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William Aitken

William Aitken

Male 1855 - 1933  (77 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William AitkenWilliam Aitken was born on 17 Aug 1855 in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 27 Apr 1933 in 144 Main St, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in 1933 in Whitburn Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 8A0B2F967A7B4669A1BB5546345B2FFAAD9D
    • Residence: 1861, 22 Green Sq, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1871, Bowyett, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 29 Nov 1879; Farm Servant
    • Residence: 29 Nov 1879, Brown Hill, Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1881; pit labourer
    • Residence: 1881, Gateside, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 13 Apr 1881; Pit Labourer
    • Occupation: 1891; general labourer
    • Residence: 1891, Main St North Side, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 1901; general labourer
    • Residence: 1901, 151 West Main St, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 11 Jul 1907; colliery labourer
    • Occupation: 5 Sep 1933; labourer, deceased

    Notes:

    Name: William Aitken
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 17 Aug 1855
    Birth Place: Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
    Father: John Aitken
    Mother: Marion Lindsay
    FHL Film Number: 6035516

    In 1899 he was the informant on his daughter, Janet's, Death Certificate.

    John Aitken was the informant of the death of his father William Aitken

    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2019.
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    William married Margaret Stewart on 28 Nov 1879 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of John Stewart and Jane Fleming) was born in 1861 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 5 Sep 1933 in 144 West Main Street, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Whitburn Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Janet Aitken  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Nov 1879 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 21 Sep 1899 in 149 West Main St, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Whitburn Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.
    2. 3. John Aitken  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1881 in Gateside, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 29 Oct 1965 in 6 Inch Crescent, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.
    3. 4. Jean Aitken  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1886 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
    4. 5. William Davis Aitken  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1896 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 3 Dec 1917 in Ypres, Belgium; was buried in Duhallow ADS, Ypres, Belgium.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Janet AitkenJanet Aitken Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 7 Nov 1879 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 21 Sep 1899 in 149 West Main St, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; was buried in Whitburn Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 478B8DFD5DAB49ECBCA5F743DD25223189D3
    • Residence: 1881, Gateside, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1891, Main St North Side, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 22 Sep 1899; Domestic Servant


  2. 3.  John AitkenJohn Aitken Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 13 Apr 1881 in Gateside, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 29 Oct 1965 in 6 Inch Crescent, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: EF1BE36E591A415D8B7845B9C67D47A9A03F
    • Residence: 1891, Main St North Side, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 1901, 151 West Main St, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 9 Apr 1913, Almond View, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 27 Apr 1933, 373 Manse Rd, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 5 Sep 1933, 373 Manse Rd, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 29 Oct 1965; Colliery washerman (retired)
    • Occupation: 19 Feb 1985; colliery washerman, deceased

    Notes:

    John Aitken was the informant of the death of his father William Aitken

    The informant of the death of John Aiteken was David Yardly, brother in law, 148 South Mid Street, Bathgate


    ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 15 Jan 2018.
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    ------ From Source Attached To: Residence ------
    Death Cert, Cit. Date: 9 Jun 2019.
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    John married Mary Russell Greig on 9 Apr 1913 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Mary (daughter of John Greig and Isabella Russell) was born on 30 Oct 1888 in Westfield, Clackmannan, Scotland; died on 19 Feb 1985 in 6 Inch Crescent, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Jean AitkenJean Aitken Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1886 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 7486376FF9CC4923AA7B2EAAF8B3B3C0EC76
    • Residence: 1891, Main St North Side, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Occupation: 11 Jul 1907; farm servant
    • Residence: 11 Jul 1907, West Main Street, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 23 Apr 1909, Almond View, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 25 Apr 1912, Almond View, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Residence: 5 Oct 1916, Almond View, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Jean married John Adamson on 11 Jul 1907 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. John (son of Bruce Adamson and Agnes Grant) was born in 1886; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. William Aitken Adamson  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1912 in Almond View, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.
    3. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  William Davis AitkenWilliam Davis Aitken Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1896 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 3 Dec 1917 in Ypres, Belgium; was buried in Duhallow ADS, Ypres, Belgium.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 81E3409B76634899A2F63F596CB12F7AEF52
    • Residence: 1901, 151 West Main St, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    • Military Service: 30 Dec 1917; Private, Royal, Scots



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean2, 1.William1)

  2. 7.  William Aitken AdamsonWilliam Aitken Adamson Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Apr 1912 in Almond View, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland; and died.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 296DD94344ED44EEB6DECB379CD126ADEB10


  3. 8.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (4.Jean2, 1.William1)