AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
AITKEN to WHAITE - Person Sheet
NameMargaret AITKEN 
Birth Datebef 28 Jul 1783
Birth PlaceAbercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
MemoMidhope , West Lothian, Scotland in 1851 census. Midhope Burn is just outside Abercorn. This suggests the baptism in Abercorn in 1783 is likely to be her and her parents to be William Aitken and Margaret Ramage. This birth date gives age at death as indicated on Margaret’s death record. See baptism reference.
Chr Date28 Jul 17831614 Age: <1
Chr PlaceAbercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Reside Date6 Jun 18411615 Age: 57
Reside PlaceCarriden, West Lothian, Scotland
MemoEast Bonhard Farm, Margaret is household head with an occupation of farmer. Living with her were her children William (20), John (15), Eliza (15) and David (14). Also living with them were David May (20) & Archibald Shanks (14) both agricultural labourers and Alison Mitchell (25) a female servant.
Reside Date30 Mar 18511616 Age: 67
Reside PlaceCarriden, West Lothian, Scotland
MemoLiving on East Bonhard Farm (of 80 Acres), She was household head and farmer. Her birth place is recorded as Midhope. Living with her was her son William (31) and horse dealer. Staff also living at the farm were James Anderson (50); Henry Scott (20) and Mary Currie (25) servants and James Jamieson (17) a farm labourer.
Reside Date7 Apr 18611617 Age: 77
Reside PlaceLinlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
MemoLiving at Kirkgate, Linlithgow was Margaret Miller, 77 a Fund Holder
Death Date4 Apr 18701618 Age: 86
Death PlaceCarriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Memoat East Bonhard Carriden and informant was Willam her son. Her mother is recorded as “unknown”. Her age is recorded as 86 years, that is born 1784 three years earlier than recorded in 1851 census.
OccupationFarmer ( 1841 > ), Fund Holder (1861)
Alias/AKAMillar (1841, 1851)
FatherWilliam AITKEN (-<1841)
MotherMargaret RAMAGE (<1750-<1841)
Spouses
Birth Datebef 14 Nov 1779
Birth PlaceBo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Chr Date14 Nov 17791613 Age: <1
Chr PlaceBo'ness, West Lothian, Scotland
Death Datebef 1841 Age: 61
MemoHe was not found in 1841 census and presumed dead.
Occupationfarmer
FatherWilliam MILLER
MotherJean DICKSON
Marr PlaceAbercorn, West Lothian, Scotland
Marr MemoAlso 5 Feb 1819 in Carriden. Margaret’s home parish was Abercorn (Midhope 1851 census) and David’s was Carriden. David and Margaret apparently lived on a Carriden farm after marriage suggesting the possibility that David was born in Carriden. See David's note regarding a possible alternative birth.
Medical notes for Margaret AITKEN
death recorded caused by acute bronchitis 8 days
Notes for David (Spouse 1)
If not born in Carriden then a possible baptism on 19 March in 1779, in Abercorn, of a David but a MILLAR not MILLER the latter being spelling on both parish marriages. This David’s parents were James MILLAR & Katharine Burleigh.1621