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James Aitken 1664 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1664

Birth Location: Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1740

Death Location: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James AITKEN

Mother: Christian JOHNSTON

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In 1664, James Aitken entered the world in Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James AITKEN and Christian JOHNSTON. James Aitken passed away in 1740 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1664, James Aitken entered the world in Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland, born to James AITKEN and Christian JOHNSTON.
  • James Aitken passed away in 1740 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland.

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James Aitken's Ancestors

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James Aitken
1664 – 1740
Birth Place: Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James AITKEN
1627 – 1683
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Christian JOHNSTON
1630 – 1706
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Atkin) (Aitken)
1590 – 1677
Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Agnes Paterson
1600 – 1680
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Alexander Johnston
1601 – 1664
Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
Agnes Ramsey
1603 – 1644
Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Aitken
1565 – 1593
Isobel Broun
1570 – 1594
John Johnstone
1580 – 1600
Marion Marshall
1584 – 1601
Alexander Ramsay
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Aitken
1545 – 1610
Agnes Primrose
1548 – 1625

James Aitken's Timeline

2 Records

1664
8 Mar 1664
Birth of James Aitken in Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland
Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland
1740
1740
Age 76
Death of James Aitken in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland
Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1664
    Event Place: Linlithgo, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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