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John Aitken 1772 – 1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1772

Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Apr 1840

Death Location: Silvermine Farm, West Lothian, , Scotland

Father: John Aitken

Mother: Alison Walker

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Donaldson

Children(s): Margaret Aitken, John Aitken, Elizabeth Aitken, Robert Aitken, Margaret Aitken, Agnes Aitken, James Aitken, William Aitken, Peter Aitken

In 1772, John Aitken entered the world in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland, born to John Aitken and Alison Walker. John Aitken married Elizabeth Donaldson, and had children including Margaret Aitken, John Aitken, Elizabeth Aitken, Robert Aitken, Margaret Aitken, Agnes Aitken, James Aitken, William Aitken, Peter Aitken. John Aitken passed away in 1840 in Silvermine Farm, West Lothian, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1772, John Aitken entered the world in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland, born to John Aitken and Alison Walker.
  • John Aitken married Elizabeth Donaldson, and had children including Margaret Aitken, John Aitken, Elizabeth Aitken, Robert Aitken, Margaret Aitken, Agnes Aitken, James Aitken, William Aitken, Peter Aitken.
  • John Aitken passed away in 1840 in Silvermine Farm, West Lothian, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Aitken
1752 –
Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, , Scotland
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Alison Walker
1750 –
Birth Location: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Donaldson
1777 – 1857
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Aitken
1799 – 1802
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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John Aitken
1801 – 1836
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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Elizabeth Aitken
1803 – 1891
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
EA
Robert Aitken
1805 – 1874
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Margaret Aitken
1808 – 1879
Birth Location: Bathgate, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MA
Agnes Aitken
1811 – 1882
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
AA
James Aitken
1816 – 1884
Birth Location: Bathgate, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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William Aitken
1819 – 1833
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
WA
Peter Aitken
1822 – 1908
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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John Aitken's Ancestors

Self
John Aitken
1772 – 1840
Birth Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
John Aitken
1752 –
Carriden, West Lothian, , Scotland
Alison Walker
1750 –
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John Walker
– 1788
Carriden, West Lothian, , Scotland
Elizabeth Pollock
1708 – 1787
Carriden, West Lothian, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Pollock
Alison Main
1683 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Aitken's Descendants

