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death lookup - william aitken
« on: Friday 09 May 08 07:57 BST (UK) »
Hi there,

Could sks please do a lookup for a death for William Aitken who was born in Falkirk and was maried to Henrietta Petrie.  They had 5 children all in Falkirk, and he was laast sighted in 1841 census.  Not found in 1851 census.  He was born either 1792 or 1801, year not yet confirmed.

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Re: death lookup - william aitken
« Reply #1 on: Friday 09 May 08 08:23 BST (UK) »
See also these two threads:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,303494.0.html

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,302933.0.html

Hi Jackie - it's best to link your threads when they deal with the same person. It avoids duplication of effort that way  :)

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Re: death lookup - william aitken
« Reply #2 on: Friday 09 May 08 08:34 BST (UK) »
Hi Gadget,

Sorry about that.  How do I link the messages?
Also, I still don't have the death for William, that was why I posted a death lookup.  Must I link everything pertaining to the Aitken's I am researching on the same message?


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« Reply #3 on: Friday 09 May 08 08:43 BST (UK) »
Hi Jackie

The three threads are all about the same person and it's usual to have just the one thread in that case. Otherwise people might well duplicate the work on the other threads, as happened in the case of Ecneps, Monica and I going over the same info.

I've put up the two links here so that people can read where we've got to.

It looks as if he died between 1841 and 1851 and, if that's the case, your best hope is for MIs (Monumental Inscriptions) or an outside chance of a burial record in Falkirk. If he didn't have a tombstone, it can get very difficult to find.

Did you check for his death(1855+) or a will on the Scotlands People site? If not, I'll have a look now.

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« Reply #4 on: Friday 09 May 08 08:53 BST (UK) »
Just checked on the full image of the 1851 census that Barbara found for you of Henrietta Petrie. She is listed as a widow, so William died between 1841-1851.

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Re: death lookup - william aitken
« Reply #5 on: Friday 09 May 08 08:58 BST (UK) »
thanks so much.
i did look on scotlands people, but there are 8 of them, and i am not sure which one could be him.

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« Reply #6 on: Friday 09 May 08 09:07 BST (UK) »
If he died before 1851, he'll not be listed on Scotland's People. The Official Registers didn't start in Scotland until 1855.

As I said, your best bet is an MI, a possible burial/lair listing or the Kirk Sessions records.

It might be worth finding out where Henrietta was buried - there might be something on a possible tombstone for her.

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 09 May 08 09:11 BST (UK) »
For some unknown reason, the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society Library, holds a copy of Falkirk burials.

http://www.mlfhs.org.uk/Library/cat-RZ.htm


I assume that there would be similar ones in Edinburgh and Stirlingshire*.

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Re: death lookup - william aitken
« Reply #8 on: Friday 09 May 08 12:42 BST (UK) »
Where would i look for burial records for Henrietta?  Is there a site i can look at?

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