John
Paterson
aka Patterson
Born in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Paterson
and Jean (Collin) Paterson
Brother of
Prideaux Paterson, Robert Paterson, Henry Paterson, Alexander Paterson, George Patterson, Isabella (Paterson) Spouse and Elizabeth Paterson
Husband of
Jane (Crombie) Paterson
— married
26 Sep 1855 in Lamberton Toll Bar, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Unknown Paterson, Henry Paterson, Unknown Paterson, Elizabeth (Paterson) Nisbet, Alison (Paterson) Gillie, Isabella (Paterson) Renton, William Paterson, William Crombie Paterson and John Paterson
Died
at age 44
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Dec 2022
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Biography
John Paterson was born in Scotland.
John Paterson (also Patterson), the son of Henry Paterson (1811-bef.1888) and Jean (Collin) Paterson (1807-1886), was born in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland on 16 May 1837. He was baptised at St. Bartholomew, Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England, on 18 June 1837.[1][2]
In 1841, John Paterson was living with his parents Henry and Jane, and siblings at Shore, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[3]
Although his parents had moved to Eyemouth in 1833-34, all of their children after Prideaux, including John, up until the 1843 birth of their son George, were born at Eyemouth and baptised at Tweedmouth, England.
In 1851, 13 year old John was with his parents and siblings in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[4]
John Paterson and Jane Crombie were 'Irregularly'[5] married in 1855 at Lamberton Toll, Berwickshire, Scotland.[6] Their daughters' birth registrations, Elizabeth on 27 December 1860 and Isabella on 13 June 1866, have their parents marriage date as 26 September 1855 at Lamberton Toll, whereas their son, William Patterson's birth registration on 20 April 1868 lists their marriage date as 22 September 1855 at Lamberton Toll.
Children from this marriage were:
- Unknown Paterson (1856-1856), a son, was born on 12 July 1856 in Milnes Row, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland and died there two hours later.[7]
- Henry Paterson (1857-1881) was born on 22 June 1857 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[8] Henry drowned at sea on 14 October 1881 aboard the Margaret & Catherine the same day as his father. His sister Isabella Paterson was Informant to both deaths.[9]
- Unknown Paterson (1859-1859), a daughter, was born on 30 May 1859 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland [10][11] and died there in 1859.[12]
- Elizabeth (Paterson) Nisbet (1860-1929) was born on 27 December 1860 at Goodman's Property, Eyemouth, Berwick, Scotland.[13][14]
- Alison (Paterson) Gillie (1863-1926) was born on 30 September 1863 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[15]
- Isabella (Paterson) Renton (1866-1926) was born on 13 June 1866 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[16] Fifteen year old Isabella was informant to her father and brother's death registration in 1881.
- William Paterson (1868-1868) was born on 20 April 1868 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[17]
- William Crombie Paterson (1869-1937) was born on 9 November 1869 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland [18][19] and was baptised at Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England on 3 April 1870.[20][21]
- John Paterson (1872-1873) was born on 16 October 1872 in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[22]
At the birth of their first child in 1856 the family were living at Milnes Row, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland. In 1860 when Elizabeth was born they were at Goodman's Property, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.
John was a fisherman
In 1861 John, Jane and their two children Henry (age 3) and Elizabeth (age 3 months) were in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, with John's occupation Fisherman.[23]
In 1871 John, Jane and family were living in New Row, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[24]
In 1881, John, Jane and family were living in Commerce St Long Entry, Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland.[25]
John Paterson and his son Henry drowned during the "Great Storm" of 14 October 1881, a day that became known as "Black Friday" or "Disaster Day". One hundred and twenty-nine fishermen, one in three of the adult male population of Eyemouth, (and seventy others from neighbouring villages), drowned on a single day when a terrible storm hit the fishing fleet.[26] The Berwickshire News, headlined the news with:
- Terrific Gale.
- Fearful Loss of Life.
- Wreck of Fishing Boats
- Great Destruction to Property and Plantations
- The greatest calamity that ever befell the fishing industry of this coast overtook it on Friday, when many of our brave fishermen, exposed to the violence of a turbulent hurricane seldom equalled for severity, went down to a watery grave. ...[27]
John Paterson drowned at sea aboard "Florida", 4 Miles off Eyemouth in the German Ocean (North Sea). His 15 year old daughter Isabella was Informant to his death registration, as well as to her brother Henry's death registration.[28]
The crew members lost on the Florida along with John Paterson were:
- Florida
- Seven men lost at sea.
- John Paterson, aged 44. Left a widow and son, William.