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John Aitken (14 Jun 1772 – 24 Apr 1840) m. Elizabeth Donaldson (1777 – 31 Jan 1857)
  1. 1. Margaret Aitken (29 Aug 1799 – 22 Jul 1802)
  2. 2. John Aitken (22 Aug 1801 – 6 Oct 1836)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Aitken (8 Oct 1803 – 16 Jan 1891)
  4. 4. Robert Aitken (15 Dec 1805 – 17 Oct 1874) m. Ann Anderson (3 Oct 1809 – 18 Jun 1880)
    1. 1. Catherine Aitken (1830 – 14 Aug 1900) m. James Arthur (30 Apr 1826 – 21 Jun 1900)
      1. 1. James Arthur (8 Feb 1852 – ) m. Jean Steele (3 May 1857 – 25 Oct 1925)
        1. 1. James Arthur (2 May 1876 – 1959)
        2. 2. Agnes Arthur (14 Jul 1877 – )
        3. 3. Catherine Arthur (3 Mar 1879 – )
        4. 4. Margaret (Steele) Arthur (17 Sep 1880 – 5 May 1955)
        5. 5. Thomas Arthur (13 Apr 1882 – )
        6. 6. Jean Arthur (15 Jan 1884 – )
        7. 7. Robert Arthur (24 Dec 1885 – )
        8. 8. Ann (Aitken) Arthur (8 Sep 1888 – )
        9. 9. Stephen (Steele Braes) Arthur (1 Mar 1890 – )
        10. 10. Janet Arthur (2 Apr 1894 – )
        11. 11. William Arthur (21 Jul 1895 – )
      2. 2. Ann (Aitken) Arthur (25 Jul 1854 – 10 Feb 1932) m. Robert Binnie (1852 – 1917-10-18)
        1. 1. David Binnie (1878-04-29 – )
        2. 2. Catherine (Aitken) Binnie (1880-02-01 – 1952-02-25)
        3. 3. James (Arthur) Binnie (1882-05-04 – 1945-03-02)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Binnie (1885-05-13 – )
        5. 5. Annie (Arthur) Binnie (1891-04-23 – 6 May 1891)
      3. 3. Agnes Arthur (8 May 1856 – 19 Apr 1939) m. James Paton (1859 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Paton (1888 – )
        2. 2. Christina (Martin) Paton (2 Mar 1891 – )
        3. 3. Agnes (Arthur) Paton (19 May 1893 – )
        4. 4. James Paton (1896 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Aitken) Arthur (30 May 1858 – 17 Apr 1940) m. Christina Smellie (13 Nov 1865 – 3 Apr 1916)
        1. 1. Christina (Constance Smellie) Arthur (3 Nov 1897 – )
        2. 2. Catherine (Aitken) Arthur (25 Aug 1900 – )
      5. 5. Catharine Arthur (13 Aug 1860 – ) m. James Hutton (26 Oct 1866 – )
        1. 1. John Arthur (4 Jan 1885 – )
        2. 2. James Arthur (4 Jan 1885 – )
        3. 3. Jane (Brown) Hutton (1890 – )
      6. 6. William Arthur (18 Sep 1862 – )
      7. 7. Janet Arthur (9 Aug 1864 – 13 Jul 1939) m. John Begbie (1870-05-27 – )
        1. 1. Catherine Begbie (1893 – )
        2. 2. John Begbie (1895 – )
        3. 3. Maggie Begbie (1897 – )
        4. 4. James Begbie (1899 – )
        5. 5. Andrew Begbie (1900 – )
        6. 6. Marion (Denholm) Begbie (1903-05-30 – )
        7. 7. Janet Begbie (1903-05-30 – )
      8. 8. Alice (Fleming) Arthur (1 Sep 1866 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Arthur (14 Jul 1871 – 10 Dec 1933) m. Robert (Duncan) Middlemass (27 Jul 1870 – 3 Dec 1948)
        1. 1. Catherine Middlemass (1895 – )
        2. 2. John Middlemass (1897 – )
        3. 3. James Middlemass (1899 – )
    2. 2. Janet Aitken (1832 – ) m. William Miller (abt 1831 – )
    3. 3. William (Cuthbert) Aitken (28 Feb 1834 – 13 Dec 1913) m. Jane Noble (1849 – 6 Aug 1927)
      1. 1. Sarah (Noble) Aitken (1 Mar 1868 – )
      2. 2. Annie (Anderson) Aitken (19 Apr 1870 – 25 Apr 1942)
      3. 3. Robert (Traven Donaldson) Aitken (23 Apr 1873 – 22 Feb 1939)
      4. 4. Rebecca (Catherine) Aitken (10 Oct 1874 – )
      5. 5. Joseph (Magnus) Aitken (26 Feb 1878 – )
      6. 6. William (Maxwell) Aitken (25 May 1879 – 1964)
      7. 7. Arthur (Noble) Aitken (26 Jul 1883 – )
      8. 8. Allan (Anderson) Aitken (15 Sep 1889 – )
      9. 9. Laura (Katherine) Aitken (24 Feb 1892 – )
      10. 10. Jean (Noble) Aitken (11 Sep 1895 – )
    4. 4. John Aitken (1836 – ) m. Agnes (J) Inglis (1836 – )
      1. 1. Jane Aitken (28 Feb 1859 – )
      2. 2. Robert Aitken (11 Dec 1860 – )
      3. 3. Ann (Eliza) Aitken (28 Mar 1863 – )
      4. 4. George Aitken (5 Jun 1865 – )
      5. 5. Catherine Aitken (6 Jan 1868 – )
      6. 6. James (Inglis) Aitken (13 Nov 1872 – )
      7. 7. William Aitken (4 Jun 1876 – )
    5. 5. Robert Aitken (1838 – 16 Jul 1906) m. Elizabeth Dawson (26 Jun 1839 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Aitken (24 Sep 1862 – 19 May 1886)
      2. 2. Robert Aitken (14 Aug 1864 – )
      3. 3. Francis (Dawson) Aitken (24 Jan 1867 – )
      4. 4. William Aitken (17 Jan 1872 – )
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Donaldson) Aitken (1841 – 4 Feb 1920) m. George MacKay (1836 – 29 Nov 1884)
      1. 1. Ann (Anderson) Mackay (15 Oct 1865 – )
      2. 2. Isabella (Gunn) Mackay (25 Sep 1867 – 5 Aug 1907)
      3. 3. Barbara (Sinclaie) Mackay (20 Jul 1869 – )
      4. 4. George (Murdoch) Mackay (13 Aug 1871 – 10 Feb 1872)
