David Aitchison b. 1799 Innerwick, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland d. 15 Apr 1876 Maidenhall, Mertoun, Berwickshire, Scotland: Aitchison One-Name Study
David Aitchison

David Aitchison

Male 1799 - 1876  (77 years)

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  • Name David Aitchison  [1, 2
    Born 1799  Innerwick, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 12 Feb 1799  Innerwick, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Ref: 30 260 Innerwick
    Census 1841 6 Jun 1841  Kames, West Mains, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    (40) Farmer 
    Census 1851 30 Mar 1851  Quixwood Farm House, Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    (50) Head, Married, Farmer of 700 acres, Heath meadow 914 acres employing 12 lab 4 women 
    Census 1861 7 Apr 1861  Quixwood Farm House, Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    (61) Head, Married, Farmer of 1600 Acres Employing 10 men, 2 boys and 8 women 
    Census 1871 2 Apr 1871  Quixwood Farm House, Abbey St Bathans, Abbey, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    (71) Head, Married, Joint Farmer with his brother William of 1530 acres (700 arable) 
    Cause of Death 15 Apr 1876 
    Cancer of stomach, several months 
    Died 15 Apr 1876  Maidenhall, Mertoun, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • (76) Farmer, Married to Isabella Landells 751/ 4
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    Buried Aft 15 Apr 1876  Mertoun Old Graveyard at Magdalene Hall Farm Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
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    Probate 22 Dec 1876  Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Farmer, Maidenhall, Intestate, Value of Estate £683, 13s, 4d Granted to Alexander Aitchison Farmer, Maidenhall Executor dative qua next of kin 
    Person ID I17597  Aitchison One-Name Study All

    Father Peter Aitchison,   b. 1751, ‪Whitekirk, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1809  (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Magdalene Fife,   b. Abt 1763,   d. 7 Dec 1811  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1 Mar 1787  Innerwick, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    • Ref: 711-30-372
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    Family ID F4694  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isabella Landells,   b. Abt 1807, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1888, Maidenhall, Mertoun, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 27 Dec 1833  Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Also Eyemouth
    Children 
     1. Peter Aitchison,   b. May 1835, Dunse, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1903, North Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 67 years)  [natural]
     2. Alexander Aitchison,   b. Abt 1839, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1914, Ferniehurst Birks, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)  [natural]
     3. Magdalene Aitchison,   b. 1841, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1922, Ferniehurst Birks, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)  [natural]
     4. William Aitchison,   b. Abt 1847, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1922, Ferniehurst Birks, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)  [natural]
     5. Janet Aitchison,   b. 8 Dec 1836, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1920  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F5362  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1799 - Innerwick, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 12 Feb 1799 - Innerwick, East Lothian, Haddingtonshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 27 Dec 1833 - Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1851 - (50) Head, Married, Farmer of 700 acres, Heath meadow 914 acres employing 12 lab 4 women - 30 Mar 1851 - Quixwood Farm House, Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1861 - (61) Head, Married, Farmer of 1600 Acres Employing 10 men, 2 boys and 8 women - 7 Apr 1861 - Quixwood Farm House, Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus 1871 - (71) Head, Married, Joint Farmer with his brother William of 1530 acres (700 arable) - 2 Apr 1871 - Quixwood Farm House, Abbey St Bathans, Abbey, Berwickshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Apr 1876 - Maidenhall, Mertoun, Berwickshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Farmer, Maidenhall, Intestate, Value of Estate £683, 13s, 4d Granted to Alexander Aitchison Farmer, Maidenhall Executor dative qua next of kin - 22 Dec 1876 - Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
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    Wills, Testaments, Probate
    1876 40884_b206770-00006
    1876 40884_b206770-00006

  • Notes 
    • 1871 Census staying here
      Jane King Cousin Unmarried Female 64 1807 Annuitant Innerwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

  • Sources 
    1. [S773] Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Transcription FMP.

    2. [S693] Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950.

    3. [S1] 1841 Census.

    4. [S3] 1851 Census.

    5. [S7] 1861 Census.

    6. [S11] 1871 Census.

    7. [S857] Death Certificate - David Aitchison 1876.

    8. [S1196] Statutory Registers: Deaths Scotland's People.

    9. [S339] Gravestone.

    10. [S1026] Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936.

    11. [S510] OPR (Old Parochial Record, Scotland).