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William Alexander Aitken 1911–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jan 1911

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 19 Jul 1983

Death Location: Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: John Aitken

Mother: Theodosia Craig

Spouse(s): Dorothy McCrostie

Children(s):

William Alexander Aitken was born in 1911 in New Zealand, the child of John Fraser Aitken And Theodosia Monson Aitken Nee Craig. In 1938, William Alexander Aitken resided in New Zealand. William Alexander Aitken married Dorothy Clunas Aitken Nee Mccrostie, and had children including Janifer Ruth Cann Nee Aitken, Susan Stacey Nee Aitken. William Alexander Aitken passed away in 1983 in Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Alexander Aitken was born in 1911 in New Zealand, the child of John Fraser Aitken And Theodosia Monson Aitken Nee Craig.
  • In 1938, William Alexander Aitken resided in New Zealand.
  • William Alexander Aitken married Dorothy Clunas Aitken Nee Mccrostie, and had children including Janifer Ruth Cann Nee Aitken, Susan Stacey Nee Aitken.
  • William Alexander Aitken passed away in 1983 in Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Aitken's Ancestors

Self
William Aitken
1911–1983
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
John Fraser Aitken
1875–1931
Kaihiku, Clutha District, Otago, New Zealand
Theodosia (Monson Aitken Nee) Craig
1874–1919
Auckland, New Zealand
Grandparents
William Aitken
1847–1932
Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
Sarah (Aitken Nee) Fraser
1862–1938
Eynsham, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Frazer
1813–1882
Sarah Frazer
1815–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Aitken's Timeline

3 Records

1911
17 Jan 1911
Birth of William Alexander Aitken in New Zealand
New Zealand
1938
1938
Age 27
William Alexander Aitken resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1983
19 Jul 1983
Age 72
Death of William Alexander Aitken in Canterbury, New Zealand
Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1911
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Birth Index, N/A - microfiche from a private collector; New Zealand; Birth Index, 1840-1950
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-2010, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1983
    Event Place: Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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