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James Aitken Shanks

James Aitken Shanks

Male 1906 - 1994  (88 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Aitken ShanksJames Aitken Shanks was born on 15 Sep 1906 in Windy Walls, Silvermines Farm, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 25 Sep 1994 in Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: C55BF006FF60474283DA737927BB5A28AB05
    • Occupation: 1928; Poultry Farmer
    • Residence: 1944, 5 Mannerston, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

    Notes:

    Sometime after 1942 Jean and Jimmy seperated and Jean lived in Reading, BKS, England.

    Notes from terry Stewart
    In 1993, I found David Aitken at his home at "Becathlaw".
    Saying that he knew very little about the family he would take me to his "brother's" place. He took me to Jimmy Shanks home.
    This house, Lathallen House by Polmont, had been a mansion once owned by Salvensons the Ship Builder. Now the house was boarded up. The grounds were like a building site with scrap lying all around. Jimmy was variously described as a General Dealer or Scrap-metal Dealer,
    Jimmy no longer actually lived in the main house, preferring to live in a cottage on the estate. When I called there was no one at home. The door, to the cottage, was open and there was a roaring fire in the main room. The main room had been turned into a bedroom. Junk was piled high to the ceiling against all four walls.
    Three televisions were in the room sitting on top of each other. One of them blared out the horse racing. But no one was home.
    I phoned back later and spoke to a lady who turned out to be Jimmy's de-facto.
    She was the one who told me about Kate Manson, Jimmy's sister.
    I never did get to meet Jimmy as he was in hospital and died soon after.
    Robbers had invaded their home and Jimmy and his de-facto had been tied up. They then threatened to cut off his de-facto's fingers to get her rings off.
    Jimmy suffered a nervous breakdown and was hospitalised dying about two months later. He died at The Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, on 25 Sep 1994, of broncho pneumonia.
    Stuart McCracken, his partner, reported his death. Stuart also gave his own home address as Lathallan House.

    James married Jean Branks Young on 22 Jun 1928 in Church of Scotland, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland. Jean (daughter of James Young and Jane Rankine Branks McNairn) was born on 10 Oct 1907 in Brucefield Farm, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 31 May 1983 in 20 Lucey Close, Reading, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Margaret Nellie Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Oct 1932 in Craigmailen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 12 Feb 2003 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
    4. 5. Alexander Wright Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1935 in Craigmailen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 18 Aug 1951 in Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland.
    5. 6. James Alexander Shanks  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1937; died on 18 Aug 1951 in Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland.
    6. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    9. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Charles Wood. Charles (son of Charles Wood and Alexandria Conquer) was born on 19 Oct 1924 in Dechmont, Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland; died in 2007. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Margaret Nellie ShanksMargaret Nellie Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 3 Oct 1932 in Craigmailen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 12 Feb 2003 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: DCD24CEA17B14EC48B78DD543338BE2C4745
    • Residence: 17 Jul 1959, Lathallen House, Polmont, West Lothian

    Notes:

    She joined the Royal Navy as a Woman Air Mechanic. There she met and eventually married Ordnance Mechanic David Lewis.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. James Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Feb 1963 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died in Feb 1963 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

  4. 5.  Alexander Wright ShanksAlexander Wright Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born on 25 Dec 1935 in Craigmailen, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 18 Aug 1951 in Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 34784C16E4344339B630AA08B33B565EDCC4


  5. 6.  James Alexander ShanksJames Alexander Shanks Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1937; died on 18 Aug 1951 in Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: 5B52E692764844F8B811EC4599D2C9ED3AED

    Notes:

    Died as a result of jumping off the back of his father's lorry. He landed on an embankment and rolled back under the rear wheels. This occurred on the service road leading to Lathallan House as they were returning home for lunch.


  6. 7.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Alexander Gardner Sneddon. Alexander (son of John Smith Sneddon and Annie Blyth Baird Gardner) was born on 18 May 1942 in 20 Kinneil Road, Bo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland; died on 24 Sep 1996 in Western Infirmary, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 9.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 10.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  10. 11.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (2.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 28. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 13.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (2.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 14.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (3.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 15.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (3.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 16.  James LewisJames Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (4.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born on 9 Feb 1963 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland; died in Feb 1963 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

    Other Events:

    • _UID: CD091B8A772F4ABB9C086F47E206F82E8EB0


  6. 17.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (7.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 33. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 18.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (7.Living2, 1.James1)

  8. 19.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (8.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 20.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (9.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 36. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 21.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (9.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 22.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (9.Living2, 1.James1)

  12. 23.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 24.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living2, 1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 40. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 42. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 25.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living2, 1.James1)

  15. 26.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (11.Living2, 1.James1)


Generation: 4

  1. 27.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.Living2, 1.James1)

  2. 28.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.Living2, 1.James1)

  3. 29.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (14.Living3, 3.Living2, 1.James1)

  4. 30.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (15.Living3, 3.Living2, 1.James1)

  5. 31.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (15.Living3, 3.Living2, 1.James1)

  6. 32.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (17.Living3, 7.Living2, 1.James1)

  7. 33.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (17.Living3, 7.Living2, 1.James1)

  8. 34.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (19.Living3, 8.Living2, 1.James1)

  9. 35.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (20.Living3, 9.Living2, 1.James1)

  10. 36.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (20.Living3, 9.Living2, 1.James1)

  11. 37.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (23.Living3, 11.Living2, 1.James1)

  12. 38.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (23.Living3, 11.Living2, 1.James1)

  13. 39.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 11.Living2, 1.James1)

  14. 40.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 11.Living2, 1.James1)

  15. 41.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 11.Living2, 1.James1)

  16. 42.  LivingLiving Descendancy chart to this point (24.Living3, 11.Living2, 1.James1)


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