- Paul Paterson, aged 37. Left a widow Ellen Young and children Ann, John, William and Thomas.
- John Paterson-Fairbairn, aged 36. Left a widow Jane Dougal and children Elizabeth, Joan and Margaret.
- Thomas Fairbairn, aged 19. Half-brother to John Paterson-Fairbairn, above . No noted dependents.
- Thomas Dougal, aged 33. Left a widow Ellen Crombie. His brother John drowned in the Invincible
- William Crombie, aged 41. Left a widow Margaret Dougal who gave birth to Williamina on 13 February 1882. Their other dependent child was Isabella.
- John Craig, aged 18. No noted dependents.[26]
Paul Paterson was left off the newspaper report that immediately followed after the disaster:
- The Florida—Wm. Crombie, married, family; John Craig, single; John Paterson, married, family; John Paterson, married, family; Tom Dougal, married, family; Thomas Fairbairn, single.[27]
John Paterson's "widow and son, William" were on the "Disaster Relief Roll", which only included boys under 14 years old and girls under 15 years old.[26]
Research Notes
Although baptised in Tweedmouth (Berwick-upon-Tweed), Northumberland, England, John Paterson was listed as born in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland in all the Scotland census and on his baptism record. His parents moved to Eyemouth in 1833-34, after the birth of their son Prideaux who was baptized at Tweedmouth on 22 September 1833. All of Henry Paterson and Jane Collin's children after Prideaux up until the 1843 birth of their son George, were born at Eyemouth and baptised at Tweedmouth.
Does the marriage between John Paterson and Jane Crombie appear in the index to "George Sharp's lost Register mentions 873 [sic] individuals on 33 pages (an average of 26 couples per page) spanning the period 1849 to 1855"?
Sources
- ↑ Durham Records Online Database Entry for John Patterson, 1837; (accessed 11 May 2023). Baptisms, Berwick District - Record Number: 1403130.0. Baptisms Berwick 1837 John Patterson 1837 Eyemouth Berwickshire. Transcript:
- 18 Jun 1837 John Patterson, of Eyemouth Berwickshire, born 16 May 1837, son of Henry (Cooper) & Jane Patterson
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NRY4-SRQ : 5 February 2023), John Patterson, 1837.
- ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a142903f4040b9d6e1416f1 : viewed 28 Feb 2023), John PATERSON in household of Henry PATERSON, Shore, Berwickshire, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/739, Folio 0, Page 2, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- County Name: Berwickshire; Parish Name: Eyemouth; Enumeration District: 3; Enumeration Page: 2; Town/Village: Eyemouth; Address: Shore
Name Age Sex Occupation Birth Place Henry Paterson 25 M Cooper England Jane Paterson 30 F Berwickshire Scotland Prideaux Paterson 7 M Berwickshire Scotland Robt. Paterson 6 M Berwickshire Scotland John Paterson 4 M Berwickshire Scotland Henry Paterson 2 M Berwickshire Scotland Alexr. Paterson 4 months M Berwickshire Scotland - ↑ "Scotland Census, 1851," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 739/ 2/ 10, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 23 July 2023), John Paterson (13) in Eyemouth registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland.
- County Name: Berwickshire; Parish Name: Eyemouth; Enumeration District: 2; Enumeration Page: 10; Schedule: 42; Town/Village: Eyemouth
Name Relationship Condition Age Sex Occupation Birthplace Henry Paterson Head Married 39 M Cooper Berwick on Tweed Jean Paterson Wife Married 41 F Berwick, Eyemouth Pridue Paterson Son Unmarried 17 M Boatbuilder Berwick, Eyemouth Robert Paterson Son Unmarried 15 M Boatbuilder Berwick, Eyemouth John Paterson Son 13 M Scholar Berwick, Eyemouth Henry Paterson Son 10 M Scholar Berwick, Eyemouth Alexander Paterson Son 8 M Scholar Berwick, Eyemouth George Paterson Son 7 M Scholar Berwick, Eyemouth Isabella Paterson Daughter 5 F Scholar Berwick, Eyemouth Elizabeth Paterson Daughter 1 F Berwick, Eyemouth - ↑ “The law of Scotland as to marriage was this – it adopted the principle that consent alone made marriage… The law of Scotland did not require the presence of a priest, nor the intervention of any religious ceremony. The law of Scotland considered marriage to be a civil contract, but it did not provide any particular mode by which that contract was to be proved” – Hansard, discussion on bill, Registration of Births and Marriages (Scotland) Bill August 1848. Source: ScotslandsPeople
- ↑ Robson, Andy ,Jun 7, 2021. Irregular Border Marriages - Lamberton Toll "The index to George Sharp's lost Register mentions 873 [sic] individuals on 33 pages (an average of 26 couples per page) spanning the period 1849 to 1855."
