Aitchison One-Name Study

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Family History and Genealogical research on the name and the origins of the Aitchison name. Over time the intention is to trace and track down as many Aitchison's as possible wherever they may be in the World.

The study has started in Scotland in the Borders and East Lothian area and working outwards, through Berwickshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirk and Midlothian after that before completing the rest of Scotland, moving onto England and the rest of the world.

The picture on the left is of my grandfather George Aitchison with his collie, starting early in his career as a shepherd. He was born in 1900 and died in 1963. The picture at the top is also of him with his parents and other siblings. He was one of 11 children, 5 boys and 6 girls one of whom died as an infant. Two of the boys James and Peter were killed in WW1. George's parents were George Aitchison and Mary Hood.

If you share the name please get in touch and share any stories or information about your branch of the Aitchison family.

Come on in and have a look around but don't forget to come back as information is being added bit by bit as it becomes available. There are nearly 1,000 headstone pictures included on the website and you may just find one of your relatives here as well.

If you have any information that can help and you don't mind sharing it I would love to hear from you. And equally if you find any errors or mistakes please let me know so that I can correct them. Thank you.

The AITCHISON's are traditionally a mainly Borders and Lowlands family. They are considered to be a sept of Clan Gordon, with one of the first records of the name being Johannes filius Ade he was a "customar" of North Berwick in 1384 and later appears as John Atkynsoun in 1387. This was the first recorded spelling of the family name, in the records of North Berwick, Scotland, during the reign of King Robert II of Scotland 1371 1390.

Further examples are those of James Aitchesoun, master of the Scottish Mint in 1553, and Marc Aichesone or Acheson of Achesounes hevin (now Morrisons Haven), in 1609. A very interesting recording is that of John Atkinson, aged 24 years who embarked from London on the ship "Bonaventure" bound for Virginia on January 15th 1634. He is one of the earliest settlers in the New World Colonies. The coat of arms granted in 1604 has the blazon of a red field, charged with a golf bend cotised, and thereon three red helmets. The crest is a wolf head erased. The name was first found in Berwickshire one of the ancient counties of Scotland. Berwickshire is in the Eastern Scottish Borders area of Scotland. (1)

Source: (1) Black, George F: The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York -Print (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)

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Copyright notice: The Aitchison One-Name study belongs to Diana Aitchison. Many of the documents you see on this site have been purchased by myself or donated by others interested in furthering the study. Photos on the site will have the owners name. These are added to the individual as a means to evidence facts and for illustrative purposes therefore if you use any of the information please cite the Aitchison One-Name Study as the source of your information.

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