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Janet Meikle

Janet Meikle

Female 1836 - 1903  (67 years)

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  • Headstones

    Peter Aitken 10 Jan 1908
    Janet Meikle 16 Mar 1903
    Margaret Aitken 29 Apr 1879
    Annie Aitken 17 Jul 1968
    Robert Aitken 7 Feb 1877

  • Name Janet Meikle 
    Born 1836  Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 15 Apr 1836  Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1841  Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence 1851  Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 9 Jun 1857  Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1861  Boghead Gatehouse, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence 21 Nov 1861  Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 31 Mar 1864  Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1871  Monima, Saddell, Argyl, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 1881  Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 1891  Galabraes, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 1901  Bo'Ness Rd, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    _UID 841E4D37D068471391DEB693602F9DDC788C 
    Died 16 Mar 1903  Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Cause: Pulmonary Cardiac Failure 
    Buried Bathgate Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4922  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 16 Jan 2021 

    Father Robert Meikle,   b. Abt 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Agnes Nicol,   b. Abt 1826,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F2529  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Peter Aitken,   b. 6 Jun 1822, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1908, Braehead Farm, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 9 Jun 1857  Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Name: Peter Aitken
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1857
      Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland
      Spouse: Jessie Meikle
      FHL Film Number: 6035516
      Name: Jessie Meikle
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 9 Jun 1857
      Marriage Place: Bathgate,West Lothian,Scotland
      Spouse: Peter Aitken
      FHL Film Number: 6035516




      Witnesses at the wedding of Peter Aitken & Janet Meikle were John Aitken and Anne Meikle.
    Children 
     1. John Aitken,   b. 21 May 1857, Whitelaw, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1934, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Agnes Aitken,   b. 13 Sep 1859, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1943, 11 Springvalley Ter, Morningside, Edinburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     3. Elizabeth Aitken,   b. 21 Nov 1861, Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1926, 4 Smith Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     4. Jessie Aitken,   b. 31 Mar 1864, Boghead Lodge, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1908, Broom Flats, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years)
     5. Margaret Aitken,   b. 29 Aug 1866, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1879, Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     6. Isabella Aitken,   b. 30 Sep 1869, Saddel & Skipness, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1942, Viewfield, Torphichen Street, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     7. Annie Aitken,   b. 5 Jul 1872, Saddel & Skipness, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jul 1968, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     8. Robert Aitken,   b. 2 Jul 1875, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1877, Kirkton Cottages, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
    Last Modified 15 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F1586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • By 1869 the family were in Saddel & Skipness, ARL., but by 1875 they were back in Bathgate.
      She died at home at Braehead, Linlithgow, and was interred in Glasgow Road Cemetery, Bathgate. There was a hearse to the grave, private ground. Buried at H number 57. She was buried 7 foot deep at a cost of 8/6.

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] 1841 Census (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S38] 1851 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S12] 1861 Census (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S17] 1881 Census (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S15] 1891 Census (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S16] 1901 Census (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4).