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William Paterson 1871–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Nov 1871

Birth Location: Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland

Death Date: 1919

Death Location: Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Patterson

Mother: Mary Kerr

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William Paterson was born in 1871 in Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland, the child of James Patterson And Mary Kerr. In 1881, William Paterson resided in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, Scotland. William Paterson passed away in 1919 in Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Paterson was born in 1871 in Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland, the child of James Patterson And Mary Kerr.
  • In 1881, William Paterson resided in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
  • William Paterson passed away in 1919 in Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.

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William Paterson's Ancestors

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William Paterson
1871–1919
Birth Place: Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland
Parents
James Patterson
1827–1896
Houston, Renfrewshire
Mary Kerr
1840–1884
Grandparents
William (Malcolm Fleming) Paterson
1799–1856
Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Jean Lang
1804–1851
Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Robert Kerr
1791–1857
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Kerr
1802–1865
Knockendon Farm, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Paterson
1756–1810
Agnes Barr
1758–
James Lang
1775–1818
Janet Grant
1778–1859
William Kerr
1755–
Janet Chalmers
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Paterson
1721–
Katherine Ballantine
1720–
James Barr
1723–
Jean Walker
1729–

William Paterson's Timeline

3 Records

1871
8 Nov 1871
Birth of William Paterson in Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland
Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland
1881
1881
Age 10
William Paterson resided here in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1919
1919
Age 48
Death of William Paterson in Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1871
    Event Place: Houston and Killellan,Renfrew,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock Middle; ED: 36; Page: 22; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_164
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Greenock Middle; ED: 36; Page: 22; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_164

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada

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