Martha Aitken b. 02 Aug 1839 Killearn, Stirling, Scotland d. 16 Oct 1922 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia: Craig and Marjorie Walsh Geneology Website

1839 - 1922 (83 years)

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Name	Martha Aitken
Birth	02 Aug 1839	Killearn, Stirling, Scotland [1]
Christening	25 Aug 1839	Killearn, Stirling, Scotland [2]
Gender	Female
Church Record	05 Apr 1877	Emmanuel/Abbey Road Congregational Church, Barrow-in-Furness [3]
Church Record	According to a letter from Mrs. Susan Benson, a Historical Research Assistant at the Cumbria Record Office dated 21 Apr 2009: "I have looked through the miute book of the Emmanuel/Abbey Road Congreational Church. Mrs. Bushby was accepted a member on 5 Apr 1877. It is noted that she emigrated to Australia but no date is given. The handwriting on this note is the same as that of the minute taker between August 1878 and 10 Nov 1880 so we can assume she left before that date. I cannot find mention of her transferring to another church in the minutes though there are mentions of other people moving away."
Death	16 Oct 1922	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	17 Oct 1922	Lithgow Cemetery, Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	Row 7A, Lot 32
Person ID	I513983572	Walsh - Wilson Family Tree
Last Modified	23 Apr 2009

Father	Walter Aitken, b. Abt 1811, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland d. 01 Aug 1885, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland (Age ~ 74 years)
Mother	Martha McGavin, b. Abt 1808 d. Mar 1856, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland (Age ~ 48 years)
Marriage	1835
Documents		Walter Aitken and Family - 1841 Scottish Census The 1841 census shows Walter Aitken (age 30) living with his wife Martha (30) and daughters Elizabeth (4), Isabella (3), and Martha (1). Census 1841 482/00 003/00 005
Documents		Walter Aitken - 1861 Scottish Census The 1861 census shows Walter Aitken (age 49, a widower and a woodman, born in Killearn) living in Killearn with son John (12) and Maria (age 9). 1861 Scottish Census - 482/00 005/00 006
Family ID	F513881760	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family James Bushby, b. Abt 1832, Sandwith, St. Bees, Cumbria d. 03 Nov 1893, Lochinvar, New South Wales, Australia (Age ~ 61 years)

Marriage 25 Aug 1857 Killearn, Stirling, Scotland [4]

Type: After Banns - Church of Scotland

Children

+	1. Robert Bushby, b. 30 Jun 1858, Killearn, Stirling, Scotland d. 17 Aug 1945, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 87 years)
+	2. Walter Bushby, b. 24 Apr 1860, Strathblane, Stirling, Scotland d. 26 Mar 1934, Sydney, Australia (Age 73 years)
	3. John Bushby, b. Abt 1865, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 04 Dec 1947, Sydney, Australia (Age ~ 82 years)
+	4. Martha Jane Bushby, b. Abt 1867, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 28 May 1907, Sydney, Australia (Age ~ 40 years)
+	5. William James Bushby, b. 22 Dec 1868, 4 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 06 Mar 1954, East Fremantle, Western Australia (Age 85 years)
+	6. Frederick Bushby, b. Abt 1873, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 26 Feb 1932, Sydney, Australia (Age ~ 59 years)
+	7. Harrison Bushby, b. 1ST QTR 1871, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 1953, Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia (Age 82 years)
+	8. George Thomas Bushby, b. 19 Oct 1874, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 14 Aug 1965, Sydney, Australia (Age 90 years)
	9. Wilfred Bushby, b. 03 Aug 1876, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria d. 30 Aug 1948, Leonora, Western Australia (Age 72 years)
	10. Alice Bushby, b. 26 Aug 1878, Cumbria, England d. 03 Nov 1918, Tacoma, Washington (Age 40 years)
	11. Clara Bushby, b. 1881, Sydney, Australia d. 10 Sep 1883, Sydney, Australia (Age 2 years)

Photos

The Bushby Brothers
Sitting from left to right: Walter Bushby, Robert Bushby (100% right), John Bushby (100% right)

Standing Left to Right: Fred (maybe) or William, Wilfred, George

"We concluded that Wilfred is Wilfred (standing middle) as he does have a noticable scar on his forehead (which is documented on his WW1 record). He also seems to be wearing his "best shirt" again . . same as other photo.)"

