Mystery of the Grieving Patton Heiress

[Lumber-Jack]

A review of the free listings of Wills and Testaments of ScotlandsPeople for Paton in the year range 1836-1900 (the widest possible for Janet to be an inheritor) shows a few major wills for Paton's manufacturing out of their major woollen mill complex at Tilicoultry. All get "probated" at the Alloa Sherrif Court which makes it easy to spot them and a couple are massive and obviously the mill owners ( as opposed to their spouses/relatives). Before taking any plunge and viewing them, a further winnowing could be done if we knew Janet's date of death. Then a read of a will could be very revealing. Incidentally, the listing is already helpful in giving names, dates of death and spouses maternal names:

John P 1873 of Tilicoultry

Helen P (alias Clyde)(1864) spouse of David Paton

Thomas P (1845)mason and feuar at Alloa

Alexander Forrester P d 08/12/1883 father of Alexander Forrester P and Catherine Forrester P *******

John P (1849) manufacturer in Kilncraigs in Alloa

Margaret (Millar) widow of James P, d 17/08/1894*******

David P d 13/07/1890 daughter is Agnes P*****

William P Alloa colliery manager

Robert P foreman joiner in Tilicoultry

James P d 09/08/1882 spouse of Margaret Millar******

Margaret P of Cowden Park


The asterixed items are the best bets to look at depending on when Janet died.

Now for bed and thanks again to all of you for such amazing results in so short a time. I feel that we will have the correct story soon for history to remember Janet by.  Lumber-Jack

[dollylee]

Death of Janet (Paton) Beaton

Ontario Deaths 1869-1934

Janet Beaton died September 22, 1903 age 83 in Darling, Lanark. Name of person making the return Mrs. L. Lindsay.

Mrs. L. Lindsay is her daughter Lizzie/Elizabeth.

Ontario Marriages 1857-1924

Elizabeth Beaton(widow Mrs. Cummings) age 38 b. Darling d/of John Beaton and Janet Paton married July 2, 1890  Gavin Lindsay age 70 bachelor, retired farmer, s/o William Lindsay and Ann Campbell in Almonte, Lanark both residents of Almonte.

I think the George in the 1871 marriage KarenM found is the one/only original George as his age is a perfect match for the George in the 1841 Census.  The next born child we know about is Lizzie/Elizabeth above.....lots of time inbetween for other children.


dollylee

[karenlee]

Sounds fair to me dolly. 

I guess now we just have to wait for a reply from either of the other people we have found looking for this family.

Karenlee

[dollylee]

I have a reply from the person I emailed.  Although she has a Janet Paton from Paisley, Renfrewshire as a direct ancestor she can't place our Janet Paton.  They have to be related but she just doesn't know how.

dollylee

[karenlee]

Bummer.  So I guess we wait on the BCGS then.

Karenlee

[KarenM]

Lumberjack have you gone through the newspapers from the time of this will?  You know how hey have "social columns" and such, maybe it was in the paper?

Karen

[Lumber-Jack]

Hi folks, I got up to find more great information on my computer thanks to you all. I too have a bead on a person on GenesReunited who may be able to help and I will try to plug some more of our info in today. Janet, bless her , lived a long time so her death does not eliminate any of the 4 candidate wills....I will wait a little longer before spending money to buy credits to view them. The newspapers may be a good move which I will have to follow up on. I think that John and Janet are buried in the Auld Kirk cemetery in Ramsey Ontario ( along with many other pioneer Scots settlers) and there is a reference book ISBN978-1-894008-39-6 by the Lanark Genealogical Society which has completely catalogued this cemetery which should confirm this when I can get my hands on a copy. I am surprised that there has not been a major piece of genealogical research on the Paton's of Tilicoutry/Alloa as they were such an important industrialist family of the time. I have to go to work now but will be hot on the trail later! Best wishes, Lumber-Jack

[KarenM]

Death Registration for:

George Washington Beaton
Age:  74 years
Date of Death:  October 6, 1914
Place of birth:  Glasgow, Scotland
Place of death:  Lot 32, Conc. 10, Perry Twp.
Place of burial:  Kearny, Ontario
Occupation:  Farmer
Married
Father:  Johne Beaton
Mother:  ------ Patton
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Informant:  Chas Beaton
District of Parry Sound


Karen

[KarenM]

According to the 1901 census, George Beaton lists his year of immigration as 1842

http://www.automatedgenealogy.com/census/View.jsp?id=72339&highlight=15&desc=1901+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Archie+Beeton

K