clotworthy

[clotworthy]

started finding my family in comber county down and have hit a brick wall,  there has always been a family story of a secret i feel it was to do with my great grandmothers middle name she was alice clotworthy patterson on her birth certificate her mother has a madien name of cobain however in other documents she is colville really stuck if any one can help that would be great

[aghadowey]

Now that you've found the place for your post perhaps you can give us some more details like Alice?'s father's name, when she was born and anything else you know that might help us assist you.

[clotworthy]

Alice's fathers name was David patterson. Alice was born December 1893, she had 6 sisters phoebe,Annie,Sarah,Minnie,Elizabeth and Agnes.

Alice was the youngest and apparently her mother died in child birth however cannot find any deaths at that time for Elizabeth patterson.

David patterson was a blacksmith as per family members information, on the comber parish records there is a David patterson who is mentioned as the son of john patterson the site says that blacksmith David patterson, widower, married Lizzie colville 9Th of July 1888 At 1st presby. church 1888 the witnesses where Samuel and Mary colville.

on Alice birthcertificate mothers maiden name is Cobain.

[aghadowey]

Here's Alice's birth registration-
Alice Clotworthy PATTERSON Jan./Mar.1894 Newtownards registration district volume 1 page 787
And possibly her marriage?-
Alice C. Patterson Apr./June 1916 Belfast registration district volume 1 page 345

Have you found Alice in 1911 census yet?

[clotworthy]

yes found her and her sister minnie they must have been boarding together at the time she was a hem stitcher and minnie an embrodier.

[clotworthy]

i have alice marriage to williamjames mcmurray on the 22nd of april 1916, her birth certificate that i have has her dated 1893

[aghadowey]

There's also an Annie Patterson in that househodl and the 3 Pattersons are listed as relatives of James Blain-
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001407386/

[kingskerswell]

Emerald Ancestors has the marriage of David Patterson to Elizabeth CONVILLE in Newtownards  First Presbyterian Church on 9 Jul 1888.

Regards

[clotworthy]

thanks i have the emerald hit of the marriage im just really really confused about the maiden name it has halted me in my tracts i think if i could get some sort of evidence of the birth of the other sisters, to see what maiden name is on there birth certificates everything points to colville however it is on the birth certificat of alice clotworthy pattersn as cobain.