James Aikman (1732 - 1780)

Born 17 Sep 1732 in Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine Outterson — married 20 May 1768 in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 15 May 1780 at age 47 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

James Aikman was born on 17 September 1732 in Colinton, Edinburgh, Midlothian to John Aikman and Janet Rae.

He was baptised on the 24 September 1732. He worked as a mason in Portsburgh when he married Catherine Outterson (daughter of William Outterson) on 20 May 1768 in his hometown.

They had four children during their marriage, William, James, Isobel and Matthew.

He died on 15 May 1780 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, at the age of 47.

James Aikman. ^[1][2]

Note: #N17.

Marriage Husband James Aikman. Wife @I1418@. Child: William Aikman. Child: James Aikman. Child: Matthew Aikman. Marriage St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh. 20 MAY 1768. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Map: Latitude: N55.95. Longitude: W3.2. ^[3][4]

Notes

Note N1720 May 1768 Marriage. James Aikman Mason in Portsburgh & Cathrine Utterstone daughter to William Utterstone Cowfeeder there. 1

There are several spellings for Catherine Outterson accross the current searchable resources on the Internet but all seem to point to the same person, with a father named William and husband named James Aikman:

• Catherine Outterson
• Catharin Outerson
• Cathrine Utterstone
• Katharin Utterson

Portsburgh was a burgh of barony outside the city walls of Edinburgh, Scotland from 1649 to 1856, taking its name from the West Port (gate) of Edinburgh. It extended from Lochrin in the west to Drummond Street in the east, and from King's Stables Road in the north to the Meadows in the south. The name survives in Portsburgh Square off the West Port.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S391
2. ↑ Source: #S493
3. ↑ Source: #S457
4. ↑ Source: #S391

• Source: S391 Ancestry.com Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; NOTEScotland, Marriages, 1561-1910
• Source: S493 Ancestry.com Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R5
• Repository: R5 Ancestry.com