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

Peter Aitken
1822–1908
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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William Aitken
1819–1833
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
WA
James Aitken
1816–1884
Birth Location: Bathgate, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Agnes Aitken
1811–1882
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
AA
Robert Aitken
1805–1874
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
RA
Elizabeth Aitken
1803–1891
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
EA
John Aitken
1801–1836
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
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Margaret Aitken
1799–1802
Birth Location: Linlithgow, West Lothian, , Scotland
MA
Margaret Aitken
1808–1879
Birth Location: Bathgate, 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
Alison Main
1683–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Aitken's Descendants

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

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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