      5. 5. Robert (Aitken) Mackay (5 Mar 1873 – )
      6. 6. George MacKay (1875 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Donaldson Aitken) Mackay (1878 – 1 Dec 1932) m. Alexander Gillespie
    7. 7. David Aitken (1843 – 12 Jul 1893) m. Grace (Ann) Dawson (1852 – 5 Aug 1936)
      1. 1. Margaret Aitken (26 Jun 1871 – 23 Oct 1889)
      2. 2. Robert Aitken (31 Aug 1872 – 22 Nov 1872)
      3. 3. David Aitken (17 Nov 1880 – )
      4. 4. Francis (Dawson) Aitken (Jul 1885 – 1 Mar 1886)
    8. 8. Ann (Anderson) Aitken (1846 – 20 May 1910)
    9. 9. Mary (Z) Aitken (1850 – )
    10. 10. James Aitken (1854 – 11 Sep 1894) m. Helen (Auld) Mitchell (22 Apr 1856 – 23 Feb 1944)
      1. 1. Nelly (Margaret Bailey) Aitken (31 Jan 1883 – 17 Mar 1974) m. Alexander Shanks (1884 – 8 Nov 1961)
      2. 2. James Aitken (1887 – )
      3. 3. Ann (Anderson) Aitken (7 Dec 1888 – 20 Jan 1938)
  5. 5. Margaret Aitken (23 Oct 1808 – 21 Apr 1879) m. THOMAS RUSSELL (24 Mar 1805 – 5 Jul 1896)
    1. 1. James Russell (14 Nov 1830 – 14 May 1925) m. Mary Scott (abt 1836 – 4 Jul 1889)
      1. 1. Thomas Russell (abt 1859 – ) m. Agnes (A) Bruce (1864 – )
        1. 1. Agnes (A) Russell (abt 1888 – )
      2. 2. James Russell (abt 1862 – )
      3. 3. Robert Russell (abt 1866 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Scott) Russell (26 Apr 1869 – )
      5. 5. John Russell (1872 – )
    2. 2. John Russell (12 May 1833 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Russell (9 May 1835 – )
    4. 4. Isabell Russell (abt 1837 – )
    5. 5. Agnes Russell (21 Jun 1839 – 1 Oct 1874)
    6. 6. William Russell (12 Apr 1843 – )
    7. 7. Thomas (Wallace) Russell (6 Jul 1845 – ) m. Ellen (abt 1846 – )
    8. 8. Margaret Russell (14 Aug 1848 – ) m. Cairncross
      1. 1. George Cairncross (1868 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Cairncross (1871 – )
    9. 9. Alexander Russell (24 Nov 1852 – )
  6. 6. Agnes Aitken (26 Apr 1811 – 19 Apr 1882)
  7. 7. James Aitken (25 Mar 1816 – 16 Jun 1884) m. Marion Aitken (abt 1816 – 6 Nov 1885)
    1. 1. Catherine Aitken (1835 – 25 Nov 1849)
    2. 2. James Aitken (abt 1838 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Aitken (abt 1840 – )
    4. 4. Janet Aitken (abt 1842 – )
    5. 5. Jane Aitken (1844 – 10 May 1876)
    6. 6. Margaret Aitken (abt 1846 – )
    7. 7. Ann Aitken (abt 1848 – )
    8. 8. John Aitken (abt 1850 – )
    9. 9. Marrion Aitken (abt 1852 – )
    10. 10. Peter Aitken (abt 1854 – 20 Oct 1937) m. Jessie (L) Russell (abt 1856 – 13 Jun 1934)
      1. 1. George Aitken ( – 1896)
      2. 2. James Aitken (abt 1887 – 4 Oct 1917)
      3. 3. Jeanie (Stein) Aitken (abt 1889 – 12 Jun 1969) m. Andrew Briton (1894 – 30 Mar 1950)
      4. 4. Peter Aitken (abt 1891 – 9 Aug 1917)
      5. 5. Marion Aitken (abt 1893 – )
      6. 6. Jessie Aitken (abt 1895 – )
      7. 7. John Aitken (abt 1897 – 14 Sep 1917)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Aitken (abt 1899 – )
      9. 9. Bethia (S) Aitken (1902 – 27 Oct 1989) m. Marshall
    11. 11. Isabella Aitken (abt 1857 – )
    12. 12. Robert Aitken (abt 1860 – )
    13. 13. William Aitken (abt 1862 – )
  8. 8. William Aitken (5 May 1819 – 24 Jan 1833)
  9. 9. Peter Aitken (7 Jul 1822 – 10 Jan 1908) m. Janet (Jessie) Meikle (20 Jan 1836 – 16 Mar 1903)
    1. 1. John Aitken (21 May 1857 – 28 Oct 1931) m. Elizabeth (Finlay) Williamson (abt 1860 – )
      1. 1. Peter Aitken (abt 1880 – )
      2. 2. John Aitken (1883 – )
      3. 3. Alexander Aitken (abt 1886 – )
    2. 2. Agnes Aitken (13 Sep 1859 – 9 May 1943)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Aitken (21 Nov 1861 – 3 Nov 1926) m. Richard Horne (30 Jun 1860 – 24 Jun 1936)
      1. 1. Richard Horne (11 Jul 1894 – )
    4. 4. Jessie Aitken (31 Mar 1864 – )
    5. 5. Margaret Aitken (29 Aug 1866 – 29 Apr 1879)
    6. 6. Isabella Aitken (30 Sep 1869 – )
    7. 7. Annie Aitken (5 Jul 1872 – 17 Jul 1968)
    8. 8. Robert Aitken (Jun 1875 – 7 Feb 1877)
    9. 9. Peter Aitken (Jul 1876 – 7 Feb 1877)

John Aitken's Timeline

3 Records

1772
14 Jun 1772
Birth of John Aitken in Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
1840
Apr 1840
Age 68
Burial of John Aitken in Torphichen Churchyard, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
Torphichen Churchyard, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland
1840
24 Apr 1840
Age 68
Death of John Aitken in Silvermine Farm, West Lothian, , Scotland
Silvermine Farm, West Lothian, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1840
    Event Place: Torphichen Churchyard, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1772
    Event Place: Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1840
    Event Place: Silvermine Farm, West Lothian, , Scotland
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