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George Patterson
b.Abt 1791
Facts and Events
George Patterson's origins have yet to be established. In the two censuses in which he appeared as an adult he gave conflicting places of birth, claiming to have been born in England in the 1841 census, and in Yetholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland in the 1851 census. The two censuses and his death certificate also give quite a range of possible dates of birth for him, implying that he was born somewhere between 1786 and 1801. George's death certificate claims his parents were an agricultural labourer named Robert Patterson and his wife Janet.
George's first confirmed sighting is on 5th August 1817, when he married Hannah Sproat at Yetholm. They then appear to have spent a few years moving around Roxburghshire, having three children baptised in Roxburgh, then a daughter who gave her birthplace as Morebattle, before returning to Yetholm where they appear to have had at least another two children.
The 1841 census finds George, Hannah and six children living in Town Yetholm, with George working as an agricultural labourer. They were still there in 1851.
George died on 14th June 1859 at Town Yetholm. His death certificate describes him as being a retail merchant, suggesting he had changed his occupation towards the end of his life. Hannah continued the business after his death, appearing in the 1861 census as a grocer in Town Yetholm. She survived George by nearly five years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 General Register Office for Scotland. 1841 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
811/2/9, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Town Yetholm, Yetholm, Roxburghshire
George Paterson, male, 40 [1796-1801], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. England
Hanah Paterson, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
Robert Paterson, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], born in county
Jane Paterson, female, 15 [1821-26], born in county
Thomas Paterson, male, 15 [1821-26], Shoe M[aker] Ap[prentice], born in county
William Paterson, male, 8 [1832/3], born in county
Margaret Paterson, female, 6m [1840], born in county
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
811/00 002/00 012, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Town Yetholm, Yetholm, Roxburghshire
George Patterson, head, married, male, 59 [1791/2], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
Hannah Patterson, wife, married, female, 52 [1798/9], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer] wife, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
William Patterson, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], Baker, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
Margaret Patterson, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1840/1], At home, b. Yetholm, Roxburghshire
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Deaths register, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.
1859. DEATHS in the Parish of Yetholm in the County of Roxburgh
No.14
Name: Patterson, George, Retail merchant (married)
Died: 1859 June Fourteenth, 4h30m AM, Town Yetholm
Sex: M
Age: 72 years [1786/7]
Father: Robert Patterson, Agricultural Labourer (Deceased)
Mother: Janet Patterson, Maiden Name [blank] (Deceased)
Cause: Chronic Bronchitis 18 months, not certified, no medical attendant
Buried: Yetholm Churchyard As Certified by Thomas Ker Undertaker
Informant: William Patterson, Son
Registered: 1859 June 16th at Yetholm, W[illia]m Henderson, Registrar
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