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Record #22143
Name :
: David AIKIN (1892 - 1917)


Father
: David Aikin
Mother
: Jane McLeod
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 21 Sep 1892

Marriage (1)
: 21 Sep 1911   Spouse/Notes : Myrtle Elsie Fitzpatrick
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 21 Aug 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthIreland, Antrim, Belfast
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance

Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery
Plot I, Row M, Grave 12
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Mar 1901 (approx.)
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Tunisian

Placement Family
: Waters
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Barnardos
NotesThe following records have been discerned for David Aikin.

Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
Name: David Aikin
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1892
Registration District: Belfast
Birth Country: Ireland
Volume: 1
Page: 340
FHL Film Number: 101064

1901 Census states David Aikin was born 1892 in England, immigrated in 1901. Aged 8, listed as 'Boarder' in the household of Fred Waters, his mother Bessie, and sisters Nellie and Susan in residence. Brunel, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario.

William Aikin (1890, England, arrived in 1901) is listed as 'Boarder' in the same household. Possibly a sibling.
Arthur Hunt (1888, England, arrived in 1899) is listed as 'Servant' in the same household.

1911 Census states David Aikin was a Lodger in the household of John Bates, his wife Nellie and sons Theodore and Carlos were in residence. 18 years of age, born in Ireland in 1892. City of Windsor, Essex, Ontario.

21 Sep 1911 David Aikin married Myrtte Elsie Fitzpatrick. He states his father's name as David Aikin and his mother's name as Jane McLeod. He was married in Essex County, Ontario.

Private David Aikin
Killed in Action 21 Aug 1917
18th Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment)
Service Number: 880497
Cemetery: Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery
Plot I, Row M, Grave 12
Auth FV/5337/25

Signed up 17 Mar 1916
Born in Belfast, Ireland
Next of kin was his wife Myrtle Aikins in Wheatley, Ontario.
Born 21 Sep 1898

Find A Grave Memorial# 56458024 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-09-21 20:26:49 / From original database

Last Updated : 2015-05-13 14:48:48 / alanmack

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
22143 AIKIN, David1892IRL, ANT, Belfast Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos