Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Founded Aikenhead Harkware.
• Immigration: 1830, Dublin, Ireland

Notes:

James Aikenhead of the firm of Aikenhead and Crombie , hardware merchants, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland in 1817, being fourth in a family of eleven children. His father, Thomas Aikenhead, was born in Kilkenny; he was a bookseller and stationer , and died in 1859. His mother was Eliza Beal, born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny; she died in her native country. Mr. Aikenhead learned the trade of a cabinetmaker and worked at it for ten years; then he learned the hardware business from his uncle's establishment in Kilkenny. In 1849 he came to Canada and settled in Toronto, where he became employed in the establishment of Ridout, Bros, Inc. He afterwards became a partner in the business with Joseph and Percival Ridout and A.T. Crombie. The Ridouts eventually retired, leaving the business in the hands of Messrs. Aikenhead and Crombie. In 1858, Aikenhead was married to Eliza, daughter of Robert Higginbotham.


History of Toronto and the County of York, Ontario
by Charles Pelham Mulvany, C. Blackett Robinson (Firm), Graeme Mercer Adam, Mulvany, Charles Pelham, 1835-1885, Christopher Blackett Robinson - 1885 - Toronto (Ont.) Description

James married Elizabeth Higginbotham on 26 Aug 1858 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth was born in 1823 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; died in . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas E. Aikenhead Aikenhead was born on 14 Sep 1859 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1944 in Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Thomas was a bookseller and stationer.

Thomas married Eliza Beale or Beal in UNKNOWN in Kilkenny, Ireland. Eliza was born in Thomastown, Kilkenny. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]