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople (accessed 30 March 2003). Deaths: PATTERSON ----- 0 CROMBIE M 1856 739 / 13 Eyemouth. Transcript:
- Page 5
- 1856 DEATHS in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- No.: 13
- Name and Condition: Patterson Single
- When and Where Died: 1856, Twelfth July, 8h 30m P.M., Milnes Row, Eyemouth
- Sex: M
- Age: 2 hours
- Father: John Patterson, Fisherman, Eyemouth
- Mother: Jane Patterson (Maiden Name) Crombie
- Cause of Death: No Medical Attendant
- Burial Place: Eyemouth Graveyard as certified by William Smith, Master Clerk
- Informant: John Patterson, Father (Present), Collins Court, Eyemouth
- When Registered: 1856, 16th July William Smith, Registrar, Eyemouth
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBM7-5P1 : 12 February 2020), Henry Patterson, 1857.
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople (accessed 17 March 2003). Deaths: PATERSON HENRY 24 CROMBIE M 1881 739 / X / 44 Eyemouth. Transcript:
- - Page 15 -
- 1881 DEATHS in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- No.: 44
- Name and Condition: Henry Paterson; Fisherman; (Single)
- When and Where Died: 1881, October Fourteenth some time after Noon; In German Ocean off Eyemouth
- Sex: M
- Age: 24 yrs
- Father: John Paterson, Fisherman (deceased)
- Mother: Jane Patterson M.S. Crombie
- Cause of Death: Drowned; Body not found at date of registration as per Report of J.G. Maitland , P.F.
- Informant: Isabella Paterson (her X mark); Sister; James Cox Registrar Witnefs
- When and Where Registered: 1881 November 2nd at Eyemouth; James Cox, Registrar
- ↑ '"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYTM-8FG : 12 February 2020), Patterson, 1859.
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople Births: PATERSON CROMBIE F 1859 739 / 27 Eyemouth
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople Deaths: PATTERSON ----- 0 CROMBIE F 1859 739 / 14 Eyemouth
- ↑ "Statutory Register Births 1855-2014," copy of birth register, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (accessed 02 March 2003), Elizabeth Paterson, 1861. Transcript:
- 1861 Births in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- No.: 1
- Name: Elizabeth Paterson
- When and Where Born: 1860 December Twentyseventh 10h 0m P.M. Goodman's Property Eyemouth
- Sex: F
- Father: John Paterson; Fisherman
- Mother: Jane Paterson M.S. Crombie
- Date and Place of Marriage: 26th Sept 1855; Lamberton Toll (Berwick)
- Informant: John Patterson Father
- When and Where Registered: 1861 3rd January Eyemouth
- Registrar: James Cox Registrar
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYTM-6R9 : 12 February 2020), Elizabeth Paterson, 1860.
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch Record: XYTM-N54 (accessed 29 June 2023), Alison Patterson born on 30 Sep 1863, daughter of John Patterson & Jane Crombie, in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. Transcript:
- 1863 Births in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- Name: Alison Patterson
- When and Where Born: 1863 September Thirtieth 0h. 20m P.M., Eyemouth
- Father: John Patterson, Fisherman
- Mother: Jane Patterson M.S. Crombie
- Informant: John Patterson [signed}, Father
- ↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 739/59, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 29 June 2023), Isabella Patterson birth registered 1866 in Eyemouth, mother's maiden name Crombie. Transcript:
- 1866 Births in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- Name: Isabella Patterson
- When and Where Born: 1866 June Thirteenth 7h. 45m A.M., Eyemouth
- Sex: F
- Father: John Patterson, Fisherman
- Mother: Jane Patterson M.S. Crombie
- Date and Place of Marriage: 26th Sept 1855, Lamberton Toll, Berwick
- Informant: John Patterson [signed], Father
- Registered: 1866 26th June at Eyemouth, James Cox, Registrar
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople Births: PATTERSON WILLIAM CROMBIE M 1868 739 / 44 Eyemouth. Transcript:
- [Page 15]
- 1868 Births in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- No.: 44
- Name: William Patterson
- When and Where Born: 1868 April Twentieth 10h A.M. Eyemouth
- Sex: M
- Name & Profession of Father: John Patterson; Fisherman
- Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Jane Patterson M.S. Crombie
- Date and Place of Marriage: 22nd Sept 1855, Lamberton Toll
- Informant: John Patterson Father
- When and Where Registered: 1868 20th April at Eyemouth
- 'Registrar: James Cox; Registrar
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch Record: XBM7-TPJ (accessed 29 June 2023), William Crombie Patterson born on 9 Nov 1869, son of John Patterson & Jane Crombie, in Eyemouth, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- ↑ "Statutory Register of Births," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 739/107, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 29 June 2023), William Crombie Patterson birth registered 1869 in Eyemouth, mother's maiden name Crombie.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch Record: N6JG-LYM (accessed 29 June 2023), William Crombie Patterson baptism on 3 Apr 1870, son of John Patterson & Jane, in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
- ↑ "England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950," database with images, FamilySearch Record: QP71-1B83 (accessed 29 June 2023) FamilySearch Image: 939F-B7S8-4 Image number 00455, William Crombie Patterson baptism on 3 Apr 1870, son of John Patterson & Jane Patterson, in Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBM7-R9B : 12 February 2020), John Patterson, 1872.
