Isabella Lynn Aitken

#347, (13 August 1865 - 22 April 1951)
Pedigree
Bella Aitken
(c.1880?)
Father*Thomas Aitken1,2,3,4 b. c 1837, d. 11 Sep 1914
Mother*Jane Muir1,3,4 b. c 1837, d. 5 Dec 1874
Relationship2nd great-aunt of Patricia Elizabeth Chalmers
ChartsDescendent Chart for George Aitken
Nickname Isabella Lynn Aitken was usually known as Bella or Ella. 
Residence
(Resident)		13 Aug 1865 Thomas Aitken, Jane Muir and Isabella Lynn Aitken lived at Gorgie Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland.1 
Name Variation13 Aug 1865 The birth certificate shows no middle name.1 
Birth*13 Aug 1865 She was born at Gorgie Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland.1,5,2,3,6,4 
Birth Reg23 Aug 1865 Her birth was registered by Thomas Aitken, her father, in Edinburgh.1 
Name Change All further references have been found as Isabella Lynn (middle name also found spelled "Linn" and "Lind.") 
Occupation3 Apr 1881 Isabella Lynn Aitken was a domestic servant Newcraighall Parish Manse, Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland.5  
Census 1881
(Servant)		3 Apr 1881 The 1881 UK Census enumerated Isabella Lynn Aitken as a servant of Rev. Archibald Prentice, Head of the household at 15 Mount Pleasant, Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland. This address is the manse for Newcraighall Parish Church.5 
Marriage
(Witness)		7 Dec 1888 Isabella Lynn Aitken officially Witnessed the marriage of James Chalmers and Agnes Aitken at Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland.7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 
Marriage
(Witness)		31 Dec 1890 Isabella Lynn Aitken officially Witnessed the marriage of Joseph Arthur Beetles and Mary Jane Aitken at Duddingston Mills, Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland.24,25 
Census 1891
(Family)		5 Apr 1891 The 1891 UK Census enumerated Isabella Lynn Aitken as being daughter of Thomas Aitken, Head of the household at 7 Mill Cottage, Duddingson Mills, Midlothian, Scotland. Others resident include Agnes Gregory Aitken, Thomas Aitken, John Muir Aitken, William Aitken and James Haig Aitken.2 
Occupation5 Apr 1891 Isabella Lynn Aitken was a dressmaker.2  
Occupation*1 Dec 1893 She was a housekeeper (domestic servant.)3  
Residence1 Dec 1893 She lived at 16 Glenorchy Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland.3 
Marriage*1 Dec 1893 She married William Mayer, son of John Mayer and Margaret Gardner Scott, at 16 Glenorchy Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland. The marriage was solemnised by Rev. William Paterson.3,26,27,28,6,29,30,4,31,32,33 
Residence*1 Jan 1899 William Mayer, Isabella Lynn Aitken and Agnes Jane Mayer lived at West Mills, Kirkcaldy, Parish of Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.28 
Census 1901
(Family)		31 Mar 1901 The 1901 UK Census enumerated Isabella Lynn Aitken as being wife of William Mayer, Head of the household at West Mills, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Others resident include Thomas Aitken Mayer and Agnes Jane Mayer.6 
Death
(Survivor)		27 Feb 1936 Isabella Lynn Aitken was widowed on the death of her husband William.4,34 
Death*22 Apr 1951 Isabella Lynn Aitken died at West Mills, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, aged 85.4 
Death Reg23 Apr 1951 Her death was registered by Agnes Jane Mayer, her daughter, in Kirkcaldy.4 

Family

William Mayer (8 Sep 1870 - 27 Feb 1936)
Children
Last Edited28 Nov 2022

Citations

  1. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1865: St George (685/1),985. Cert/transcript held
  2. [S14] Census : C: 1891: Duddingston (684/2),17 Sch.92.Cert/transcript held
  3. [S11] NRS Certs : M: 1893: Newington (685/5),560. Cert/transcript held
  4. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1951: Kirkcaldy (442),249. Cert/transcript held
  5. [S42] Census UK : 1881: 684/1,1,23 sch:35.Cert/transcript held
  6. [S14] Census : C: 1901: 442,3,19, sch:86.Cert/transcript held
  7. [S11] NRS Certs : M: 1888: Duddingston (684/2),8. Cert/transcript held
  8. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1889: Paisley (573),1399. Cert/transcript held
  9. [S14] Census : C: 1891: 694,6,38, sch:148.Cert/transcript held
  10. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1892: Mid Calder (694),1. Cert/transcript held
  11. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1894: Clunie (339),3. Cert/transcript held
  12. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1896: Clunie (339),7. Cert/transcript held
  13. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1898: Kirkliston (667),63. Cert/transcript held
  14. [S14] Census : C: 1901: 442,5,3, sch:10.Cert/transcript held
  15. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1904: Kirkcaldy (442),421. Cert/transcript held
  16. [S11] NRS Certs : M: 1916: St Andrew (685/2),203. Cert/transcript held
  17. [S11] NRS Certs : M: 1923: Kirkcaldy (442),134. Cert/transcript held
  18. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1932: Kirkcaldy (442),299. Cert/transcript held
  19. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1945: Kirkcaldy (442),112. Cert/transcript held
  20. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1963: Kirkcaldy (442),75. Cert/transcript held
  21. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1977: Kirkcaldy (421),371. Cert/transcript held
  22. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1986: Kirkcaldy (421),76. Cert/transcript held
  23. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1992: Kirkcaldy (421),641. Cert/transcript held
  24. [S11] NRS Certs : M: 1890: Duddingston (684/2),7. Cert/transcript held
  25. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1956: Leith (685/8),52. Cert/transcript held
  26. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1894: St Giles (685/4),911. Cert/transcript held
  27. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1896: Canongate (685/3),1337. Cert/transcript held
  28. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1899: Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall (442),23. Cert/transcript held
  29. [S11] NRS Certs : B: 1901: Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall (442),239. Cert/transcript held
  30. [S11] NRS Certs : M: 1924: Kirkcaldy (442),68. Cert/transcript held
  31. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1984: Kirkcaldy (421),201. Cert/transcript held
  32. [S11] NRS Certs : D: 1899: Kirkcaldy (442),135. Cert/transcript held
  33. [S71] CWGC : Graves Register Reports: Fr.534 - Mayer, TA, 43006.
  34. [S76] Memorial Stone : Kirkcaldy, Bennochy Cemetery.