Hi Clare,
My Aitchison's are as follows:
Helen Aitchison b. 29th March 1768, Morham, East Lothian.
Christian Aitchison b. 13th April 1770, Morham, East Lothian.
Marrion Aitchison b. 28th April 1772, Morham, East Lothian.
Betty Aitchison b. 14th May 1773, Morham, East Lothian.
Stewart Aitcheson b. 14th June 1778, Moreham, East Lothian.
Parents of all the above are James Aitchison & Euphans Fife ( this I believe to be Euphemia as it appears to be a family name!)
Elizabeth Aitchison m James Hill (my 4x Gt Grandparents) on 8th April 1803 in Dunbar, East Lothian.
At this time James and Elizabeth disappear until resurfacing in 1819 in Yetholm, Roxburghshire where 2 sons are born:
Ninian Hill b. 18th July 1819, Yetholm, Roxburghshire.
George Hill b 14th December 1821, Yetholm Roxburghshire. (My 3x Gt Grandfather)
Parents of the above are James Hill & Elspath Aitchison.
As yet I have been unable to find any other children fo James and Elspath, despite long hours of looking!!
James And Elspeth then vanish again!!
There seems to be matching names in our Aitchison families i.e Helen, Christian, Elizabeth/Betty/Elspath etc. I wonder if the two James's are perhaps cousins and that the connection (I feel sure that there is one!) is perhaps a generation further back, after all these Aitchison's are all pretty much in the same area!!
What do you think!!
Regards
David