Alexander Wright Shanks

1884 - 1961  (77 years)

• Name	Alexander Wright Shanks
  Birth	3 Jan 1884	54 Hopetoun St, Bathagte, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1961	Boghead Cemetery, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland
  	PLOT A-287
  Death	8 Nov 1961	Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I8947	OrwinMillar
  Last Modified	13 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	James Shanks,   b. 1860, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine Wright,   b. 1863, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nelly Margaret Bailey Aitken,   b. 31 Jan 1883, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 17 Mar 1974, 23 St Ninians Way, Blackness, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1906	35 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. James Aitken Shanks,   b. 15 Sep 1906, Windy Walls, Silvermines Farm, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland d. 25 Sep 1994, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 88 years)   2. Helen Mitchell Shanks,   b. 4 May 1909, Wester Tartraven Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland d. 10 Aug 1990, Lochgreen Hospital, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 81 years)   3. Catherine Wright Shanks,   b. 23 Sep 1911, Tartraven Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland d. Apr 2003 (Age 91 years)   4. Annie Aitken Shanks,   b. 23 May 1916, Tartraven, West Lothian, Scotland d. 2 Aug 1990, Falkirk Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F2965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2008

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander W Shanks and Nelly M B Aitken were married "by declaration" in the presence of "Helen Aitken, widow of a Farmer and Annie Anderson, her daughter." The informant of the death of Helen A Mitchell was Alexander W Shanks, son in law In 1938 Alexander was the informant on the death of his sister in law Annie Anderson Aitken

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).