Toggle navigation
Nbgsresearchdb
Select a table
Obituaries
Headstones
Weddings
Births
Churches & Parishes
First families
Profiles:People of the Miramichi
Sign In
Admin login here ->
Admin login here ->
Sign In
NB Genealogy Association-Miramichi
Research Database v1.1 CBT Technologies
Search Help
Obituaries
Obituary details
Loading ...
Id no
Unique id number for this record. This is a database system value and cannot be changed.
00000066
First Name
*
Last Name
*
Died
*
Age
Age of this individual at death
Photo
Photo of the deceased. Individual or group photo. The maximum file size allowed: 100 KB.
Allowed file types: jpg, jpeg, or png
Error: This file type is not allowed. Only {FileTypes} files can be uploaded
Error: The file you uploaded exceeds the maximum allowed size of {MaxSize} KB
Obituary
*
Rev. William AITKEN, passed away at his home in Newcastle, NB, on Sat. last, at the age of seventy-three years. Mr. AITKEN was a native of Linlithgowshire, Scotland, and on completing his college course he emigrated to Ontario, where he married Miss NOBLE, of Maple, near Toronto. After a ministry of fifteen years in ON, he was called to St. James Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, in 1880, where he served for twenty-three years. <br /> <br /> On resigning this charge some ten years ago he continued to reside among his former parishioners. For some years past he had been failing in health. Mr. AITKEN belonged to an old type of Scottish minister. He was an eloquent preacher, kind and hospitable, and exercised a wide influence among the Presbyterians of the Miramichi.<br /> <br /> He leaves a widow; four daughters; five sons, among whom is Sir Max AITKEN, of London, England.<br /> <br /> Source: Local Newspaper Clipping<br /> *************************************** <br /> The death of Rev. William AITKEN, father of Sir. Max AITKEN occurred at his home in Newcastle early Saturday morning, December 13, 1913.<br /> <br /> The deceased had been in poor health for some time but his sudden death came as a great shock to the community.<br /> <br /> Source: Northumberland News (Whitty Files) - January 13, 1988 <br />
Notes
Add any notes that might be useful about this particular record.
DOD & age fr. NBGS-Miramichi Cem. Transcriptions - Courtesy of Bernie Colepaugh
Added by
The individual that added this record.
Date added
The date that this record was added to the database
Revised by
The last individual that made changes to this record.
anna.macdonald
Date revised
Date that the last changes were made to this record
2021/01/25
Back
Print Preview
Previous
Next