Mary Crawford Black Aitken (1881 - 1913)

Born 13 Oct 1881 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 2 Feb 1913 at age 31 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Mary Crawford Black Aiken was born 13 Oct 1881, daughter of Alexander Aitken & Arabella Baxter, at West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, and baptized on 26 Oct 1881.^[1][2]

In 1891, Mary (9) was living with her family at 10 Bank Street, West Calder, Edinburgh, Scotland, and was going to school.

Alex Aitken, 35, Male, Head, Married, born Muiravonside, Stirling, Occupation: Gen Lab

Arabella Aitken, 35, Female, Wife, Married, born Falkirk, Stirling

Henry Aitken, 13, Male, Son, born Muiravonside, Stirling

Mary Aitken, 9, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Scholar

Arabella Aitken, 7, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Scholar

Elizabeth Aitken, 4, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburgh

Alexander Aitken, 2, Male, Son, born West Calder, Edinburgh

William Aitken, 8mo, Male, Son, born West Calder, Edinburgh^[3]

In 1901, Mary (19) was living with her family at 100 Livingston Street in West Calder, Edinburgh, Scotland, and working as an Institute Cleaner.

Alexander Aitken, 47, Male, Married, Head, born Avonbridge, Stirling, Occupation: Paraffin Pressman

Arabella Aitken, 47, Female, Married, Wife, born Falkirk, Stirling

James B Aitken, 21, Male, Son

Mary C B Aitken, 19, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburg, Occupation: Institute Cleaner

Arabella P H Aitken, 17, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Occupation: Clerk

Lizzie Aitken, 14, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Scholar

Alexander Aitken, 12, Male, Son, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Scholar

William B Aitken, 10, Male, Son, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Scholar

John Aitken, 6, Male, Son, born West Calder, Edinburgh, Scholar

Agnes C F Aitken, 3, Female, Daughter, born West Calder, Edinburgh^[4]

Mary died 2 Feb 1913 in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland and is buried in West Calder Cemetery in West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Birth Registration, Online Database, Statutory Register of Births, National Records of Scotland" ScotlandsPeople Reference: 701 / 258 (accessed 30 Aug 2023) Mary Crawford Black AITKEN, Birth Date: 13 Oct 1881, Place: West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, Father: Alexander Aitken, Mother: Arabella Becy [Percy] Henderson Aitken, Maiden Name: [Henderson] (Correct maiden name: Baxter).
2. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919"
   citing Baptism, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh; FamilySearch digital folder 004104221
   FamilySearch Record: Q2HR-9BRN (accessed 31 August 2023)
   Mary Crawford Black Aitken baptism on 26 Oct 1881, daughter of Alexander Aitken & Arabella Percy [Henderson] Baxter, (Correct maiden name: Baxter), in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1891 Census: "Scotland Census, 1891", ScotlandsPeople Roll CSSCT1891_370, Parish: West Calder-701, ED: 9, Page 13, Line 2, Household 65 (accessed 20 Aug 2023).
4. ↑ 1901 Census: "Scotland Census, 1901" ScotlandsPeople Roll CSSCT1901_406, Parish West Calder- 701, ED 10, Page 24, Line 1, Household 94 (accessed 30 Aug 2023).
5. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave, database and images" (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216978378/mary-c_b-aitken: accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Mary Crawford Black Aitken (1881–12 Feb 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216978378, citing West Calder Cemetery, West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland; Maintained by Finches (contributor 47531319).