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James Aird Aitken 1821–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1821 (christened)

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 July 1886

Death Location: Kinning Park, Glasgow City, Scotland

Father: Hugh Aitken

Mother: Elisabeth Aird

Spouse(s): Eliza Griffiths

Children(s): David Aitken, Andrew Aitken, James Aitken, Hew Aitken

James Aird Aitken was born in 1821 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Hugh Aitken And Elisabeth Aird. James Aird Aitken married Eliza Griffiths, and had children including Andrew Cowan Aitken, David Mair Aitken, Hew Aitken, James Lawson Aitken. James Aird Aitken passed away in 1886 in Kinning Park, Glasgow City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Aird Aitken was born in 1821 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Hugh Aitken And Elisabeth Aird.
  • James Aird Aitken married Eliza Griffiths, and had children including Andrew Cowan Aitken, David Mair Aitken, Hew Aitken, James Lawson Aitken.
  • James Aird Aitken passed away in 1886 in Kinning Park, Glasgow City, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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James Aitken's Ancestors

Self
James Aitken
1821–1886
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh Aitken
1776–1861
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elisabeth Aird
1789–1831
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Aitken
1733–1804
Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Tannahill
1739–1814
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Robert Aird
1770–1807
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, , Scotland
Jannet Shaw
1768–1853
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Daniel (Atkins)
1720–
Margaret Alan
1720–
Thomas Tannahill
1709–1744
Mary Buntin
1701–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Aitken
1689–1783
Margrat Merven
1700–
Robert Tannahill
1681–1740
Marion Adam
1689–1740
James Buntin\Bunten\Buntine
1677–1743
Jennet Lintown
1675–1735

James Aitken's Descendants

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James (Aird) Aitken (29 May 1821 (christened)–8 July 1886) m. Eliza Griffiths (20 Sept 1835–11 Aug 1912)
  1. 1. David (Mair) Aitken 1866–1943 m. Alice (Caroline Tedding) Chapman 1873–1905
    1. 1. Mary (Eliza Ann (Daisy)) Aitken 1895–1954 m. John (Kilminster-Campbell) Freeman 1899–1948
      1. 1. Joseph Freeman 1923–
      2. 2. David Freeman 1922–1980
      3. 3. Dorothy Freeman 1924–
    2. 2. David (Mair) Aitken 1903–1972 m. Catherine Wallace 1889–1950
      1. 1. Catherine Aitken 1933–1998
      2. 2. David (Mair) Aitken 1927–1929
    3. 3. Alfred Aitken 1898–
    4. 4. Hew Aitken 1900–1928
    5. 5. Andrew (Cowan) Aitken 1905–1905
    6. 6. James (Aird) Aitken 1897–1972
    7. 7. William Aitken 1905–1905
  2. 2. Andrew (Cowan) Aitken 1875–1898
  3. 3. James (Lawson) Aitken 1866–1935 m. Jane ((Jean) Girvan) Wilson 1869–1942
    1. 1. Thomas (Griffiths) Aitken 1896–1976
    2. 2. James (G) Aitken 1894–
    3. 3. Helen (W) Aitken 1895–1987
    4. 4. Hugh (W) Aitken 1898–1955
    5. 5. Eliza (Griffiths) Aitken 1899–1928
    6. 6. Annie (E) Aitken 1901–1924
    7. 7. Jeannie Aitken 1902–1927
    8. 8. Douglas Aitken 1903–1981
    9. 9. Mary Aitken 1911–1991
    10. 10. Aird Aitken 1913–1914
  4. 4. Hew Aitken 1861–1919

James Aitken's Timeline

2 Records

1821
29 May 1821 (christened)
Birth of James Aird Aitken in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1886
8 July 1886
Age 65
Death of James Aird Aitken in Kinning Park, Glasgow City, Scotland
Kinning Park, Glasgow City, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1821 (christened)
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: St. Brides Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1886
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Aird Aitken 8 Jul 1886

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1886
    Event Place: Kinning Park, Glasgow City, Scotland

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