Notes
Note for: John Aikman, 1815 - 8 NOV 1878 Index
Occupation:
Date: 1867
Place: Contractor
Individual note:
Miller, Labourer - contracor at time of James' marriage to Mary Ann Cooke
info ref 1851/Duddingston/684/ED2/Sch.19 Rosehille Lodge
1861/684/ED2/Sch.42-Meadowfield
1841/Liberton/693/ED5/page3 Craigmillar
1841 in parish Craigmillar
1851 census in Roseville Lodge Duddingston
1861 in Meadowfield Duddingston
1861 Scotland Census
about John Aikman
Name: John Aikman
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Helen
Gender: Male
Where born: Liberton, Midlothian
Registration Number: 684/2
Registration district: Duddingston
Civil Parish: Duddingston
County: Midlothian
Address: Meadowfield
Occupation: Ag Lab
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 42
Line: 18
Roll: CSSCT1861_123
Household Members: Name Age
Agnes Aikman 5
George Aikman 8
Helen Aikman 52
John Aikman 46
John Aikman 12
Notes
Note for: Mary Ann Cooke, 6 AUG 1835 - 27 APR 1890 Index
Baptism:
Date: 6 AUG 1835
Place: Hexham Abbey
Burial:
Date: 23 APR 1895
Place: buried in Hexham
Individual note:
Dwelling:24 Luis Kile Ter
Census Place:Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Source:FHL Film 1342227 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5081 Folio 84 Pa
ge 7
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Mary A. AIKMANM45 FHexham, Northumberland, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Master Mariners Wife
William R. AIKMANU10 MSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Alexander C. AIKMANU9 MSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
James T. AIKMANU6 MSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Mary H. AIKMANU4 FSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Daur
Notes
Note for: James Thomson Aikman, 8 AUG 1874 - 10 JUL 1957 Index
Dwelling:24 Luis Kile Ter
Census Place:Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Source:FHL Film 1342227 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 5081 Folio 84 Pa
ge 7
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Mary A. AIKMANM45 FHexham, Northumberland, England
Rel:Head
Occ:Master Mariners Wife
William R. AIKMANU10 MSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Alexander C. AIKMANU9 MSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
James T. AIKMANU6 MSouth Shields, Durham, England
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Mary H. AIKMANU4 FSouth Shields, Durham, England
Hi Nikki,
How neat to meet a 3rd cousin like this Le'ts see if I can help fill
in some of the blanks, although I am still trying to get some of the
dates from my aunt who has reasearched the family tree in greater depth:
My great-grandfather James Thompson (that's what the "T" stands for)
Aikman was born in 1875, as you say, and married Jenny Howard. They
actually had four children: William Edward Percival ("Percy" or "Per"),
Howard, Mary and Donald. From what my father tells me, Donnie is still
alive, and living in Cap Cod. Jenny died on August 1, 1940 (of strep
throat) and Jim (James T.) died (probably due to complications with
Parkinson's Disease) in 1958.
Howard was in the Royal Canadian Navy, was a teacher, and went on to be
Superintendent of Schools for Northen Quebec and Labrador. He married
Gwen and they had five children: Rosemary, David & John (the twins),
Bruce and Christopher. I know Bruce lives in Nova Scotia (Cape Breton)
and raises Highland cattle. We visited his family a few years ago.
Chris lives in Vancouver where he is an astonomer. I have lost track of
the others, but am now trying to pick up the threads.
Mary Aikman married Ernest Jones and had two daughters: Eldean, Elsa.
Per (born 26 Jan 1911) and Jet Black (born 5 Feb 1911) were married on
13 Oct 1938 in Chicago. They had three children: Robert Howard, James
Marshall and Catherine. Percy definitely had the Aikman sailing genes,
for he loved boats (first his schooner the "Lady Jet" which he sailed
when he lived in Montreal and "Old Ned" his motor launch on which we
used to go collect the lobster pots when they lived in Connecticut). He
also loved to play the banjo and regularly used to have a "Banjo Bash"
where all the friends would come together and play wonderful music for
what seemed like days (I was pretty little at the time).
Per was indeed a PhD physicist, although not atomic, and he worked for
Allied Chemical for most of his career - it was Allied that took him to
Canada and back the the United States. He was 6'4" but sired sons 6'8"
and 6'10"(). I have always been told (I am 6'8" myself) that Aikman
men were tall - any record of this in your research? Do you have
heights for James, William or Alexander? Maybe the height in my
father's generation came from the Black side of the family - Jet was
6'2" which was (and still is) tall for a woman
I am checking with my Aunt Rose (who was married to Per's son James
Marshall) to see if I can't get some more dates and information. I
believe she has traced the family back at least as far as John, but I am
not sure. I will let you know when I hear. In the meantime, anything
more you can provide would be wonderful.
David Aikman