Peter Aitken (1858 - 1939)

Born 16 Jun 1858 in Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Florence Hindley (Corkhill) Aitken — married 3 Sep 1885 in Kings, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1939 at age 80 in Mount Vernon, New York, USA

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Biography

Peter Aitken was born in Ontario, Canada.

Personal life: Peter Aitken was born on June 16, 1858, in Ontario, Canada, to Janet MacGregor and William Aitken. He married Florence "Flora" Hindley Corkhill on September 3, 1885, in Kings, New York. Together they had one daughter, Florence Helene Aitken, and one son, Hugh Walter Aitken. Peter died March 30, 1939, in Mt. Vernon, New York.

Political affiliation and organizations: Peter was a Democrat and served as the Vice President and Chairman of Radical Democracy; was a member and former President of Brooklyn Single Tax League; and was a member of the Executive Community Citizens’ Union in Brooklyn.

Professional life: Peter moved to New York in 1879 and studied wood engraving under Timothy Cole in New York City, then later studied in Paris, France. He specialized in artistic wood carving some of which was exhibited at World's Columbian Exp’n in 1893, Chicago, where he was awarded a medal, and the Paris Exp’s in 1900.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Official Illustrated Catalogue, Fine Arts Exhibit, United States of America Paris Exposition of 1900," Published by Noyles, Platt & Company, Boston, U.S.A.; 1900, page 2; Digital Archives, (https://archive.org/details/officialillustra00uscoiala/page/n23/mode/2up?q=peter+aitken : accessed 22 Aug 2021); Peter Aitken

• 1871 - "Census of Canada,," database with images Ancestry ([1]: accessed 28 December 2017); Peter Aitken in household of William Aitken; Streetsville, Peel, Ontario; Page: 3; Line 12; original data from Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1871. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, n.d.. RG31-C-1.
• 1885 - "New York, New York, Marriage Cerificate Index 1866-1937," database Ancestry ([2]: accessed 28 December 2107); Marriage of Peter Aitken and Florence Hindley Corkhill, New York, New York, 3 September 1885.
• 1900 - "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch [3] : accessed 1 September 2017, Peter Aitken, Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 16 New York City Ward 21, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 335, sheet 10A, family 206, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,058.
• 1905 - New York State Census, 1905, database with images, FamilySearch [4] : 3 April 2016, Peter Aitken, Brooklyn, A.D. 06, E.D. 14, Kings, New York; citing p. , line 27, county offices, New York.; FHL microfilm 1,930,250.
• 1910 - "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch [5] : accessed 1 September 2017, Peter Aitken, Brooklyn Ward 21, Kings, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 489, sheet 1A, family 13, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 968; FHL microfilm 1,374,981.
• 1915 - "New York, State Census, 1915," database with images Ancestry ([6]: accessed 28 December 2017); Household of Peter Aitken, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1915; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 06; City: New York; County: Kings; Page: 01;
• 1920 - "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch ([7] : accessed 29 December 2017), Peter Aitken in household of Merritt Tompkins, Mount Vernon Ward 1, Westchester, New York, United States; citing ED 80, sheet 8A, line 34, family 190, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1277; FHL microfilm 1,821,277.
• 1930 - "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch ([8] : accessed 29 December 2017), Peter Aitken in household of Merritt E Tompkins, Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 210, sheet 9B, line 80, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1662; FHL microfilm 2,341,396.