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William Aitken 1668–1722 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1722

Death Location: Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: James Aiken

Mother: Janet Cunningham

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William Aitken was born in 1668 in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Aiken And Janet Cunningham. William Aitken passed away in 1722 in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Aitken was born in 1668 in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of James Aiken And Janet Cunningham.
  • William Aitken passed away in 1722 in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William Aitken's Ancestors

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William Aitken
1668–1722
Birth Place: Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
James Aiken
1645–1696
Lanark, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Cunningham
1649–1701
Lanark, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Duncan Aikein
1613–1676
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Catherine Ferguson
1614–1645
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Johne Cuninghame
1616–1673
Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Bessie Daviesone
1626–1681
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Aiking
1585–1621
Elizabeth Purdoune
1585–
William Craigdorroch
1589–1640
Katharine Wedderburn*
1575–1644
James Cunninghame
1583–1640
Marjorie Nicoll
1584–1636
Johnne Daviesone
1590–
Bessie Hutchesone
1595–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Aiken
1558–1604
Margret Gibson
1563–1608
John Purdon
1549–1596
Sarah Hunter
1562–1600
Archibald Cunningham
1550–1630
Margaret Davidsone
1542–1579
James Nicoll
1558–1607
Katherine Laurie
1560–1611
Margaret Masterton
1563–
James Hutchesone
1555–1618

William Aitken's Timeline

2 Records

1668
1668
Birth of William Aitken in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1722
1722
Age 54
Death of William Aitken in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Inveresk, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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