AITKEN family, River View, St Ives, Huntingdonshire

[Danchaslyn]

 

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[Danchaslyn]

 
Per kind courtesy of baitken:

Elizabeth Aitken[b, daughter of John & Grace Aitken, b. 3 Aug, 1865, left West Linton, and the drapers shop, after the death of her mother, Grace, and she, and her father, went to live in Edinburgh.

Margmo1 recalls as a child, shopping with her mother, in the same shop, which was now owned by Mrs Polly MacPherson, and run with her husband, son and sister-in-law.

The Aitkens drapers shop, which was at 9 Deansfoot Road, still stands to-day, and is a bookshop.

Cheers

Danchaslyn

[ethelredtheunready]

 Hello

Searching for descendants and any family info on John Ellis and Norah Aitken, of 1920's onwards, River View, St Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, possibly in late 30's, went to live Scotland?   

John Aitken was a Banker in India and the family lived both in India, possibly Bombay and St Ives.

John was born in India, 1896.  Any info on his sister Marjory Grace, b India 1898? 

Thanks
Danchaslyn
 

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Ethelredtheunready

Are you perhaps an Aitken descendant?

Cheers

Danchaslyn

 

[geowin]

Merchiston Castle School Register 1833 - 1913
Second edition July 1914. Edinburgh: H&J Phillans & Wilson, 86 Hanover Street

Page 171: 1910.
AITKEN, JOHN ELLIS (B.3), [1ST Jan. 1896], (P. 1908), xv., xi ; VI. Form . Bank of Bombay, Bombay, India.
"P. 1908" would have been when JE entered the Prep School.

JE Aitken is mentioned as a member of the football teams 1912-3 and 1913-4 (pp.192-3); cricket team 1913 (p.192); and winner of the Hope Prize for modern languages 1913 (p.182). JE's younger borther, Robert Gordon, was also at the school as was the brother of his future (1st) wife, Margaret Carfrae.

Page 178: 1913.
AITKEN, ROBERT GORDON (D.3), [9th Aug. 1899], (P. 1909), 23 Findhorn Place, Edinburgh.
CARFRAE, ROBERT (D.3), [3rd Nov. 1899], (P. 1909). 13 Chamberlain Road, Edinburgh.

[geowin]

Weech, I've been reading your information re the Lobb family. All fascinating. Anna says that she was always told that Lady Caroline's family originated in Cornwall. Is that before the generation in Islington and Cheapside, I wonder?

Regarding Marjorie (I have a photo of "Margory" holding Robert Tennant (5 months) and her Mother named on back in Robert Gordon's handwriting) she really is someone who danced with the Prince of Wales. Anna has been telling me that when the future Edward VII was visiting India, Sir Robert and family were on the guest list. Madge, as she was always known, was sent back to the UK to get new dancing shoes. I was well known that His Royal Highness didn't dance with girls taller than himself. She had several dances with HRH and he sang to her songs from the musicals on the terrace.

She met her husband, Lieut. Charles E Beck of the 2nd Sherwood Foresters in England (not Bombay) and Lady C arranged for the wedding to be back in India where they could have a high-society ceremony. GW

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Geowin

Your post No: 103 with details of both brothers, the elder John Ellis Aitken, and the younger, Robert Gordon Aitken, at school, together, in Edinburgh, is so interesting and quite priceless to have such family details.  Thank you.

Also, that Robert Carfrae, brother of Robert Gordon's first wife, Margaret Carfrae, was with the two brothers, at the same school.  Without firsthand family knowledge, one would never have known that!

Prior to both brothers' "high school days" at Merchiston, in Edinburgh, whilst staying with their Aunt Elizabeth Aitken, (their parents' living in India), they, with their sister Marjorie, had been raised, since very young, by their paternal grandparents, John and Grace Aitken, in West Linton, near Edinburgh.

All three siblings, did, I think, attend, the local primary school, in West Linton.

[J.KIDDLE]

hi to whom it may concern,
My name is Jack Kiddle i am the great grandson of Elanor and Edward, I remember my father telling me that his father lived at river View. There has always been Kiddles living in st.Ive's and probably always will be. my grand mother Jean Kiddle still resides there, so does my father. all my family moved to new zealand in 2001 then again to Australia a few years later i`m not too sure of my ancestry but i know Edward is my Great grandfather cause i remember seeing it on his grave. he was Edward Kiddle my grandfather was Jack Edward Kiddle my father is Frank Edward Kiddle and i`m Jack Edward Kiddle. if you still have any questions i will try my best to find them out. my email is (*) I'm a wrestler lol

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[Danchaslyn]

Hi Jack and Welcome!

How very nice to hear from you... 

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The alhabet letter after o is not working for me, so cant write as I would wish to.. 

Until another times, cheers
Danchaslyn