Approximate ages of the boys: Robert 47, Walter 45, John 40, Fred 32 or William 36, George 31 and Wilfred 29.

Documents

1871 U.K. Census - James Bushby, Wife Martha, and Family - 7 Harrison Street, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria (LA13)
The census report shows James Bushby (age 38, born in St. Bees, Cumbria) living with wife, Martha (age 31, born in Scotland), and children Robert (age 12, born in Scotland), Walter (age 12, born in Scotland), John (age 6, born in Barrow), Martha Jane (age 4, born in Barrow), William James (age 2, born in Barrow), and Harrison (age 3 months, born in Barrow).

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 4244; Folio: 44; Page: 24; GSU roll: 848079.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1871. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1871. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.

1861 U.K. Census - James Bushby and wife Martha - Parish of Dalton, District of Barrow St. George
The census shows James Bushby (age 32, born in Sandwick [?], Cumbria), a stone mason, living with his wife Martha (age 21, born in Stirling, Scotland), and sons Robert (age 2, born in Stirling, Scotland) and Walter (age 11 months, born in Stirling, Scotland).

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3170; Folio: 52; Page: 24; GSU roll: 543090.

Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861. Data imaged from the National Archives, London, England.

Family ID F513881750 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Mar 2009

Photos

Martha Aitken Bushby
Photo taken in Sydney. On the back of the photo it has two notations:

In black ink (original note?) says: “M. Bushby 65 years on Aug 3rd.”

Underneath, written in pencil, then written over in biro, it says “72 years old August 1911”.

Documents » Slide Show		Martha Aitken - Baptism Certificate "Martha Aitken lawful daughter of Walter Aitken and Martha McGavin his spouse was born 2 Aug and baptised this day [25 Aug 1839]."
		Alien Passengers Applying for Admission to the United States - Vancouver, B.C. - 24 Jun 1916 The manifest shows the Raby family arriving on the Princess Victoria on 24 Jun 1916: Lewis Johnston Raby, age 33, broker, resident at 1120 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C., $75 on hand, born in Duncan, Canada, first visit to United States, 5 feet 9.5 inches, black hair, hazel eyes. Alice Raby, age 36, no occupation, $250 on hand, born Sydney, Australia, last visited United States "summer of 1908," 5 feet 7.5 inches, brown hair, brown eyes. Martha Bushby, age 77, no occupation, no cash on hand, born Killearn, Scotland, 5 foot 6 inches, grey hair, blue eyes. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.
		1920 United States Census - Lewis Johnston Raby, wife Agnes, and former mother-in-law Martha Bushby The 1920 U.S. census shows Johnston R. Lewis [believed to be Lewis Johnston Raby], born in Canada, age 36 [year of birth c.1884], a shipwright at a ship yard, naturalised 1917, living with his second wife Agnes, age 32, born in Wisconsin. Also with them, described as a "boarder," is Martha Aitken, age 80 [born c.1840], born in Scotland. They live at 1651 South 35th Street, Tacoma, Washington 98418. Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Tacoma Ward 5, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T625_1937; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 327; Image: 263.

Headstones

Headstone for James Bushby and Martha [Aitken] Bushby
Martha Bushby died 16 Oct 1922, Age 83 years, "Peace, perfect place."
John Bushby died at Lochinvar, 3 Nov 1883, age 61 years.
Plot: Row 7A, Lot 32

Sources

[S4952] Scottish Statutory Records, (www.scotslandspeople.gov.uk), GROS Data 482/0040/0084 (Reliability: 3).
[S4952] Scottish Statutory Records, (www.scotslandspeople.gov.uk).
[S5020] Cumbria Record Office & Local Studies Library, 21 Apr 2009 (Reliability: 3).
[S4952] Scottish Statutory Records, (www.scotslandspeople.gov.uk) (Reliability: 3).