Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1851-1896 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
43 Items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Members of the Aitken family lived in York from 1576. Henry Martin Aitken b. c1815. Married Elizabeth Atkinson in 1843. Died 1874. Elizabeth Aitken was born c. 1823 and died c.1896. They had six children: Lydia (b. c1845), Rose (b. c1850), Henry Horatio (b. c1853), Violet (b. c1857), Edith (b. c1862) and Charles (b. c1869). Henry Horatio Aitken married Annie Amelia Brown. They had a son, Henry George Aitken (b. 1877) who was known as 'Harry' in the family.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Papers of the Aitken family, mostly personal letters between members of the family. Includes:
-Letters
-Other correspondence (gifts, cards, and stationery), lists and photographs.
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Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.
Conditions governing reproduction
Images are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Offsite
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