Rev. James Aitchison

1846 - 1930  (84 years)

• Name	James Aitchison  [1]
  		JamesAitchison_Reverend
  		JamesAitchison_Rev_c1907
  Title	Rev.
  Born	1846	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1850	St Matthew's Parish School
  	Afterwards Sessional School of same parish
  Occupation	Between 1856 and 1859
  	Errand boy for three years,
  Occupation	1859
  	When reached 13 he was apprenticed to a watchmaker, in whose employment he remained for several years acquiring in this, and in the service of other employers, a fair knowledge of the business, and becoming an expert and accurate workman
  Education	Between 1867 and 1875	Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland
  	Studied Law then entered the Divinity Hall of the United Presbyterian Church and was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Edinburgh in 1875
  Census 1871	2 Apr 1871	26, Orchard Street, Low Church, Middle & Low Parishes, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [4]
  	(24) Widower, Lodger, Student Of Theology U P Hall Edinburgh Missionary
  Census 1881	3 Apr 1881	Erskine U P Church Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [5]
  	(34) Head, Married, Minister of Erskine U.P. Church
  	Atchison
  Census 1891	5 Apr 1891	Erskine U P Church Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	(44) Head, Married, Minister of Erskine UP Church
  Education	1897	Falkirk High School, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [6]
  	Chairman of School Board for 6 years - and on the board for 28 years
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  		FalkirkHerald_JamesAitchison_Chairman_of_School_Board
  Census 1901	31 Mar 1901	Ers View Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [2]
  	(52) Head, Married, Minister of Erskine U F Church Falkirk
  Census 1911	2 Apr 1911	Erskine Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [7]
  	(64) Head, Married, Minister
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  Occupation	Bef 28 Feb 1930	Senior Minister   [8]
  	Erskine Church 55 years
  Residence	Bef 28 Feb 1930	8 Braidburn Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [8, 9]
  Cause of Death	28 Feb 1930  [9]
  	Senile Decay, Chronic Bronchitis ?10 years, Enlarged Prostate 2 years
  Died	28 Feb 1930	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [8, 9, 10]
  	(83) Nursing Home at 39 Drumhaugh Gardens
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  		FalkirkHerald_5Mar1930_RevJamesAitchisonDeath
  		DeathNotice1930_JamesAitchison_Scotsman
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  Obituary	1 Mar 1930	Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [11]
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  Funeral	4 Mar 1930	Erskine Church, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [10]
  	Pall bearers, Rev James A.Aitchison, Craigie M. Aitchison, Rev. B. ScottWilliams, Alister and Eric Aitchison and Mr William Hogg Brother-in-law, Rev. John Campbell Rev Dean and Mr Charles Johnston
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  		FuneralAttendees1930_JamesAitchison
  Buried	4 Mar 1930	Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [10]
  	Erskine Church
  Probate	17 Jul 1930	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [8]
  	Value of Estate £3,721:9:8, Testate, to Rev James Alexander Aitchison amd Craigie Mason Aitchison his sons and Helen Wallace Craigie Aitchison or Williams his daughter
  		ProbateSco1930
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  Person ID	I16040	Aitchison One-Name Study All

  
  

  Father	Alexander Aitchison,   b. Bef 1825,   d. Abt 1849  (Age > 24 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jean Aitken,   d. Between 24 Feb 1875 and 28 Feb 1930
  Relationship	natural
  Married	17 Oct 1841	Barony, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland   [12]
  	Surname spelt Aitcheson in Scotland's People FHL Film Number: 0994192, 0994193, 0994194, 0994195, 1041481, 0994191 180 191
  Family ID	F8761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Mason Craigie,   b. Abt 1851, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland ,   d. 27 Jun 1912, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1875	St Andrew, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [13, 14, 15]
  	685/2 63, 12 Cumberland Street to the forms of the United Presbyterian Church
  		MarCertSco1875_JamesAitchison_ElizabethCraigie
  Marriage Fact	24 Feb 1875	12 Cumberland Street, Edinburgh, Scotland   [15]
  	(28) Minister of Erscine United Presbyterian Church Falkirk, Widower, (24) Spinster
  Witnesses	24 Feb 1875  [15]
  	William MIroy, Catherine Craigie
  Children	1. Lord, KC, PC, L1D, The Right Honourable Craigie Mason Aitchison,   b. 26 Jan 1882, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 May 1941, 12 India Street, Edinburgh, Scotland  (Age 59 years)  [natural]   2. Robert Smith Aitchison,   b. 1885, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 Feb 1925  (Age 40 years)  [natural]   3. Helen Wallace Craigie Aitchison,   b. 28 Feb 1887, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 30 Apr 1982, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 95 years)  [natural]   4. Rev. James Alexander Aitchison,   b. Abt 1879, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Jan 1944, Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 65 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F5000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Harvie Hogg
  Family ID	F8759	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1846 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Census 1871 - (24) Widower, Lodger, Student Of Theology U P Hall Edinburgh Missionary - 2 Apr 1871 - 26, Orchard Street, Low Church, Middle & Low Parishes, Renfrewshire, Scotland Married - 24 Feb 1875 - St Andrew, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Census 1881 - (34) Head, Married, Minister of Erskine U.P. Church - 3 Apr 1881 - Erskine U P Church Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Census 1891 - (44) Head, Married, Minister of Erskine UP Church - 5 Apr 1891 - Erskine U P Church Manse, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Residence - Bef 28 Feb 1930 - 8 Braidburn Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Died - 28 Feb 1930 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Obituary - 1 Mar 1930 - Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Buried - 4 Mar 1930 - Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland Probate - Value of Estate £3,721:9:8, Testate, to Rev James Alexander Aitchison amd Craigie Mason Aitchison his sons and Helen Wallace Craigie Aitchison or Williams his daughter - 17 Jul 1930 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		JamesAitchison_Rev_c1907
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• Notes

  Erskine Church, Falkirk The man who inspired this period’s congregation, Rev. James Aitchison, was one of Falkirk’s most eminent Victorians. Before the end of his 55-year ministry he had witnessed the heavy loss of life by his congregation in World War I and the start of the decline in church membership. On a happier note, in 1929, the year before his death, the centuries old divisions in the church were healed and Erskine Parish Church of Scotland was born. Read more at: https://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/erskine-church-is-a-big-part-of-falkirk-s-story-1-3154995 Interior view of a church with the minister at the communion table. He is wearing the black robes of the presbyterian faith. A Bible or hymnbook lies open in front of him. Behind him is the pulpit and the organ pipes. Erskine congregation was formed in 1747 and erected the building in the photograph in 1905. Reverend James Aitchison, a United Free Church clergyman, was Minister of the Erskine Church in Falkirk for more than 50 years

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1891 Census. [S25] 1901 Census. [S1552] Obituary James Aitchison in Falkirk Herald 1st March 1930. [S11] 1871 Census. [S16] 1881 Census. [S1544] The Scotsman Newspaper 1st March 1930. [S30] 1911 Census. [S1026] Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936. [S1546] Death Certificate - James Aitchison 1930. [S1543] Falkirk Herald 5th March 1930. [S1553] Falkirk Herald 1st March 1930. [S769] OPR (Old Parochial Record, Scotland) Marriages. [S719] Statutory Registers: Marriages. [S1534] Birth Certificate - Craigie Mason Aitchison 1882. [S1547] Marriage Certificate - James Aitchison & Elizabeth Craigie 1875.