death lookup - william aitken

[bowes]

hi there,

please don't tell me the father was thomas:(

from igi i found that henry and eleanor isabella/elizabeth mowat had three children, and the other daughter elizabeth seems to be missing.  she must have died young.

regards
jackie

[Gadget]

On the 1841, we have:

High Street, Falkirk

Henry Aitken, 30-34, Writer, b. Scotland
Isabella, 30-34,  b. Scotland
Eleanor, 14,  b. Scotland
Helen, 5, b. Stirlingshire
Elisabeth, 11 months, b. Stirlingshire

Dorator House, Falkirk

Thomas Aitken, 45 -49, Writer , b. Stirlingshire
Elizabeth, 40-44, b. England
Elizabeth, 20-24, b. Stirlingshire
Margaret, 15-19, b. Stirlingshire
John, 10, b. Stirlingshire
George, 3, b. Stirlingshire
Thomas, 3, b. Stirlingshire
Isabella MacAllan (?) , b. Stirlingshire

I think further investigations of the births are needed!



Gadget

[bowes]

On IGI:

Thomas Alexander Aitken born 1838 in Falkirk to parents
Henry S Aitken and Eleanor Elizabeth Mowat (sometimes written Eleanor Isabella Mowat)

On IGI:
Children of Henry S Aitken and Eleanor Elizabeth Mowat shown as
Thomas Alexander  Aitken B23-4-1838 Falkirk, chris 8-11-1838 Falkirk
Elizabeth Clark Aitken chrs 5-7-1840 Falkirk
Margaret Aitken Chris 26-5-1842 Falkirk

I am more inclined to go with the High Street 1841 census.  Even though it does not show Thomas Alexander, not sure where he could be though.

Incidentally, the name Alexander is carried through the generations, even right up to the existing living Aitken - just a bit more of information:)

Regards
Jackie

[Gadget]

Well, we come back to the fact that Henry died between 1841 and 1851, so there are no easily available burial/death records.  At some stage before 1851 Isabella moved to Glasgow and became a tavern keeper.

I can find no trace of any other Thomas that fits on the 1841 but the one with Thomas and Elizabeth.

Gadget

[bowes]

thanks gadget,

it is so frustrating.

regards
jackie

[Dano]

hello to all,

the thread is getting too long to troll through it all so forgive me if someone has already offered this information.

William Aitken married to Henrietta Petrie was christened 1791 in Falkirk.  His parents are Thomas Aitken & Margaret Douglas.

Dano

[Gadget]

Hi dano

That is buried on one of the other threads - it's actually 1792. The 1791 one was an IGI patron submission. The 1792 one is the extracted entry and checks out with the entry on SP.

Gadget

[apanderson]

MI time again!

There's a rather impressive stone in Camelon (Falkirk) Cemetery which names loads of Aitkens and I think it might identify the Henry Aitken, Writer to the Signet. Unfortunately there's not a lot said about relationships on the inscription but if just one or two could be identified . . . . . ?

This family were obviously very well off - I know at least one of the houses mentioned (Glenbervie) was more of a country estate rather than a 'wee hoose'. Glenbervie has recently been bought over and is now a posh hotel. (See: http://www.glenberviehousehotel.com )

I don't know about Dorrator House. I imagine it would be in the region of Dorrator Road which is in the Camelon district of Falkirk and right beside the cemetery.

As coonwarra said in an earlier post, Aitken is a very common name around Camelon/Falkirk and they all seemed to use the same names time after time for their children.

Anyway,  the following is the inscription of the stone I keep blethering on about:

"Front of Stone, 2 Left Panels                  
JOHN AITKEN, L.L.D., F.R.S., born 18th September 1839
Died at Ardenlea, Falkirk 13th November 1919
ROBERT AITKEN, born 4th December 1840                  
Died at Rosemount, Colmonnel, Ayrshire 4th May 1907
                        
Front of Stone, 2 Right Panels                  
WALTER AITKEN, Major in the 42nd Regiment “The Black Watch”
Born 10th April 1842, killed at the Battle of Tamai, (Tamanieh) Egyptian Sudan, 13th March 1884
JESSIE AITKEN of Glenbervie, Larbert, daughter of Henry Aitken, Writer, Falkirk
Born 4th September 1843 died at Glenbervie 29th October 1923            

Back of Stone, 2 Left Panels
ROBERT WALKER AITKEN son of James Aitken, Writer, Falkirk
Born 13th February 1811 died at Edinburgh 22nd February 1872            
RUSSELL AITKEN, Civil Engineer, Bombay and London
Born 23rd July 1837 died at London 8th April 1915
                        
Back of Stone, 2 Right Panels                     
JAMES AITKEN, Writer of Darroch and Glenbervie, eldest son of Henry Aitken, Writer, Falkirk
Born 26th November 1834 died at Darroch 17th December 1911
HENRY AITKEN, Coalmaster, Falkirk born 4th July 1838
Died at Darroch 21st November 1903"

I hope this doesn't throw a spanner in the works!! 

Anne

P.S. Don't be put off by the mention of all the different areas, e.g. Camelon, Larbert etc., they're all only five minutes from each other except Colmonnel!

[Gadget]

One things bothers me, Ann (well more than one really), if they were well off, why was Isabella down as a Tavern keeper in Govan on the 1851? And - there's no mention of Thomas ,son of Henry on the inscriptions at all - often, even if they died elsewhere, there is some reference 

Gadget