Mystery of the Grieving Patton Heiress

[karenlee]

Well done Lumber-Jack, a great job of summarising there.  I do agree about the lack of connection for Janet to "the" PATON family.  Instinct makes me think that Margaret was Janet's mother rather than sister and that we should be looking for a Janet born to mother Margaret.  But that's just me.

Little did I know what I was getting into when I first contributed to this thread..... but I am so glad that I did, it's been an amazing ride.

The pictures are wonderful.......  I was a bit like dolly in thinking that they were simpler drawings. 

I guess that SP is the best option for death for Margaret and for Wills for the PATON line.

Cheers
Karenlee

[karenlee]

Just checked the SP Wills index and there are 2 Margaret PATON with Wills between 1841 and 1851.  Should I bite the bullet and get them both to check??


Note :- they are for the same woman,   Mrs Margaret PATON alias CLUB, sometimes residing in Fraserburgh dated 11/01/1847 Aberdeen Sheriff Court Wills......


Karenlee

[Lumber-Jack]

And one last thought from Darlene...."I do wonder if Janet's mother's name is either Ellen or Helen as Janet and John Beaton named their first daughter Ellen (Helen) Beaton". She also doubts  that the Curious Fox Janet is a match because " she is in Ayr and
Glasgow was always mentioned (for our Janet)." Lumber-Jack

[Lumber-Jack]

I would hold for now Karen . Let's see if the Ellen/Helen lead works out first and whether there are further responses to my review post...but great news nevertheless. I would not want people spending lots of credits on my behalf on such flimsy evidence. I also wonder who the related lawyer is who apparently claimed his share. Thanks very much, Lumber-Jack

[karenlee]

Not spending to look at the index Lumber-Jack.

There is a Will for a  Helen PATON alias CLYDE wife of David PATON, manufacturer in Tillicoultry 25/02/1864 Alloa Sheriffs Court.

None for an Ellen PATON.

Karenlee

[Deb D]

Can I throw a spanner in the works?  Did anyone else notice that there were two Lindsay marriages in Canada: - one, the daughter Elizabeth, to Gavin Lindsay ... and the other, Stephen, to a Jane Lindsay?

If the two Lindsays were related ... *sigh* that'd throw my genealogy software for a loop, ... !

[dollylee]

John and Amelias daughters married brothers:

 Annie married Frederick Virtue in 1913.

Minnie married Arthur Virtue in 1919.

Maybe this family didn't like having a lot of "inlaws"  lol

dollylee

[dollylee]

Does anyone else find it oddly curious that the two Paton researchers we have quoted on this thread are: Marg when we think we are looking for a mother Margaret and Janet  when we are looking for a Janet?

Not a comment worth the space it is taking....but I find it kind of spooky 

dollylee

[Gadget]

Just a few  points from Lumber Jack's posting.

The Margaret on the 1841 would have been born circa 1786-1791 and we don't know her maiden surname or even if she was married.

However, the An***try tree has Margaret Dickie b. about 1784 - so not too far out (although it also suggests that John married again  )

The Jean (could be called Janet)  bpt. 1821 would have been born before that date - but a year earlier is unusual in those days. Is it coincidence that she was bpt. 2 Sept. 1821 and L-J's Janet was said to have been b. 20 Sept. 1820.

Based on my own ancestor's movements in Scotland in the 1820-40 period, Stewarton to south Glasgow is no distance at all - they used horse and cart.

My money's still on this Stewarton family with 9 children.


Gadget