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James Aitkin 1796–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1796

Birth Location: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Nov 1848

Death Location: Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia

Father: Robert Aitkin

Mother: Antoinette Langlade

Spouse(s): Jane Synnot, Mary Manifold

Children(s): Antionette Aitken, Robert Aitkin, Marcus Aitkin, Lucy Aitkin, Margarette Aitkin, Mary Aitkin, Alice Aitkin, James Aitkin

The story of James Aitkin began in 1796 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland. James Aitkin married Jane Synnot, Mary Meacock Manifold, and had children including Alice Aitkin, Antionette Martha Aitken, James William Manifold Aitkin, Lucy Hannah Aitkin, Marcus Synnott Barnes Aitkin, Margarette Aitkin, Mary Jane Aitkin, Robert Walter Aitkin. James Aitkin passed away in 1848 in Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of James Aitkin began in 1796 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James Aitkin married Jane Synnot, Mary Meacock Manifold, and had children including Alice Aitkin, Antionette Martha Aitken, James William Manifold Aitkin, Lucy Hannah Aitkin, Marcus Synnott Barnes Aitkin, Margarette Aitkin, Mary Jane Aitkin, Robert Walter Aitkin.
  • James Aitkin passed away in 1848 in Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Aitkin
1767–1822
Birth Location: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Antoinette Langlade
1768–1828
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Synnot
1801–1833
Birth Location: Ballymore, County Armagh, Ireland
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Mary Manifold
1804–1884
Birth Location: Bromborough, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Antionette Aitken
1825–1852
Birth Location: Glen Esk, Tasmania, Australia
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Robert Aitkin
1828–1910
Birth Location: Glen Esk, Tasmania, Australia
RA
Marcus Aitkin
1827–1859
Birth Location: Glen Esk, Tasmania, Australia
MA
Lucy Aitkin
1839–1911
Birth Location: Avoca, Tasmania, Australia
LA
Margarette Aitkin
1841–1919
Birth Location: Glen Esk, Tasmania, Australia
MA
Mary Aitkin
1837–1867
Birth Location: Glen Esk, Tasmania, Australia
MA
Alice Aitkin
1843–1896
Birth Location: Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia
AA
James Aitkin
1835–1905
Birth Location: Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia
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James Aitkin's Ancestors

Self
James Aitkin
1796–1848
Birth Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Robert Aitkin
1767–1822
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Antoinette Langlade
1768–1828
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Archibald Aitken
1732–1823
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Mary Wallace
1727–1784
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James AITKEN
1705–
Elizabeth Hutcheson
1706–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Aitkin's Descendants

1.
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James Aitkin (24 Mar 1796–11 Nov 1848) m. Jane Synnot (22 Jul 1801–05 Jul 1833) m. Mary (Meacock) Manifold (18 Jul 1804–10 Mar 1884)
  1. 1. Antionette (Martha) Aitken 1825–1852 m. Hugh (Munro) Hull 1818–1882
    1. 1. Hugh (Synnot) Hull 1852–1913 m. Laura (Ann Race) Allison 1858–1933
      1. 1. Hugh (Munro) Hull 1887–1929
      2. 2. Marcus (Aitken) Hull 1895–1918
      3. 3. William (Denison) Hull 1898–1976 m. Winifred (Ruby) Eyles 1905–1996
        1. 1. Phillip (Denison) Hull 1925–1998
      4. 4. Francis (Allison) Hull 1890–1910
    2. 2. Herbert (George James) Hull 1847–1901 m. Harriet (Louisa) Tall 1868–1948
      1. 1. John (Vaudrey Goodwin) Hull 1897–1956 m. Agnes (Maitland) Wallace 1899–1978
        1. 1. John (Wallace) HULL 1924–1988
        2. 2. Herbert (Norman) HULL 1924–2005
        3. 3. Allan (A) HULL 1925–1928
        4. 4. Margaret (Maitland (Peggy)) HULL 1927–2009
      2. 2. Mavis (Doreen Tall) Hull 1901–1986 m. Colin (Ross) Sim 1896–1960
      3. 3. Hull 1893–1893
      4. 4. Alva (Herbert Munro) Hull 1894–1971 m. Alexandra (Dagmar) Neal 1902–1968
  2. 2. Robert (Walter) Aitkin 1828–1910
  3. 3. Marcus (Synnott Barnes) Aitkin 1827–1859
  4. 4. Lucy (Hannah) Aitkin 1839–1911
  5. 5. Margarette Aitkin 1841–1919
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Aitkin 1837–1867
  7. 7. Alice Aitkin 1843–1896
  8. 8. James (William Manifold) Aitkin 1835–1905

James Aitkin's Timeline

2 Records

1796
24 Mar 1796
Birth of James Aitkin in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
1848
11 Nov 1848
Age 52
Death of James Aitkin in Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia
Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1796
    Event Place: Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Cleveland, Tasmania, Australia
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