Bill Campbell Family and History
The Genealogy of the Campbell Family
James Aikenhead
- 1903-
Name James Aikenhead Birth Kilkenny, Ireland 
Gender Male Immigration 1830 Dublin, Ireland Occupation Founded Aikenhead Harkware. Death 11 Apr 1903 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Person ID I1074 Bolten strain Last Modified 7 Mar 2008
Father Thomas Aikenhead, b. Kilkenny, Ireland d. 1859, Kilkenny, Ireland Relationship Natural Mother Eliza Beale or Beal, b. Thomastown, Kilkenny Relationship Natural Marriage UNKNOWN Kilkenny, Ireland Family ID F095 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Higginbotham, b. 1823, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. Marriage 26 Aug 1858 Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada Children 1. Thomas E. Aikenhead Aikenhead, b. 14 Sep 1859, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada d. 1944, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) [Natural]Family ID F306 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Dec 2014
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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 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.
