Dorothy (Aitken) Olsen
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Dorothy (Aitken) Olsen (1900 - abt. 1982)

Dorothy Olsen formerly Aitken
Born in British Columbia, Canadamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 21 Aug 1927 in Los Angeles, California, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died about at about age 82 in Price, Carbon, Utah, United Statesmap [uncertain]
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Biography

Dorothy was born in 1900, the daughter of John Aitken and Ellen Brown.[1]

Aitken children, Dorothy, Roy, John B, Nellie
John Aitken, Photographer, from the Collection of the Mayne Island Museum.
With permission. (Image ID: 2017.1.025)

Her mother died in 1909 at the age of 30 due to complications from childbirth. Their family lived on the British Columbia's gulf islands, mostly Galiano and Mayne. On Mayne Island, they operated a store at Miner's Bay and the Highfield Farm at Horton Bay.[2][3][4][5]

She married Nolan Olsen in 1927.[6] In 1930, they were living in Los Angeles, California; Nolan was an electrician and Dorothy was worked at a restaurant.[7] In 1930, they were living in Salinas, California; Nolan was an ice plant operator.[8]

She passed away in 1982[9] and was buried in the Price City Cemetery in Price, Carbon County, Utah.

Census Records

Canada Census, 1901
John Aitken Head Male 28 Scotland
Ellen Aitken Wife Female 22 British Columbia
Nellie Aitken Daughter Female 2 British Columbia
Dorthe Aitken Daughter Female 0 British Columbia[3]
Canada Census, 1911
Mayne Island, British Columbia
FamilySearch image
Household: Name, Relationship, Gender, Marital Status, Age, Birth Month\Year, Birthplace, Year of Immigration, Occupation
John Aitken Head, Male, 36, Nov 1875, Scotland, 1899, Store keeper
Nellie Aitken Daughter, Female, 13, Sep 1898, British Columbia
Dorothey Aitken Daughter, Female, 12, Apr 1899, British Columbia
John Aitken Son, Male, 8, Feb 1903, British Columbia
Roy Aitken Son, Male, 6, Feb 1905, British Columbia
Annie Aitken Daughter, Female, 4, Jun 1907, British Columbia[4]
Census of Canada, 1921
Image PDF
Mayne Island, British Columbia
Household: Name, Age, Marital Status, Relationship, Birthplace, Year of Immigration, Occupation
John Aitken: 47, Widowed, Scotland, 1889, Logger
Dorothy Aitken: 21, Single, Daughter, BC
John B P Aitken: 18, Single, Son, BC
Roy M Aitken: 16, Single, Son, BC
Annie L Aitken: 13, Single, Daughter, BC, Student
Kenneth G Aitken: 12, Single, Son, BC
Kenneth is also showing at the household of uncle, George Aitken.[5]

Sources

  1. "British Columbia Birth Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Dorothy Aitken; Registration Number: 1900-09-484592, Beechy Bay, 1900-04-07. Not digitized. http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy : accessed February 10, 2019).
  2. Mayne Island Agricultural Society. "John Aiken Historic Photographs." January 2018. http://www.mayneagriculturalsociety.com/mias/john-aiken-historic-photographs/.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVK-XT1 : 23 February 2021), Dorthe Aitken in household of John Aitken, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; citing p. 2, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-YRBF : 16 March 2018), Dorothey Aitken in entry for John Aitken, 1911; citing Census, Nanaimo Sub-Districts 1-28, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,660.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Census of Canada, 1921," online database with images. Entry for Dorothy Aitken; Province: British Columbia. District Name: Nanaimo. District Number: 19. Sub-District Name: Cowichan. Sub-District Number: 21. Sub-District Description: James Island, Sydney Hill, Coal, Krapp, Piers, Russel, North and South Pender, Portland, Moresby, (Mayne), Prevost, Parker, Saturna, Hope Bay, D'Arcy Islands, Samuel and Jumbo Island. Family Number: 13. Page Number: 1. Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 4539069. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=4539069 : accessed May 04, 2019).
  6. "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8J3-NM1 : 8 December 2017), Nolan Olsen and Dorothy Aitken, 21 Aug 1927; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,705.
  7. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVK-VSK : accessed 26 February 2019), Dorothy Olsen in household of Etta M Ames, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 371, sheet 13A, line 11, family 348, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 146; FHL microfilm 2,339,881.
  8. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K949-P43 : 6 January 2021), Dorothy Olsen in household of Nolan Olsen, Alisal, Salinas, Monterey, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 27-4, sheet 7A, line 39, family 172, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 267.
  9. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB9K-NW1 : 20 May 2014), Dorothy Olsen, Aug 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 July 2020), memorial page for Dorothy Aitken Olsen (7 Apr 1900–2 Aug 1982), Find A Grave: Memorial #68271632, citing Price City Cemetery, Price, Carbon County, Utah, USA ; Maintained by L. Finley (contributor 47068673) .

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