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Topic: Grace AITKEN, nee Tennant, Edinburgh (Read 2625 times)
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Danchaslyn
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As per kind info from "weech"........
The below is about John & Grace Aitken's, grandaughter, Marjorie Grace Aitken, sister to John Ellis Aitken, both grandchildren, although born in Bombay, India, spent most of their childhoods, living and being educated, by John & Grace, in West Linton, Scotland.
Cutting from The Times of India, undated:
FASHIONABLE BOMBAY WEDDING
The wedding of the week in Bombay has been at Malabar Hill, of Marjorie Grace Aitken, daughter of Lady Aitken and the late Sir Robert Aitken, to Lieutenant Charles Elliot Bleck, of the 2nd Sherwood Forresters. Wedding dress is then described and mention made that the wedding was held at All Saints Church.
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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AITKEN, Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
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Danchaslyn
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Am searching for details of the third son of John and Grace Aitken, Thomas Aitken, b. 1871?
The last trace I have of him in Scotland is as living in the home of Janet Steele, during the 1891 Census, as a Boarder, and working as a Joiner. He was age 20. This was in Cambusmethan, Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
I don't know any details of Janet Steele and would appreciate any, perhaps she is a relative? 
Sometime mid-1896, Thomas Aitken left the UK, as a Baptist Union Missionary, for the island of St Vincent, Cape Verde Islands. 
I'm curious for any details of Thomas' life between 1891 - 1896?
Where was it that he trained as a missionary? did he attend the Wishaw Baptist Church?
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
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baitken
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This is amazing!! I have just been directed to this site, and there is so much here I haven't had time to read it all thoroughly.
My name is Robert AITKEN. My great grandmother was Grace AITKEN, and my grandfather Robert. For more than 35 years I have been researching my family, and have an almost complete record going back to about 1750.
Inevitably some records have escaped me, and it looks like i might find some missing entries here.
I cannot even start to lay out our history here; I have pages and pages of details. In time I would hope to correct in small packets some of the mis-information I have seen, and add some more. But meantime, if anyone is desperate for info please let me knowand I'll see if I can help. I do have photos of Sir Robert if anyone is interested.
Give me a little time though, I'm waiting for a cardiac op shortly, and I don't want to rush around too much at the moment and fall off my perch.
Finally, do I have any family out there?
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Danchaslyn
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Well, well, well, Robert, welcome to RootsChat and I can hardly imagine how you are feeling, having chanced on this topic! 
Firstly, you do indeed have family, myself and Weech are cousins of yours!
There's also the possibility of quite a few other RootsChatters ( I could name a few), who may be your family as well.
Are you in the UK? Would love your email address, but this won't be possibly as per RC rules, until you have posted 3x, then we can Personal Message you, and you us.
Yes, I'm aware of some of the inaccuracies and can hardly wait to exchange info. 
PLEASE, can you here and now, try and answer the one big mystery,........what happened to Sir Robert's youngest brother Richard, after he left Scotland, as bank clerk, maybe roundabout 1896?
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
LYNCH, Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa
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Danchaslyn
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Oh yes, Robert, in my excitement, forgot to say, good luck with your op!!! 
Also, would love photos of Sir Robert, who was my Great Uncle. His mother, Grace, obviously being my Great Grandmother, perhaps you could post them here until we can exchange addresses?
I think I can guess who your parents are!!
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
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Danchaslyn
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Per very kind courtesy of "Weech":
Dame Caroline Mary Sophia Aitken, d. 13 February, 1937 in Belgium,
at St Andrews Hotel, Le Zoute Knocke-sur-Mer.
She was formerly of 28 Oakwood Court, Kensington, Country of London.
"Mamakaz", thank you, I remember you finding this address.
She was survived by her two children, John Ellis Aitken and Margery Grace
Bleck, nee Aitken.
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN, Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
LYNCH, Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa
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weech
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Caroline Aitken was a sister of Ellen Anne Lobb who was my paternal grandmother. So far my researches indicate that Caroline, your grandmother, was one of nine siblings being children of Theophilus Lobb and Sophia Virginia Gordon. I'm not sure how many survived into adulthood but the eldest was Ellis William Theophilus Lobb, born india 1868, died New York 1958. The youngest that I have found was Markland Barnett Lobb born 1888, died Glasgow 1942. I have photographs of Sophia, aged about 80, and a photograph from the Times of India of Marjorie, Robert & Caroline's daughter, at her wedding in Bombay. I also have invitations addressed to another sister, Lillian, to the weddings of Edmunds Lobb's daughters in 1921 and 1925.
