death lookup - william aitken

[andrew shanks]

In 1841 Henry S Aitken is living at High Street, Falkirk and is described as a Writer - so the obit that you found is probably correct.  His birth is circa 1811.

This might be him in the IGI:

HENRY AITKEN

Christening:  12 JAN 1806   Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
 
Parents:
  Father:  THOMAS AITKEN  Family
  Mother:  HELEN SCRIMGEOUR 

Henry's wife's name is given as Isabella, also born c1811

 

[bowes]

thanks so much.

this certainly seems more on track.  isabella as granny to eleanor isabella, the daughter of thomas.

regards
jackie

[Gadget]

So, could I get this straight. The Thomas Alexander Aitken was not the son of William Aitken but of Henry Aitken 

If this is so, it really reinforces what I said earlier today. Go with what you know and work back carefully; checking all possibilities. The IGI will take you so far but the original records on Scotland's People  or searches at Edinburgh will be the best evidence. Have you got the death cert of the Thomas Aitken, b. c. 1838?


Gadget

[Gadget]

From the other threads, both Monica and I identified the children of Thoams Aitken (b.c. 1792) and Henrietta Petrie as:

From IGI, the children in birth order are:

1821 Thomas Hamilton
1822 - Margaret Douglas
1824 - Agnes
1827 Helen Scrimgeour
1830 - Thomas

Gadget

It is interesting that the Helen Scrimgeour comes up:

In 1841 Henry S Aitken is living at High Street, Falkirk and is described as a Writer - so the obit that you found is probably correct.  His birth is circa 1811.

This might be him in the IGI:

HENRY AITKEN

Christening:  12 JAN 1806   Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
 
Parents:
  Father:  THOMAS AITKEN  Family
  Mother:  HELEN SCRIMGEOUR 

Henry's wife's name is given as Isabella, also born c1811

 

Children of Thomas and Helen Scrimgeour

Henry - 8 Jan 1806
Helen - 11 April 1807
Alexander - 25 Sept  1808

Could Thomas and Henry have been half brothers - Margaret  Douglas having died and father Thomas marrying Helen later.


Gadget

[bowes]

This list of children, Thomas Hamilton to Thomas were with parents William Aitken and Henrietta Petrie.

Helen Scrimgeour pops up all over the place.  She was the daughter of William Aitken and she married Robert Stevenson, and they called their daughter Helen Scrimgeour Stevenson.
I think these Aitkens of Falkirk were all related at some stage, but to find the common thread is proving difficult.  I think that the William Aitken and Henrietta Petrie line that we had going, is a cousin line to mine.  It is a matter now, of me finding Thomas Aitken and Helen Scrimgeour marriage, as well as Thomas's parents to see where the link is.


Regards
Jackie

[bowes]

Hi there,

Thomas Alexander Aitken born 1838 in Falkirk, shows on IGI as having parents Henry S Aitken and Eleanor Elizabeth Mowat.  The obit indicates Thomas, son of H.S. Aitken, WS, and the 1841 census of Henry S Aitken he is living at High Street, Falkirk, described as a writer.  It has got to be H S Aitken and not just H Aitken. 
The parents of Henry being Thomas Aitken and Helen Scrimgeour I am not sure about, as their son is shown as plain Henry without the S.
Did any of you find the marriage date to Isabella who was born circa 1811?
Perhaps Isabella is one of two marriages, the other marriage being Eleanor Elizabeth Mowat?

ADDED:  I FIND ELEANOR ELIZABETH MOWAT ALSO KNOWN AS ELEANOR ISABELLA MOWAT.  ELEANOR AND HENRY S AITKEN HAD : MARGARET CHRS 26-5-1842, ELIZABETH CLARK CHR 5-7-1840 AND THOMAS B23 APR 1838 ALL IN FALKIRK.



Regards
Jackie

[bowes]

Hi there,

Could sks please have a look for a death or burial for Henry S Aitken, husband of Eleanor Isabella/Elizabeth Mowat, and father to Thomas Alexander, Elizabeth Clark and Margaret Aitken?
He was born in about 1806 in Falkirk and was a Writer to the Signet, Edinburgh

Kind regards
Jackie

[Gadget]

There is a will showing for him dated 8th October 1860, Falkirk - Stirling Sheriffs Court. I would imagine that he died around that time.

You can check for his death on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk.


Gadget

[bowes]

Hi Gadget,
I don't think that is him, because his wife's name was Eleanor Isabella and not Margaret Russell.
Regards
Jackie