Born in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hugh Aitchison
and [mother unknown]
Wife of
John Spence
— married
21 Oct 1806 (to 1865) in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Margaret (Spence) Rae and Robert Spence
Died
at age 80
in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Apr 2016
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Biography
Helen was born in 1784. Helen Aitchison ... She died in 1865. Cause of Death: Senile Fever for several years - aged 77 years. Information of death was her son Hugh Spence.
Christening: 2 OCT 1774. Coldingham, Berwick, Scotland.
Sources
Birth:-
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Ref. 732/ 50 123
Marriage:- https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30229-1428342/helen-atchison-and-john-spence-in-scotland-marriages Helen Atchison & John Spence Marriage: Oct 21 1806 - Coldingham, Berwick, Scotland Wife: Helen Atchison Father: Hugh Atchison Husband: John Spence Father: Robert Spence Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11732-5 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1067869
Death:- https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Ref. 732/ 52
Record set 1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC/1851/0021399387
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
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~0.78%
Becca King
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member roseavalon60
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Andrew Tait :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WJ4808369 [compare], Ancestry member andrewthomastait
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[Living Little]
Aitchison-565 and Aitchison-232 appear to represent the same person because: There was a difference of birth year but having rechecked the baptism date on ScotlandsPeople web site it is as Aitchison-232. -232 is unsourced but this will be added when merged
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Rejected matches › Helen (Merrilees) Spence (abt.1785-)
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