Mary (Wallace) Aitken

Born [date unknown] in Ellerslie, Scotland

Wife of Archibald Aitken — married 10 Sep 1757 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died before 2 Jan 1785 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Mary Wallace, daughter of Thomas Wallace, married Archbald Aitken on 10 September 1757 in the parish of Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian^[1]

The couple had at least six children baptised in the parish of Canongate, Midlothian:

1. James Aitken (baptised 18 January 1759) ^[2]
2. Margaret Gentle Aitken (baptised 3 February 1761)^[3]
3. James Aitken (baptised 1 April 1763)^[4]
4. Mary Aitken (baptised 22 October 1764) ^[5]
5. Robert Aitken (baptised 13 September 1767)^[6]
6. Hepburn Aitken (baptised 26 February 1769)^[7]
7. Jane Aitken ^{[citation needed]}

Mary Wallace or Aitken was buried in Canongate Churchyard on 2 January 1785.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT1G-RZG : 11 February 2020), Mary Wallace in entry for Archbald Aitken, 1757.
2. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), James Aitken born or baptised on 18 Jan 1759, son of Archbald Aitken & Mary Wallace, in Canongate, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 90/58, Frame 2682.
3. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Margaret Gentle Aitken born or baptised on 3 Feb 1761, daughter of Archbald Aitken & Mary Wallace, in Canongate, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 90/97, Frame 2702.
4. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), James Aitken born or baptised on 1 Apr 1763, son of Archbald Aitken & Mary Wallace, in Canongate, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 90/135, Frame 2721.
5. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Mary Aitken born or baptised on 22 Oct 1764, daughter of Archbald Aitken & Mary Wallace, in Canongate, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 90/166, Frame 2736.
6. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Robert Aitken born or baptised on 13 Sep 1767, son of Archbald Aitken & Mary Wallace, in Canongate, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 90/244, Frame 2775.
7. ↑ Birth or Baptism: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Hepburn Aitken born or baptised on 26 Feb 1769, daughter of Archibald Aitken & Mary Wallace, in Canongate, Edinburghshire, Scotland; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 90/283, Frame 2795.
8. ↑ Death or Burial: "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Deaths and Burials," database, National Records of Scotland, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 2 January 2023), Surname AITKINE, Forename MARY, Parents/Other details WALLACE/ARCHD AITKINE, Gender F, Date 02/01/1785, Parish Canongate; citing Parish Number 685/3, Ref 230/438.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Ian Jeanneret for creating WikiTree profile Wallace-3576 through the import of AF Jeanneret Ancestors.ged on Aug 13, 2013.