Janet Dickson

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Family/Spouse: John Begg. John and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 19 Jul 1909; Laundrymaid
• Residence: 19 Jul 1909, 3 Royal Park Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1910, 25 Melbourne Place, North Berwick, Scotland
• Residence: 23 Jul 1915, 13 East Thomas Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Residence: 9 Oct 1916, 13 East Thomas Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Residence: 31 May 1966, 17 Wheatfield Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Known by her neices as "Mary Tea Breid" due to the fact that she always had 'tea bread' for their afternoon tea when they came to visit.

In 1966 Mary was on a bus trip to Ayr when she was found dead.
Mary was pronounced dead on the arrival of the ambulance, at County Hospital, Ayr, on 31 May 1966. No cause of death was given.

The informant of the death of Mary A K Begg was her son John Aitken.

Mary married John Aitken on 19 Jul 1909 in 245 High Street, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland. John (son of John Aitken and Sarah Barton) was born on 15 Nov 1886 in 10 Summerfield, Leith, Midlothian, Edinburgh; died on 19 Mar 1957 in 15 Tipperlin Road, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 16 Nov 1938; Railway Porter
• Residence: 16 Nov 1938, 17 Wheatfield Street, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Mary did not have any children of her own and so they adopted a son.
The boy went missing never to be seen again.
Because his father worked near a locomotive shed the locos fireboxes were searched for any signs of the body to no avail.
Eventually John and Mary moved from Edinburgh. It was rumoured that they suspected the birth-mother may have kidnapped the child and so they had moved to be closer to where they believed the birth-mother lived so they may find the boy. Nothing came of this.
Mary had taken to wearing dark glasses, from the time the boy went missing, and was rarely seen without them.

John married Mary Donaldson Fitzsimmons Johnston on 16 Nov 1938 in 369 High Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Mary (daughter of John Johnston and Mary Fitzsimmons) was born on 5 Jun 1912 in Trabboch, Stair, Ayr, Scotland; died on 27 Dec 1994 in 9 John Morton Crescent, Darvel, Ayr, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: 13 Feb 1937; Laundress
• Residence: 13 Feb 1937, 17 Wheatfield Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 26 Aug 1938, 17 Wheatfield Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 1946, 68 Carricknowe Grove, Corstophine, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 1957, 68 Carricknowe Grove, Corstophine, Edinburgh, Scotland

Notes:

Janet was a witnees at the wedding of her sister Mary in 1938

Janet married John Simson on 13 Feb 1937 in 68 Carricknowe Grove, Corstophine, Edinburgh, Scotland. John (son of George Simson and Jean Pecknold) was born on 30 Jul 1907 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1987 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 13 Feb 1937, 17 Wheatfield Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Occupation: 26 Aug 1938; Confectioner
• Residence: 26 Aug 1938, 17 Wheatfield Place, Edinburgh, Scotland
• Residence: 27 Oct 2001, 12 Calder Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Mary was a witness at the wedding of her sister Janet in 1937

Informant on the death of Mary Aitken was her son Harry Brown

Mary married Harry Brydon Brown on 26 Aug 1938 in Ardmillan Hall, Mureston Road, Edinburgh, Scotland. Harry (son of John Brown and Jeanne Howdon) was born on 16 Nov 1914 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 28 Jul 1995 in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

Ian was an adopted child.
On Monday 3 Sep 1951 he went missing never to be seen again.
The following report comes from "The Evening Dispatch" newspaper of Wednesday, 5th Sep 1951:
" Ten-year-old Ian Aitken wandered from his home at 6 Newport Street, Edinburgh on Monday afternoon and has not been seen since. All day yesterday and through-out last night his parents searched city streets for their missing son. Scottish police have been alerted to be on the look-out for him. Ian came home from Broughton School on Monday afternoon as usual. His mother was out. He whistled through the letter box but his father, a railwayman had just come off work and was asleep. He left his schoolbooks with a neighbour and played for a while with his young friends, he disappeared shortly afterwards. Ian is described as being small for his age with fair hair and a pale complexion. He was wearing navy-blue trousers, maroon blazer, black red and yellow tie, and grey stockings with red tops. Mrs Aitken told an Evening Dispatch reporter that Ian said to the neighbour with whom he left his schoolbooks that he was going to 'see the horses' at the nearby British Railways stables in Morrison Street 'But he never arrived there.' Said Mrs Aitken. She added that Ian was a quiet lad. 'He plays with few other children and he is definitely not the adventurous kind.' He was, however, very keen on history and liked to visit historical buildings. 'But I have been round the Castle, the Royal Scottish Museum and other places and no one appears to have seen him,' she said. Mrs Aitken told the reporter that she had been out shopping to get Ian's lunch ready. 'Just in case he turns up in time,' she added tearfully."
A police investigation took place but Ian was never found.

Janet married Douglas Williams [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Margaret Grieve Napthing. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harry married Patricia Mary Steedman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]