Nathaniel Paterson (1787 - 1871)

Born 1787 in Kells, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Husband of Margaret (Laidlaw) Paterson — married 6 Feb 1825 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1871 at about age 84 in Helensburgh, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland [uncertain]

Biography

Nathaniel, son of Walter Paterson & Mary Locke, was baptised on 4 August 1787 in , Kells, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.^[1] Reverend Dr Nathaniel Paterson was mentioned on a memorial in Southern Necropolis, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland with a death date of 25 April 1871.^[2]

Nathaniel was a friend of Sir Walter Scott and his grandfather was Robert Paterson "Old Mortality" who Walter Scott made a principal Character in his Novel Old Mortality. ^[3]

Nathaniel's wikipedia page ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
   Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
   Ancestry Record 60143 #12920743 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Nathaniel Paterson baptism on 4 Aug 1787, son of Walter Paterson & Mary Locke, in , Kells, Kirkcudbright, Scotland.
2. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #195841480 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Memorial page for Reverend Dr Nathaniel Paterson (4 Aug 1787-25 Apr 1871), citing Southern Necropolis, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland; Maintained by IC and TC, Renfrewshire, Scotland (contributor 48462536).
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Paterson_(stonemason)
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathaniel_Paterson

• Queensland Newspaper.