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From: Elizabeth Dods <>
Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] Re Aitchison family, Edinburgh
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 12:24:52 -0400
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Pam,
What you are reading as "Meprs" is probably "Messers" from the way
that double "s" was written. It
could be that the business in question was owned by a pair of
Aitchison relatives.

Re: the marriage. It was common for Scottish couples to cohabit as
legally married persons as long as
their intent to live together was demonstrated or declared in some
way. Church adherents might go for the reading of
Banns, but not all of them did, nor do all of the records survive.
So they might have been 'married' in that context.
Elizabeth Dods




On 2-Sep-07, at 11:09 PM, pam wrote:

> Is there somone who could help me try and locate my ancestors
>
> I have a Jane Taylor (Not married ...we think) to a John Aitchison
> They had 2 daughters (That we know of) Margaret born 1830
> Edinburgh,and another name not known
> 2 sons (That we know of ) James Aitchison and David Aitchison
> Margaret had several convictions, one in particularfor theft 2 pint
> bottles of ale hope street in or near Edinburgh,property of Meprs
> Aitchsion and company, infirmary Street, Edinburgh,on the 29th
> December 1842 , i am wondering is there anyway of finding out if
> this meprs Aitchison is a relative of hers
> Also on the 20th April 1841 Margaret and her brother James stole 3
> crystal tumblers from the shop of Lauchlan Grant a spirit dealer in
> Queen street, Edinburgh,
>
> I would be intereted to find out anything about this family
> In March 1845 Margaret was transported from woolwich/London
> arriving Hobart,Australia 4th July 1845, on the ship "Tory 1 ", her
> mother was also transported to Hobart,Australia, July 1845 from
> woolwich,on the ship "Lloyds",arriving Hobart 7 November 1845
>
> Is there sks who could search the 1841/51 census for this family
>
> Many thanks
> Pam from Australia
>
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