William (Eakin) Aiken (abt. 1817 - 1894)

Born about 1817 in Tullintrain, County Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Leslie) Aiken — married 14 Apr 1842 in Cumber Upper, County Londonderry, Ireland

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1894 at about age 77 in Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

William (Eakin) Aiken was born in Ireland.

William was born about 1817. William, Margaret, Robert (age 4), and Isabella (age 6 months) are found among the list of passengers for the ship "Lord Maidstone" 25 Mar - 8 May 1848, from Derry Port to Saint John; surname still spelled "Eakin" on departure, but "Aiken" once in New Brunswick.^[1]. They settled in York County, New Brunswick. He passed away in 1894. ^[2]

Notes

William and family are listed in the New Brunswick census of 1851 and the Canadian census of 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891:

William Aiken, Age 34, Margaret Aiken, Age 33, Robert Aiken, Age 8, Issabella Aiken, Age 6, Jane Aiken, Age 2, at Douglas, York, New Brunswick.^[3]

Robert Lesly, Age 76, William Aiken, Age 40, Margaret Aiken, Age 36, Robert Aiken, Age 16, Issabella Aiken, Age 13, Jane Aiken, Age 11, Lizzie Aiken, Age 10, David Aiken, Age 8, Samuel Aiken, Age 5, at Fredericton St Ann Ward, York, New Brunswick.^[4]

William Aiken, Age 50, Margaret Aiken, Age 50, Robert Aiken, Age 25, Issabella Aiken, Age 22, Jane Aiken, Age 20, Lizzie Aiken, Age 19, David Aiken, Age 16, Samuel Aiken, Age 14, at Fredericton St Ann Ward, York, New Brunswick.^[5]

Margaret Aiken, Age 62, William Aiken, Age 60, John Aiken, Age 25, Samuel Aiken, Age 23, David Aiken, Age 21, at Fredericton Wellington Ward, York County, New Brunswick, in 1881 Census of Canada: Year: 1881; Census Place: Fredericton Wellington Ward, York, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13181; Page: 5; Family No: 19.^[6]

William Aiken, Age 66, widowed, David Aiken, Age 38, Elizabeth Aiken, Age 33, Gertrude Aiken, Age 5, Robert Aiken, Age 4, Samuel Aiken, Age 2, at Fredericton Wellington Ward, York, New Brunswick, Canada, in 1891 Census of Canada: Year: 1891; Census Place: Fredericton Wellington Ward, York, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 153. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ D. Baker, ed., Emigrants from Derry Port, 1847-1849 (from J. & J. Cooke's Line), 1985, Clossen Press, p.57
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199448753/william-aiken: accessed 14 August 2022), memorial page for William Aiken (1824–18 Jan 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #199448753, citing Fredericton Rural Cemetery, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by David L Underhill U.E. (contributor 49221667).
3. ↑ 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia: Year: 1851; Census Place: Douglas, York County, New Brunswick; Schedule: I; Roll: C_1717; Page: 101; Line: 29: "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWRS-TWQ : 1 October 2021), William Aiken, 1851.: "Canada Census, 1851", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWRT-1KZ : 1 October 2021), William Aiken, 1851.
4. ↑ Census of Canada: Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1007: "Canada, New Brunswick Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQMY-HLV : 23 February 2021), William Alten, Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada; citing line number 801, p. 22; Library and Archives Canada number C-1007, Public Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 477,559.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4MJ-XXQ : 7 April 2022), William Aiken in household of Robert Aiken, York, New Brunswick, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6H-R5H : 2 March 2021), William Aiken, Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Aiken, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. ↑ Census of Canada: Year: 1891; Census Place: Fredericton Wellington Ward, York, New Brunswick; Roll: T-6307; Family No: 153: "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWKL-TLH : 3 August 2016), William Aiken, Fredericton Wellington Ward, York, New Brunswick, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148109.