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> William
James Paton c.1793 - 1868
4th Child 3rd son of William & Janet PATON
| James PATON | Marriage Date & Place | Janet Jardine ROGERSON | |
| BORN c. 2
Mar 1793 at Irvine, Ayrshire. Christened 10 March 1793, Irvine, Ayreshire DIED 7 Sep 1868 Torthorwald,Dumfries |
15
Dec 1822 Boghead Bridge, Lanarkshire or Tundergarth, Dumfries |
BORN c.1802/03
at Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire DIED 11 Jan 1865 at Torthorwald, Dumfries |
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| Stocking manufacturer and later a colporteur(which is defined as 1. A peddler, especially one who hawks books, almancs, etc. in country districts. 2. A travelling agent of a religious society who sells or gives away Bibles, tracts, etc.) | Daughter of William and Janet ROGERSON | ||
| James Paton, his wife Janet and their three eldest children, moved c.1828/29 from Braehead, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire to Torthorwald in the same county. | |||
| Details of Children | |||
| Name | Born | Died | Comments |
| Rev. Dr. John Gibson | 24 May 1824 Braehead, Kirkmahoe, Dumfries |
28 Jan 1907 Cross Street, Canterbury (Vic, Australia) |
Misionary m. Mary Ann ROBSON m. Margaret WHITECROSS |
| Mary | 28 Apr 1826 Kirkmahoe, Dumfries |
1861 Stirling |
Nothing known?? - See Notes |
| Janet (Jessie) | 1 Mar 1828 Kirkmahoe, Dumfries |
1902 | Not Married |
| Rev.Walter
Rogerson Occupation: 1881, Minister of the Free Church Chapelton, Glassford, Lanark, Scotland |
3 Dec 1829 Torthorwald, Dumfries |
5 April 1900 Londonderry, Ireland Buried Londonderry, Ireland |
1st Marriage 1873 ? m. Janet Henshelwood ROBSON b.15 Oct 1837 in Coldstream, Berwick. d.1877 in Glassford, Lanarkshire. daughter of Peter ROBSON and Elizabeth HUTCHISON sister of Ann ROBSON, 1st wife of John G PATON 2nd Marriage 20 July 1881 in Londonderry, Ireland m. Jessie W. BAXTER daughter of Aaron BAXTER d.c.1902 Descendants - Paton, Gibson, Steele, Kerr, etc. in Northern Ireland, Eire, England, Canada |
| Agnes | 10 Nov 1831 Torthorwald, Dumfries |
1865 | Nothing known?? See Notes |
| William | 15 Oct 1833 Torthorwald, Dumfries |
1838 Buried Newton Abbott, England |
Died in childhood |
| Fanny | 26 Aug 1835 Torthorwald, Dumfries |
1881 | Nothing known?? See Notes |
| Marion (Mirren) | 17 Jul 1837 Torthorwald, Dumfries |
19?? | m. John JOHNSTON at Trethorwold, Dumfrieshire No known children See Notes |
| William | 13 Jun 1839 Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire |
1871 | Marine. Served on "H.M.S.Galatea" under
Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh. Killed at Newton Abbot, Devonshire, by the Duke's elephant of which he had become keeper. |
| Margaret Dalzell | 7 Apr 1841 Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire |
1919 | m. John MATHIESON at St Pauls Church Glasgow Descendants - Mathieson, Dow, Maxwell etc. in Scotland, Canada, USA, etc. |
| Rev. Dr. James | 2 Apr 1843 Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire |
27 Dec 1906 Buried St Paul's Glasgow |
Doctor of Divinity Presbyterian Minister Author & Editor of John G. Paton's autobiography. m. Elizabeth Hall DICKSON (1847-1919) - No children. |
1. The GILMOUR family of Gippsland, Victoria, etc. are descended from James GILMOUR, said to be a son of John G. PATON'S sister.
2. Jessie P. LAING, described
as a grand-daughter of James & Janet PATON, aged 10, Scholar,
born in Glasgow, was staying with them at the time of the 1861
census. therefore one of John G. PATON'S sisters must have
married a LAING.