Tour Scotland Video John Christie Aitken Gravestone Cathedral Ruins Graveyard St Andrews Fife

Tour Scotland video of the John Christie Aitken gravestone in the graveyard of the Cathedral in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. In memory of Fanny, wife of John Christie Aitken, St Andrews 14th January 1914. John Christie Aitken, died at Kincaple, 13th March 1871, aged 49 years.

The Aitken surname is a diminutive of Adam, the original Hebrew name meaning, The Red Earth. Aitken derives from, Ad-kin, son of Adam, or Little Adam. The name Adam first appears in the 13th Century and Aitken shortly afterwards in Scotland. The name in its present form is an old Scottish surname in the parish of Ballantrae, Ayrshire, and in Orkney it is believed to have replaced the Olde Norse name Haakon. Robert Aitken, born 1734, died 1832, born in Dalkeith, was commended by resolution of congress for printing of the Bible in the United States of America. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Akyne, which was dated 1405, Baines Records, Scotland, during the reign of King Robert the Stuart of Scotland.

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