James William Smith

1896 - 1971  (74 years)

• Name	James William Smith
  Born	26 Jul 1896	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Postman  [1]
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	73 South Bridge Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [2]
  Residence	17 Aug 1921	West Houston, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  _UID	0755612ECC7C4ACD8EE84B5AECEE3A75EEBB
  Died	20 Jul 1971	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  Person ID	I8416	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	James Smith,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Agnes Mark,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jessie Russell Aitken,   b. 28 Aug 1894, Merchiston Bank, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 14 Jun 1974, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 79 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1921	Ballencrief Nursery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Marriage Certificate gives her full name as Jessie Russel Aitken. Witnesses were Elizabeth Aitken and James Galloway
  Children	1. James Aitken Smith,   b. 28 May 1923, Springbank, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 2 Jun 2008, Craigview, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 85 years)
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2011
  Family ID	F2780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was adopted and changed his name to Smith. His original name was Latta In 1915 he was the best-man for Robert Blair. Worked for the Post Office until he retired, in 1955 aged 60. Before he retired he was diagnosed with a brain tumour but it was benign and after an operation he went back to work in the Post Office. To suplement his PO pension he took a part-time job, April to September, as custodian of the Cairpapple Hill Historic Site, with the Ministry of Works, until at age 65 he qualified for his state pension. Six years later he had severe chest pains which was attributed to indigestion. In the morning it was no better and so a doctor was called. A heart attack was dignosed and he was rushed to hospital where he slipped away a few days later.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3). [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).