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Title: James Aitken and Mary McCulloch
Post by: danieloks2ndaccount on Wednesday 16 September 20 23:45 BST (UK)
Trying to look for info on parents of Andrew Aitken (1921-1980), he married Agnes Hopkins Alexander (1923-2016) on 7 September 1939, on the marriage certificate Andrews parents are James Aitken I think he was a coal miner, he was deceased by 1939. Andrews mother was Mary Balfour McCulloch, she was alive in 1939. I think Andrew was also a Coal Miner, Agnes' parents were Hugh Alexander 1883-1958 and Agnes Ballantyne Hopkins 1888-1949. At the time of the marriage Andrew was living in Ayr and Agnes was living in Burns street, Tarbolton. They had 5 kids, all of whom are still living.
Title: Re: James Aitken and Mary McCulloch
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Thursday 17 September 20 01:05 BST (UK)
James Aitken and Mary McCulloch married on the 15th of September 1904 in St. Quivox...

Here is their wedding certificate. A very clue-laden doc...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KhWEznqpROCTupHlRQ9uYckofJzC3tvH/view?usp=sharing

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: James Aitken and Mary McCulloch
Post by: Jamjar on Thursday 17 September 20 01:35 BST (UK)
Death of father:

AITKEN JAMES 50 1933 619/ 35 Tarbolton

Possible death of his mother:

AITKEN MARY 80 1968 619/ 4 Tarbolton

MCCULLOCH MARY 80 1968 619/ 4 Tarbolton

The marriage certificate for this couple shows that James was illegitimate, or didn’t know who his father was, but his mother had married. Here is the only Aitken/ McCann marriage showing:

AITKEN AGNES to MCCANN MICHAEL 1902 644/14 131 Kinning Park

Mary’s folk’s marriage:

MCCULLOCH HUGH to BALFOUR HELEN 1885 619/ 12 Tarbolton

1891 619/ 6/ 7 and 8 Tarbolton Ayr
Hugh 36
Helen 26
Mary 4
Helen 2
Annie 0

1901 578/2 1/ 13 St Quivox Ayr
Hugh 46
Helen 36
Ellen 12
Annie 10
Bella 7 - MCCULLOCH BELLA BALFOUR 1893 612/ 40 St Quivox
Hugh 2

Possibles for Mary in 1901:

585/ 9/ 4 Dailly Ayr
Mary 14

578/1 33/ 34 Ayr Ayr
Mary 15

1911 578/2 1/ 12 St Quivox Ayr
Hugh V 57
Ellen 44
Nellie 21
Annie 19
Bella 17
Hugh 12

Death:

1928 619/ 12 Tarbolton MCCULLOCH Helen  62

1928 619/ 12 Tarbolton BALFOUR Helen 62

Jamjar
Title: Re: James Aitken and Mary McCulloch
Post by: Jamjar on Thursday 17 September 20 02:05 BST (UK)
Possible death of James’ mother:

MCCANN AGNES 73 1933 644/20 261 Plantation

AITKEN AGNES 73 1933 644/20 261 Plantation

Jamjar
Title: Re: James Aitken and Mary McCulloch
Post by: Alan of Kaslo on Thursday 17 September 20 03:02 BST (UK)
It says that the above noted Plantain Agnes McCann's father is Andrew Aitken and her mother Agnes Mclellan.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17Nlu-hSd2VkZFmxv0rUfYbIo5WdcIdEz/view?usp=sharing

Title: Re: James Aitken and Mary McCulloch
Post by: danieloks2ndaccount on Thursday 17 September 20 15:31 BST (UK)
Thank you for all of this information it has really helped me a lot!