John Gibson Paton 1824-1907

	To First Page
	To Index Page	To Younger siblings >

Lineage: John > William > James

Rev. Dr. John Gibson PATON 1824 - 1907

1st Child of James & Janet PATON

John Gibson PATON	1st Marriage Date & Place `2 April 1858 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland` `(See also 2nd Marriage)`		Mary Ann ROBSON
`BORN 24 May 1824` `Braehead, Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland` `DIED 28 Jan 1907` `Cross Street, Canterbury, Victoria.` `Buried Boroondara Cemetery.` `Click here for a brief account of his life`		`BORN 20 Jan 1840 Coldstream, Berwickshire` `Daughter of PETER ROBSON and ELIZABETH HUTCHISON` `Sister of Janet Hinschelwood ROBSON who married Walter Rogerson PATON` `DIED 3 Mar 1859` `Port Resolution, Tanna, New Hebrides` `(now Vanuatu)`
Details of Children
Name	Born	Died	Comments
Peter Robert Robson	12 Feb 1859 Tanna, New Hebrides	20 Mar 1859	Died 36 days old at `Port Resolution, Tanna, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu)`

Rev. Dr. John Gibson PATON 1824 - 1907

1st Child of James & Janet PATON

Margaret PATON nee WHITECROSS 1841 - 1905

1st ? Child of John WHITECROSS

John G. & Margaret Paton

John G. Paton

Margaret Whitecross Paton

John Gibson PATON	2nd Marriage Date & Place `17 June 1864 in Edinburgh, Scotland` `(See also 1st Marriage)`		Margaret(Maggie) WHITECROSS
`BORN 24 May 1824` `Kirkmahoe, Dumfriesshire, Scotland` `DIED 28 Jan 1907` `Cross St, Canterbury, Victoria` `Click here for a brief account of his life`		`BORN 18 Apr 1841` `at Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland` `Daughter of John WHITECROSS` `DIED 16 May 1905` `at "Kennet" - believed to be the family home at 74 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria`
Boroondara, where John G Paton and Margaret Paton's grave is, is at the intersection of High Street and Park Hill Road, Kew
Details of Children
Name	Born	Died	Comments
Rev. Robert Peter Robson	23 March 1865, Adelaide	11 April 1911	Minister m. Bessie BROWN
Rev. Frederick James	5 March 1867, Aniwa, New Hebrides	12 December 1941	m. Helen I ROBERTSON
Marion Whitecross (Minnie) (May have been Mary Anne)	13 December 1868 Aniwa, New Hebrides	1952	m. Rev. John GILLAN
Rev. Frank Hume Lyall	16 August 1870 Aniwa, New Hebrides	28 September 1938 Deepdene, Victoria	Minister-Missionary in New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) m. Clara Sophia HEYER daughter of Rev. George & Clara HEYER
Helena Elizabeth Whitecross (Lena )	28 March 1873 Aniwa, New Hebrides	2 April 1873 Aniwa, New Hebrides	Died in infancy
Dr. James Scott (Jay)	26 November 1875 South Melbourne, Victoria	????	Doctor of Medicine or Divinity? m. Mabel WARREN 4 Children
Walter Watt	21 August 1878 Aniwa, New Hebrides	20 Feb 1881	Died 2-1/2 years old
John (Jack) Whitecross	23 November 1880 Aniwa, New Hebrides	1 April 1962	m. Vera PARKER Child: Bethune Whitecross b. 4 May 1922, Bairnsdale, Victoria d. 10 October 1966, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Alec Wilson & Willie McGregor (Twins)	22/23 July 1883 Kew, Victoria	Alec d. 20 December 1883 Willie d. 4 December 1883	Both died in infancy

John G. & Family

Dr. John G. Paton, Mrs. Margaret Paton & Family
c.1887
Back Row: Fred, Dr John G, Minnie.
Front: Jack, Robert, Maggie Whitecross, Frank HL and Jay (James)