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John Aitken 1629–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1629

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Duncan Aikein

Mother: Catherine Ferguson

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John Aitken was born in 1629 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Duncan Aikein And Catherine Ferguson. John Aitken passed away in 1683 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Aitken was born in 1629 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Duncan Aikein And Catherine Ferguson.
  • John Aitken passed away in 1683 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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John Aitken's Ancestors

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John Aitken
1629–1683
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Duncan Aikein
1613–1676
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Ferguson
1614–1645
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Aiking
1585–1621
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Purdoune
1585–
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
William (Ferguson* 11th Laird of) Craigdorroch
1589–1640
Craigdarroch, Glencairn, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Katharine Wedderburn*
1575–1644
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Aiken
1558–1604
Margret Gibson
1563–1608
John Purdon
1549–1596
Sarah Hunter
1562–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atkin
1533–
Isobel Burnett
1533–
John Gibson
1524–
Janet Ramsey
1528–
Robert Hunter
1546–1619
Ann Carlyle
1546–1576

John Aitken's Timeline

2 Records

1629
16 Apr 1629
Birth of John Aitken in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1683
1683
Age 54
Death of John Aitken in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1629
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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