James Aiken

1724 - 1785  (60 years)

• Name	James Aiken
  Birth	20 Sep 1724	Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jan 1785	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Burial	Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I4845	OrwinMillar
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Alexander Aitkin,   b. 16 Dec 1675, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Christian Shade,   b. 1686   d. 30 Jul 1751, Kinglass, Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	5 Aug 1712	Carriden, Bo'Ness, West Lothian, Scotland
  Family ID	F8996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Arthur,   b. 4 Jan 1731, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1825 (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	11 Mar 1750	Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Name: James Aitken Gender: Male Marriage Date: 11 Mar 1750 Marriage Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Spouse: Margaret Arthur FHL Film Number: 102990 Name: Margaret Arthur Gender: Female Marriage Date: 11 Mar 1750 Marriage Place: Linlithgow,West Lothian,Scotland Father: William Arthur Spouse: James Aitken FHL Film Number: 102990
  Children	1. William Aiken,   b. Abt 1751, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 5 Mar 1821, Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 70 years)   2. John Aitken,   b. 18 Sep 1752, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1840, Silvermines Farm, Torphicen, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 87 years)   3. James Aiken,   b. 18 Feb 1757, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jean Aiken,   b. 13 Jun 1759, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. Isabel Aiken,   b. 20 Sep 1762, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   6. Peter Aiken,   b. 13 Mar 1765, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 12 Sep 1824, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 59 years)   7. Janet Aiken,   b. 9 Jul 1767, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 18 Dec 1856, Craigmailling, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 89 years)   8. Magnus Aiken,   b. 31 Mar 1770, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2021

  
  

• Notes

  When the banns were read for James's wedding his name was given as Aitkin in one parish and Aitken in the other. James was described "as being of Silvermine, thus indicating ownership or tenancy of the Silvermine farm not employment."

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).