Birth PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Reside Date19051030 Age: 19
Reside PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoJames was a Clerk in NZ Railways living in Leet Street.
Reside Date19141031 Age: 28
Reside PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoStill living in Leet Street at number 11he still worked for the Railways but as a Shunter.
Reside Date19191033 Age: 33
Reside PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoJames lived at 226 Ness Street. He was now a railway guard.
Reside Date19351034 Age: 49
Reside PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoJames recorded as James Junior now lived at 31 Elles Road with his Wife Sarah. He was still a Railway Guard.
Reside Date19461035 Age: 60
Reside PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoJames, now a Railway Inspector lived at 31 Elles Road with his father James, retired Grocer and sister Jeanie.
Death Date21 Oct 19611036 Age: 76
Death PlaceFrankton, Otago, New Zealand
MemoAt Frankton Public Hospital from 43 Thompson Street, Queenstown. He was a retired Railway Guard & ex Serviceman, aged 76. Causes of death were Bronchopneumonia, 1 day and Senile dementia. His parents were James Aitken, a grocer and Agnes McAlister. He was widower and he married his wife Sarah Halliday at age 50 (circa 1935). They had no children. He had a Presbyterian burial in Invercargill on the 24 of October.
Burial Date24 Oct 19611037
Burial PlaceInvercargill, Southland, New Zealand
MemoAt Eastern Cemetery. Buried with wife Sarah and her first husband Robert Halliday. The headstone inscription reads “ In loving memory of Robert Beloved husband of Sarah Halliday who died 10th March 1933, aged 49 years. Also Sarah beloved wife of James Aitken died 2nd April 1945 aged 60 years. 24/956 Rflm James Aitken died 2nd April 1961 aged 76 years At Rest”.
OccupationRailway Clerk (1905), Shunter NZR (1914), Railway Guard (1919 >), Railway Inspector (1946)