John Aitken, Writer

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Records - Marriages and Banns

• 13 July 1817 marriage or banns of John Aitken to Jane Christie, in the parish of Cupar

From British Newspaper Archive: Perthshire Courier Thursday, 31 July 1817 Page 3 Births

Births: At Coupar, on Monday, 14 July 1817 [curt.] Mr John Aitken, to Jane eldest daughter of Andrew Christie, Esq. of Ferry Bank

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms

Possible list of 9 children of John Aitken and Jane Christie from first: 18 May 1818 George Aitken to last: 28 December 1834 Francis Aitken

• 18 May 1818 birth or baptism of George Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 1], in the parish of Cupar
• 23 November 1819 birth or baptism of Andrew Christie Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 2], in the parish of Cupar
• 15 August 1821 birth or baptism of John Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 3], in the parish of Cupar
• 16 June 1823 birth or baptism of Charles Loyd Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 4], in the parish of Cupar
• 26 June 1826 birth or baptism of Margaret Jane Aitken, daughter of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 5], in the parish of Cupar
• 8 February 1828 birth or baptism of Robert Hope Mon Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 6], in the parish of Cupar
• 18 March 1830 birth or baptism of Janet Aitken, daughter of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 7], in the parish of Cupar
• 8 August 1832 birth or baptism of James Home Rigg Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 8], in the parish of Cupar
• 28 December 1834 birth or baptism of Francis Aitken, son of John Aitken and Jane Christie [child 9], in the parish of Cupar

From The Genealogical magazine Volume 4 Published 1897 Page 256

John Aitken, Writer in Cupar, second son of Colonel George Aitken, the third son of John Aitken of Thornton, was born in 1792; married at Cupar Jane Christie, daughter of Andrew Christie, Esq., of Ferrybank, county Fife, banker in Cupar, by his wife Margaret Dempster (daughter of Cathcart Dempster, banker, St. Andrew's, and Jane Methvin), and sister of Major-General John Christie, H.E.I.C.S., by whom, who was born Monday, 3 March 1794, and died and was buried in Edinburgh in 1874, he had issue: ...

Mr. Aitken died Tuesday, 21 December 1852, and was buried in Cupar.