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Danchaslyn
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Got it...............William Ramsay, married Isabella, sometime between 1871 and 1881???
In Penicuick!
Mamakaz, thank you for the address.
As you say, so great to find out so much to-day, thank you all........
Night, night
xxxx
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mamakaz
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Afternoon every one, x
ok, think i have our archibalds death reg
reg jan/feb/march 1935 archibald aitken, south sheilds
47yrs 10a 855,
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Danchaslyn
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Mamakaz
Thank you for Archibald's death reg and dying so young, that would certainly explain his disappearing off that Census as head of the household?! 
Is South Shields anywhere near Durham? 
Cheers
Danchaslyn

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Little Nell
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Um, I don't think so. This must be the son of Archibald & Christina. Archibald senior would appear to be dead by 1911, but I can't be certain without seeing the transcript.
Nell
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mamakaz
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yep, i think your right nell,
i was looking for a death reg for my charles bruce aitken, i searched from 1923-1942, (boring) along the way i found lots of aitkens in south shields/durham and copied them down for future reference, here is the list,
reg jan/feb/march 1935 archibald aitken south sheilds
47yrs 10a 855
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reg jan/feb/march 1935
thomas aitken, durham
78yrs 10a 430
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reg apr/may/june 1931
robert m aitken, south sheilds
46yrs 10a 840
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reg apr/may/june 1930
allen aitken, south shields
7yrs 10a 680
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reg jan/feb/march 1937
catherine aitken, south sheilds
2yrs 10a 891
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reg apr/may/june 1937
james aitken, south sheilds
58yrs 10a 761
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reg jan/feb/mar 1929
archibald aitken, south sheilds
16yrs 10a 1263
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reg jan/feb/mar 1929
stanley aitken, south sheilds
1yrs 10a 1216
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reg july/aug/sept 1929
elizabeth aitken, south sheilds
58yrs 10a 743
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reg july/aug/sept 1929
john w aitken, south sheilds
60yrs 10a 738
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reg oct/nov/dec 1929
eleanor j aitken, south sheilds
53yrs 10a 769
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reg jan/feb/march 1927
clara aitken, south sheilds
1yrs 10a 1053
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reg apr/may/june 1926
alice aitken, south sheilds
45yrs 10a 853a
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reg july/aug.sept 1926
christina aitken, south sheilds
67yrs 10a 678
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reg oct/nov/dec 1926
mary aitken, south sheilds
2yrs 10a 771
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reg july/aug/sept 1923
david aitken, south sheilds
57yrs 10a 671
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reg july/aug/sept 1939
john aitken, durham n
73yrs 10a 603
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reg july/aug/sept 1939
margaret aitken, durham se
61yrs 10a 128
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and i did at last find ( what i think is) my granadad in 1942, kaz, x
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Danchaslyn
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Little Nell
And Mamakaz, yes, you must be right, Mamakaz's posting of Archibald's death, must be the Jnr Archibald.......... 
And, yes, I found that South Shields isn't far from Durham 
cheers
Danchaslyn

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Danchaslyn
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Morning Mamakaz
Thank you for the huge list of Aitken's, South Shields..........what an extensive family this is! 
AND..................so happy for you, that you have at last found your Grandad!!!! 
Happy hunting
Cheers
Danchaslyn

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mamakaz
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morning Dan, x
it takes ages to go through every quarter of every year, i think my mind must have been scrabbled when i thought that was archi, lol
and yes, i think i found my Charles, i was suprised to find a C B Aitken death registered in my neck of the woods (about 3 miles away) the death age fits, i might pop down to the reg office and pick up the death cert, x
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Danchaslyn
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Mamakaz
You have the spirit and tenacity to keep going and you deserve to have found the huge clue you were searching for.................you have a reg office nearby? Thats great! 
You are also a wonderful and inspirtional help to others, thank you for all your help. 
Can't tell you how much I'm crossing fingers for you that its the C B Aitken you are looking for 
cheers
Danchaslyn
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Danchaslyn
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Mamakaz
Sorry, 'inspirational'................ 
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Cheers
Danchaslyn
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mamakaz
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Good morning, x
i got carried away yesterday on the plant side of my family, i have loads to write up now, on my travels around the net i found this...
in my own words.....
Agnes AITKEN was born in 1773 in Kircudbrightshire, Scotland she died in Three Rivers, PEI, Canada, and the story goes... Agnes went missing while walking across the ice from Murray Harbour. unfortunatly a storm was brewing and poor Agnes was never seen again. There is however a memorial to her on Panmure Island, but its not known if her body was found and interred.
Agnes's parents were John AITKEN born 1729 in Greenhill, Auchenhay, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Margaret LOUDEN b: 1739 ..................................................
how interesting, poor Agnes, its nothing to do with the thread but i thought id post it, dont know how true it is, x
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Danchaslyn
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Hi Mamakaz
What a quaint and amazing story, and thank you so much for posting it, ......poor Agnes Aitken! 
And, yet another John Aitken , as her father! 
Kirkcudbrightshire.........again, need to look into the geography and see how close it is to Midlothian and maybe Peeble-Shire, and Lanark?? Could be interesting. 
Good luck, with your Plants..................
Cheers and thanks
Danchaslyn

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A very useful map for the location of Scottish Counties (and a very useful website overall) is here:
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/sct_cmap.html
Kirkcudbright is on the west coast (far south), while Midlothian is on the east coast, so they are not very close at all. Lanark and Peebles are on the south/west side of Midlothian.
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Danchaslyn
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Hi KirstyG
Thank you for the help with the locations and the very helpful link......... 
Not phazed by Kirkcudbrightshire being on the W. Coast...........thats good for us, as Grace Aitken, nee Tennant, left Edinburgh, after marriage and moved to Kirkurd, Peebles-Shire, later on to West Linton, Peebles-Shire. 
So, both Mamakaz's and my Aitkens might well, as far back as Agnes Aitken's father John Aitken, descend from him, or near members of his family? Who knows? 
Another journey of discovery awaits! 
cheers
Danchaslyn
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Danchaslyn
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As per kind information of weech..........
Grace Aitken's, nee Tennant, daughter-in-law, Lady Caroline Aitken, widow of Grace's second son, Sir Robert Aitken, returned to England, from India, to live, 1936, on board the "City of Shimla". 
Her destination abode was given as Arden House, West Byflet, Surrey, England.
It is thought that Lady Aitken died shortly afterwards, but we do not have her death details and any help would be much appreciated? 
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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