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Catherine Manson Aitken

Catherine Manson Aitken

Female 1921 - 2014  (93 years)

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  • Name Catherine Manson Aitken 
    Residence 1921  30 Arthur Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Born 15 Feb 1921  30 Arthur Street, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    School Bellevue School Edinburgh. Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 14 May 2014  8 Clement Rise, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    _UID 5CC72632C4814250911F76183E9BA5DAE8B0 
    Died 14 May 2014  St Michael Hospital, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1975, Falkirk Infirmary, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Catherine Manson Spence,   b. 27 Jul 1886, Dounreay, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1960, 41 Chapelton Drive, West Calder, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 17 Jul 1908  13 Prince Regent Street, Leith, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2010 
    Family ID F3246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • 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 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).