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Sir John De Knox Patterson 1523–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 August 1579

Death Location: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Andrew Patersone

Mother: Marion (Paterson)

Spouse(s): Elsie Mcgill

Children(s): Thomas Patersone, William Paterson

The story of Sir John De Knox Patterson began in 1523 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Sir John De Knox Patterson married Elsie W Mcgill, and had children including Thomas Patersone, William Paterson. Sir John De Knox Patterson passed away in 1579 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John De Knox Patterson began in 1523 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • Sir John De Knox Patterson married Elsie W Mcgill, and had children including Thomas Patersone, William Paterson.
  • Sir John De Knox Patterson passed away in 1579 in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Patterson's Ancestors

Self
Sir Patterson
1523–1579
Birth Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Andrew Sharpe\ Patersone
1505–1593
Auchterderran, Fife, Scotland
Marion (14GGM Knox) (Paterson)
1504–1545
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew (Patterson) I
1481–1539
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Crysten MONTGOMERY
1481–1505
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Sir (George Knox, Lord of) Ardmanwell
1460–1536
Duchall Castle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lady (Janet Fleming) Knox
1460–1543
Barrochan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Patterson's Descendants

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Sir (John De Knox) Patterson (1523–18 August 1579) m. Elsie (W) Mcgill (1528–1581)
  1. 1. Thomas Patersone 1571– m. Catharine (Reid, (Rid,) Reade) 1590–
    1. 1. Margaret Patersone 1611– m. William Young 1610–1797
      1. 1. Jeane Young 1635– m. Robert Goodaill 1631–
        1. 1. Janet Goodale 1657– m. Andrew Bett 1650–
  2. 2. William Paterson 1573–1622

Sir Patterson's Timeline

3 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Sir John De Knox Patterson in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1579
18 August 1579
Age 56
Death of Sir John De Knox Patterson in Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1872
6 Dec 1872
Age 349
Sir John De Knox Patterson was baptized in Wetherby, St James, Yorkshire, England
Wetherby, St James, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Wetherby, St James, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Glak, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Glasgow Inner, Lanark
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1579
    Event Place: Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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