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James Halley Aitken 1892 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1892

Birth Location: Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire

Death Date: 24 Nov 1939

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: William Aitken

Mother: Catherine Halley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McPherson

Children(s): Evelyn McPherson, Jean Aitken

James Halley Aitken was born in 1892 in Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire, the child of William Aitken and Catherine Paterson Halley. In 1899, James Halley Aitken resided in Perth, Scotland. In 1901, James Halley Aitken resided in Crieff, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. James Halley Aitken married Elizabeth McPherson, and had children including Evelyn Sutherland McPherson, Jean Aitken. James Halley Aitken passed away in 1939 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Halley Aitken was born in 1892 in Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire, the child of William Aitken and Catherine Paterson Halley.
  • In 1899, James Halley Aitken resided in Perth, Scotland.
  • In 1901, James Halley Aitken resided in Crieff, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.
  • James Halley Aitken married Elizabeth McPherson, and had children including Evelyn Sutherland McPherson, Jean Aitken.
  • James Halley Aitken passed away in 1939 in Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Aitken's Ancestors

Self
James Aitken
1892 – 1939
Birth Place: Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire
Parents
William Aitken
1869 –
Tillicoultry, Clackmananshire
Catherine (Paterson) Halley
1870 –
Blackford, Perthshire
Grandparents
William Aitken
1834 – 1909
Muckhart, Perthshire, Scotland
Christina Murray
Robert Halley
1833 –
Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Catherine Paterson
1836 – 1910
Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Aitken
1802 – 1875
Margaret Wedderspoon
1812 – 1893
John Murray
1825 –
Christina Coutts
1825 –
William Paterson
1799 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Aitken
1775 –
Mary Haldane
1775 –
James Wedderspoon
1778 – 1860
Margarert Gibson
William Murray
1786 –
Margaret Eadie
1789 –
Francis Paterson
1772 –

James Aitken's Descendants

1.
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James (Halley) Aitken (Apr 1892 – 24 Nov 1939) m. Elizabeth McPherson (1897 – About 1982)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Sutherland) McPherson (5 Oct 1914 – 11 Aug 1998)
  2. 2. Jean Aitken (1926 – 2011)

James Aitken's Timeline

4 Records

1892
Apr 1892
Birth of James Halley Aitken in Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire
Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire
1899
10 Apr 1899
Age 7
James Halley Aitken resided here in Perth, Scotland
Perth, Scotland
1901
1901
Age 9
James Halley Aitken resided here in Crieff, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
Crieff, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
1939
24 Nov 1939
Age 47
Death of James Halley Aitken in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1892
    Event Place: Tillicoultry, clackmannonshire
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Perthshire, Scotland, School Registers of Admission and Withdrawals, 1869-1902, Perth & Kinross Council Archive; Perth, Scotland; Registers of Admissions and Withdrawals; Call Number: CC1/5/8/16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Crieff, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1901 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Culross, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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