Weech
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baitken
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Oh this is wonderful news, to know someone is out there.
Not so good for Danchaslyn though as Richard is one of my lost ones, as is Thomas.
We lost then by the 1891 census.
Yes I am in the UK, South Coast, and happily retired.
Robert & Richard both started off life as banker's clerks in the Royal Bank of Scotland in West Linton. Robert was in india by 1885, but we found no sightings of Richard.
Photos, yes. Just give me a while to get them sorted.
There were three children of Robert's marriage to Carry. More details later.
I have the complete Lobb history as far as it concerns us, and more, as I had a lot of correspondence with Douglas Lobb, [20,000 Lobbs around the world] before he died.
I am so excited with our contacts. Thank you all. And thanks too for the good wishes.
Bob
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weech
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Bob
Good wishes from me also for your forthcoming op. My family returned to England in 1948 to Bedford and were there until my mother died in 2000. I think from reading the various Aitken sights on Roots that your father settled in Huntingdon, not far away.
Weech
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Danchaslyn
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Hello Baitken
Great to hear from you again and to know that you to are in the UK......one more post and you will be able to Personal Message both Weech and myself with your whereabouts! 
My surprise for you, is that Thomas is my Grandfather and I have quite a bit on him. Try looking up for my threads in South Africa section of RC, also in Emigrants and Immigrants and you will find quite alot in RC, Scotland, Peebles-Shire as well. (There are more!!).
Richard, I think, went either to South Africa, or the USA/Canada, (we have American cousins!), but, I also think he may have died in South Africa, during the 1917 'flu pandemic, but can find no records for him anywhere! >:
I think one of Robert & Caroline's sons died as a child?
Wonderful for "Weech" that you have so much on the Lobb Family!
Me to, so excited!
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
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baitken
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Hi all,
First two photos for you. Granny Aitken is date unknown, but probably early thirties.
I'll have to investigate this business of personal messages, as you indicate I am now eligable.
More soon, Bob
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Danchaslyn
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Hello Robert
Wow!! Thank you so much, I never in my wildest dreams imagined I would actually get to see what Robert & Carry looked like! thank you SO much!
Having a good day actually, as have had further news on Thomas Aitken, please view in RC, South African section, under my thread, Baptist Church Archives?
Also, to go into Personal Messages, go to top of RootsChat page and next to your baitken name, click on the messages, then click on new message and so on. I'll try to PM you now, so let me know if you get it ok, please?
Longing to know, how many siblings have you?
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
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Danchaslyn
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Hello Robert
Ok, I've sent you a Personal Message in RootsChat, so let's hope you receive it alright?
I'm so curious, please tell me, when your parents finally returned to the UK, from India, to settle permanently, did they head for Scotland, as one of the shipping records depicted?
Or settle, possibly near your mother's family home in St Ives?
Or elsewhere perhaps?
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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JORGENSON, Hole, Ringerike, Buskurud, Norway
AITKEN, Scotland, England, India, Island of St Helena, South Africa
LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
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LYNCH, Yorkshire, England, Rhodesia and South Africa
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weech
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Bob
Thanks so much for the photo's. They've come out very well. I haven't yet worked out how to post photo's but my wife tells me she thinks she knows how to do it so hopefully will post some shortly. I will try to leave a personal message for you.
Weech
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Danchaslyn
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Hello
Robert, I do hope you will get a chance to post very soon some of the answers to my desperately curious questions?
Wonder which is the oldest photo you have in your collection? Would it be to much to hope that you may have a pic of Grace Aitken, nee Tennant, which you could post here?! 
Thank you so much for your PM and email.
Weech, looking forward to your posted pics soon.............
Cheers
Danchaslyn
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LOBB, India and London
WALSH, India and England
SHORT, Yorkshire, England, Island of St Helena
BATEMAN, Island of St Helena, U.S.A.
YUILL, U.S.A.
FIRTH, Yorkshire, Engand
LIPTROT, various counties of England
SMITH, various counties of England
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