Scottish Book Trade Index

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William Aitken (bookbinder; Edinburgh)

HeadingWilliam Aitken (bookbinder; Edinburgh) [NLS-SBTI]
Dates of Activity1679-1697
Activity Notebookbinder
General NoteMarried Margaret Cunninghame 12 June 1679; Married Margaret Thomson 25 November 1681; Named cautioner in the confirmation of Gideon Shaw's will 1687 [“Bann. Misc. ii” 294.]; appears in a humorous list in “The Burgess Ticket of Buckhaven by Mother Greg”. Edinburgh, 1689 and also in the 1695 edition; Children buried in Greyfriar's Churchyard 12 May 1688, 31 May 1689, 3 November 1691, 19 February 1697. 26 August 1698; Burgess of Edinburgh 7 September 1692; Wife Margaret Thomson buried in Greyfriar's Churchyard 27 December 1692; William Aitken buried in Greyfriar's Churchyard 5 November 1697; Widow Anna Ker married James Sympson bookbinder 19 May 1699. Daughter Isobel married John Mitchell cordiner 1 December 1704.
Place of Activity1679-1697: Edinburgh CERL Thesaurus
Variant NameWilliam AITKINE
SourceAldis 1904
Last Edit2016-11-16 12:00:00

William Aitken (bookbinder; Edinburgh)

HeadingWilliam Aitken (bookbinder; Edinburgh) [NLS-SBTI]
Dates of Activity1679-1697
Activity Notebookbinder
General NoteMarried Margaret Cunninghame 12 June 1679; Married Margaret Thomson 25 November 1681; Named cautioner in the confirmation of Gideon Shaw's will 1687 [“Bann. Misc. ii” 294.]; appears in a humorous list in “The Burgess Ticket of Buckhaven by Mother Greg”. Edinburgh, 1689 and also in the 1695 edition; Children buried in Greyfriar's Churchyard 12 May 1688, 31 May 1689, 3 November 1691, 19 February 1697. 26 August 1698; Burgess of Edinburgh 7 September 1692; Wife Margaret Thomson buried in Greyfriar's Churchyard 27 December 1692; William Aitken buried in Greyfriar's Churchyard 5 November 1697; Widow Anna Ker married James Sympson bookbinder 19 May 1699. Daughter Isobel married John Mitchell cordiner 1 December 1704.
Place of Activity1679-1697: Edinburgh CERL Thesaurus
Variant NameWilliam AITKINE
SourceAldis 1904
Last Edit2016-11-16 12:00:00