George Aitken Jane Wilson

[mk63ft]

George married Jane on 5/9/1851 in Crichton, Midlothian. I have Jane's date of birth as 1831 but know no more about her. Can anyone help please?

[AMBLY]

Hi mk63ft

Family Search - Issue: AITKEN:
Parents: George AITKEN and Jane WILSON
https://familysearch.org/search
Sinclair - b Cranston 1855
Sinclair - b Cranston 1857
Mary - b Cranston, 1860
James Wilson - b Cranston 1862
Catherine Crookston - b Cranston 1864
Jane - b Cranston,1866
Margaret Johnston - b Cranston, 1868
Mary - b Cranston, 1871
Thomas Wilson b Stobhill, 1874

Right away this list indicates there were probably 1 or 2 born between Sep 1851 and 1855 - before the start of Civil Registration - and their absence on Family Search possibly indicates the family was non-conformist religion. The 1861 census (below) bears out the missing children probability - the 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Isabella.

The AITKENs in 1861
1861: Lanchenside? No 8, Cranston, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Head: George AITKEN 33, Coalminer, b Crichton, Edinburgh
Wife: Jane AITKEN  29, Cranston, Edinburgh
Dau: Elizabeth AITKEN 10, b  Crichton, Edinburgh
Dau: Isabella AITKEN 8, b Crichton, Edinburgh
Son: Sinclair AITKEN 3, Cranston, Edinburgh
Dau: Mary AITKEN 1, b Cranston, Edinburgh


This looks like Jane in her parental unit in 1841:
http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
1841: Edgehead, Cranston, Midlothian
Ref 680 - Cranston / ED 4 / Folio 4 / Pg 3
James WILSON 35, Coal Miner - Y
Elisabeth WILSON 35 - Y
Mary WILSON 13 - Y
James WILSON 11 - Y       
Jane WILSON 9 - Y
Thomas WILSON 6 - Y
David Porteus WILSON 1 - Y
Peter PORTEUS 6m - Y

And by 1851, her father is deceased. Note - the grandaughter Elisabeth AIKUNE below, is undoubtedly Elisabeth AITKEN, the first born of Jane and George - likely born to the couple, but on the wrong side of the marriage blanket!
http://www.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
1851: E Side Pathhead
Ref: 681 - Crichton / ED 1 /Folio 758/ Pg 2/ HS 7
Betty WILSON 19, Widow, Washerwoman, b Cranston
Dau: Jean WILSON 18, unm, Servant, b Cranston
Son: Thomas WILSON 16, unm, Coalminer, b Cranston
Son: David WILSON 10, Scholar, b Cranston
Grandau: Elisabeth AIKUNE 8mths, b b Cranston

Cheers
AMBLY

[mk63ft]

Thanks so much for your help. Thanks also for the extra details you added about where to find information.  I have used both sites but didn't understand how to use them efficiently. I obviously have a lot to learn about researching!
Margaret