- ↑ "Scotland Census, 1861," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 739/ 3/ 15, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 23 July 2023), John Paterson (23) in Eyemouth registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland.
- Parish Name: Eyemouth; Town/Village: Eyemouth
- Rooms with Windows: 2
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Occupation Where Born John Paterson Head Married M 23 Fisherman Berwick, Eyemouth Jane Paterson Wife Married F 25 Berwick, Eyemouth Henry Paterson Son M 3 Berwick, Eyemouth Elisabeth Paterson Daughter F 3 months Berwick, Eyemouth - ↑ "Scotland Census, 1871," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 739/ 3/ 12, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 23 July 2023), John Patterson (33) in Eyemouth registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland.
- Town: Eyemouth; Civil Parish: Eyemouth; Registration District: Eyemouth
- Household schedule number: 51; Address: New Row
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Occupation Where Born John Patterson Head Married M 33 Fisherman Berwickshire, Eyemouth Jane Patterson Wife Married F 36 Berwickshire, Eyemouth Henry Patterson Son M 13 Scholar Berwickshire, Eyemouth Elizb Patterson Daughter F 10 Scholar Berwickshire, Eyemouth Alison Patterson Daughter F 7 Scholar Berwickshire, Eyemouth Isabella Patterson Daughter F 4 Berwickshire, Eyemouth William C. Patterson Son M 1 Berwickshire, Eyemouth - ↑ "Scotland Census, 1881," database, National Records of Scotland, Ref: 739/ 2/ 30, https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ (accessed 23 July 2023), John Paterson (44) in Eyemouth registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland.
- Town: Eyemouth; Civil Parish: Eyemouth; Registration District: Eyemouth
- Household schedule number: 120; Address: Commerce St Long Entry
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Occupation Where Born John Paterson Head Married M 44 Fisherman Berwickshire, Eyemouth Jane Paterson Wife Married F 45 Berwickshire, Eyemouth Henry Paterson Son Unmarried M 23 Fisherman Berwickshire, Eyemouth Alison Paterson Daughter Unmarried F 17 Assistant Berwickshire, Eyemouth Isabella Paterson Daughter F 14 Scholar Berwickshire, Eyemouth William C. Paterson Son M 10 Berwickshire, Eyemouth - ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Aitchison, Peter, 2001. "Children of the Sea: The Story of the Eyemouth Disaster".Tuckwell Press, East Lothian, Scotland, 2001
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Berwickshire News, October 18, 1881
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople (accessed 17 March 2003)
- Deaths: PATERSON JOHN 44 COLLIN M 1881 739 / X / 43 Eyemouth. Transcript:
- 1881 DEATHS in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick
- No.: 43
- Name and Condition: John Paterson; Fisherman; (Married to Jane Crombie)
- When and Where Died: 1881, October Fourteenth about 4 hrs P.M.; In German Ocean 4 miles off Eyemouth
- Sex: M
- Age: 44 yrs
- Father: Henry Paterson, Cooper
- Mother: Jane Patterson M.S. Patterson (crossed out) Collin
- Cause of Death: Drowned; Body not found at date of registration as per Report of J.G. Maitland , P.F.
- Informant: Isabella Paterson (her X mark); daughter; James Cox Registrar Witnefs
- When and Where Registered: 1881 November 2nd at Eyemouth; James Cox, Registrar
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