Alexander
Aitken
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Son of William Aitken
and Janet (Hill) Aitken
Brother of
Margaret Aitken, James Aitken, William Aitken, Mary Aitken, Hugh Aitken and Agness Aitken
Husband of
Elizabeth Smith (McClelland) Aitken
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Margaret Broadfoot (Aitken) Dick, William Aitken, Jessie Hill (Aitken) Alston, Thomas McClelland Aitken, Susan Agnes Aitken, Grace Elizabeth (Aitken) Smith, Elizabeth McClelland Aitken, Alexander Inglis Aitken, Helen Buchan Aitken and Charles John Hill Aitken
Died
at age 82
in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jan 2021
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This profile is part of the Dalrymple Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian One Place Study.
Biography
Alexander Aitken rented 2 Dalrymple Crescent from 1864 to 1865 He "worked for the firm of D. Mason & Co who were tea and coffee merchants based at 88 South Bridge. From Dalrymple Crescent he moved to 13 Chalmers Crescent where he lived until he died in March 1900 at the age of 82. He was born in Paisley, and in the 1871 census he reported that he was a tea dealer employing five people. His wife Elizabeth McLelland was some 14 years younger than him. She was born in Wigtown, as were the five eldest of his eight children. The children were: Margaret, born in 1855, William in 1856, Jessie in 1858, Susan in 1862, Grace in 1864, Bessie in 1867, Alexander in 1869, and Helen in 1870. The youngest three were born in Edinburgh, so the family must have moved to Edinburgh soon after Grace was born."[1]
He died in 1900, and is buried in the Grange Cemetery
Will: 13 Chalmers Crescent, Edinburgh, D. 19-03-1900 At Edinburgh,
Census
SCOTLAND 1871, Edinburgh
| Address | Rooms | Rank | First Name | Surname | Sex | Position | Status | Age | Occupation | Place of birth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 1 | Alexander | Aitken | M | head | married | 53 | tea dealer (emp 5) | Paisley | |
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 2 | Elizabeth S M | Aitken | M | wife | married | 39 | Wigton | ||
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 3 | Margaret B | Aitken | F | daughter | unmarried | 16 | scholar | Wigton | |
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 4 | William | Aitken | M | son | unmarried | 15 | scholar | Wigton | |
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 5 | Jessie H | Aitken | F | daughter | unmarried | 13 | scholar | Wigton | |
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 6 | Susan A | Aitken | F | daughter | unmarried | 9 | scholar | Wigton | |
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 7 | Grace E | Aitken | F | daughter | unmarried | 7 | scholar | Wigton | |
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 8 | Bessie | Aitken | F | daughter | unmarried | 4 | Edinburgh | ||
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 9 | Alexander I | Aitken | M | son | unmarried | 2 | Edinburgh | ||
| 13 Chalmers Crescent | 10 | Helen B | Aitken | F | daughter | unmarried | 4m | Edinburgh |
Sources
- ↑ Lamb, Joanne Myra. Dalrymple Crescent, A Snapshot of Victorian Edinburgh, T&J Lamb, 2011, ISBN 978-0-9566713-0-1
- "The Grange Cemetery records", CD Publication: Scottish Genealogical Society
- Index of Scottish Wills & Inventories Publication: General Register Office for Scotland
- "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQWL-7V5 : 16 September 2021), Alexander Aitken, 1817.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217716228/alexander-aitken: accessed 01 October 2023), memorial page for Alexander Aitken (unknown–18 Mar 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217716228, citing Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland; Maintained by A Beattie (contributor 48024211).
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