George Staveley Aitchison
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George Staveley Aitchison (1894 - 1925)

George Staveley Aitchison, father to 2 children, was born on May 19, 1894 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born to Jessie Georgina Annie (Pepper-Staveley) Aitchison and Robert Swan Aitchison, with sibling Nerina. George's partner was Lilian Rae. and they gave birth to Robert Staveley Aitchison and Nerina Jessie (Aitchison) Aitchison-Windeler. He died on September 1, 1925 in Ifield, England at 31 years old. His family lists the cause of death as: meningitis. George was buried in Ifield, England.
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Died in Ifield and Buried in St Margaret's Ifield Sussex

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Birth


Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh County, Scotland United Kingdom

Death


Ifield, Sussex County, England
Cause of death: Meningitis

Cause of death

Meningitis

Burial / Funeral

St Margaret of Antioch Churchyard, Ifield, Sussex County, England

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Ifield, Sussex County, England

Average Age

George Staveley Aitchison lived 34 years shorter than the average Aitchison family member when he died at the age of 31.

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Family

Mother: Jessie Georgina Annie (Pepper-Staveley) Aitchison
Father: Robert Swan Aitchison
Siblings: Nerina Jane Aitchison

Partner: Lilian Catherine (Rae) Aitchison
Children with Lilian : Robert Staveley Aitchison and Nerina Jessie (Aitchison) Aitchison-Windeler

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Staveley

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1894 - In the year that George Staveley Aitchison was born, on April 21st, a coal miners' strike closed mines throughout the central United States. The Panic of 1893, and the resulting depression, hit coal miners hard and the miners only struck for 8 weeks - they couldn't afford to live without their wages any longer.

1912 - At the age of 18 years old, George was alive when the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.

1914 - When he was 20 years old, in August, the world's first red and green traffic lights were installed at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Ohio. The electric traffic light had been invented by a policeman in Salt Lake City Utah in 1912.

1920 - At the age of 26 years old, George was alive when the National Football League, first called the American Professional Football Association, was created. College football was more popular than pro football and rising player salaries were bankrupting league owners. In response, owners created the NFL, using the pro baseball association as a model. Eleven teams were formed: the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, Dayton Triangles, Decatur Staleys, Hammond Pros, Massillon Tigers, Muncie Flyers, Racine Cardinals, Rochester Jeffersons and Rock Island Independents.

1925 - In the year of George Staveley Aitchison's passing, on November 28th, radio station WSM broadcast the Grand Ole Opry for the first time. Originally airing as “The WSM Barn Dance”, the Opry (a local term for "opera") was dedicated to honoring country music and in its history has featured the biggest stars and acts in country music.

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George Staveley Aitchison, father to 2 children, passed away on September 1, 1925 in Ifield, England at 31 years of age. His cause of death is listed as: meningitis. He was buried in Ifield, England. George was born on May 19, 1894 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. He was born to Jessie Georgina Annie (Pepper-Staveley) Aitchison and Robert Swan Aitchison, with sibling Nerina. George's partner was Lilian Rae. and they gave birth to Robert Staveley Aitchison and Nerina Jessie (Aitchison) Aitchison-Windeler.

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