edinburgh. [1] |
Residence |
14 May 2014 |
8 Clement Rise, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland [2] |
_UID |
5CC72632C4814250911F76183E9BA5DAE8B0 |
Died |
14 May 2014 |
St Michael Hospital, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland [2] |
Cause: Pelvic Fracture, Stroke |
Person ID |
I8395 |
My Big Tree |
Last Modified |
1 Jul 2021 |
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.
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Family ID |
F1624 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Austin Hubert Howes, b. 28 Aug 1920, 33 Bangor Road, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland , d. 2022, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 101 years) |
Married |
6 Oct 1945 |
St. Paul's Church, Lorne Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland [1] |
Children |
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Last Modified |
27 Nov 2010 |
Family ID |
F3246 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Cath attended Bellevue School Edinburgh.
On leaving school she went to work in Martin's bakery shops until she was called up during WWII.
Before WWII she attended David Redpath's Minerva Christian Mission in Leith. Here she met David Stewart, who she went out with for a while.
When she was called up she went to work in a shipyard in Fife installing the electrics on corvettes.
During the war Cathy met Petty Officer Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) Austin Howes.
Austin and Catherine lived in retirement at Dedridge, Livingston
Informant on the death of Catherine was her daughter Joyce Mack
------ From Source Attached To: Death ------
Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Dec 2014.
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------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
Death Cert, Cit. Date: 23 Dec 2014.
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Sources |
- [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).
- [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).
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