Margaret Eleanor Paterson (1870)

Born 1 Aug 1870 in Ontario

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Biography

Margaret is born in 1870 probably in August or September and probably in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Her father, John Paterson (c1839-1884) is a lawyer and he was born near Streetsville, Toronto Township in what would become Peel County to the west of Toronto. John’s parents, the paternal grandparents of Margaret, were the original homesteaders on the farm just to the west of Streetsville and they likely arrived in Upper Canada from Scotland in 1820. Her mother, Eleanor Isabella (Nellie) Bourchier (1841-?) was born in Georgina Township in what would become the village of Sutton, lying just south of Lake Simcoe. She was descended from an English family; her father had been in the Royal Navy. Her father, Margaret’s maternal grandfather, was James O’Brian Bourchier and he was an important person in Georgina Township, owning a saw mill, a grist mill and a general store.

Margaret (“Marout Elian”) is in the 1871 census in Toronto with her parents; she is in the 1881 census at 10-years old living with her parents in her uncle’s house in Georgiana Township; she is in the 1891 census at 20-years old still in Georgina; and she is in the 1901 census living with her mother in Toronto. There is no further information on her.

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Sources

[1] 1968 Paterson family tree shows Margaret as the 2nd child of John & Eleanor. No other information (spouse, children).

[2] 1871 census, Ontario, Toronto West, St Andrews Ward, pg 49, household 188: John Paterson (31), born Ont, Free Church ?? (Presbyterian), barrister; Nellie (29), C of England; Margout Elian 8/12 [appears to say born Aug 1870]; Elizabeth Clark (21) servant; Ann O’Flynn (41) servant.

[3] 1881 census, Ontario, 137, York North, Georgina, pg 55, household 248: John Bourchier (46) , widower, merchant; (?) Amy (12); Caroline (8); Jean (78) born Scotland, widow; Emma (54) born Ont, English; John Paterson (42), born Ontario, Scotch, lawyer; Eleanor (38) born Ont, English; Hugh Macdonell (48) born Ontario of Scotland origin, book keeper; Meta Paterson (10); Marion Paterson (6); Jane (?) Boeitto [possibly :Boutts] (16), servant.

[4] 1891 census, Ontario, 131, York North, Sutton (Village), household 106: John Bourchier (56), widow, farmer; Jean (86), widow; Emelia (55), sister; Amir (??) (21); Carliin (??) 18); Ellonirr Patterson (47); Meta Patterson (20); Marion Patterson (17).

[5] 1901 census, Ontario, Toronto, 118, Ward 4, pg 11, household 107, automatedgenealogy.com, transcriber Peggy Boyd, proof reader Elizabeth Meade: Eleanor Paterson (59) born Oct 2, 1841 [the census record shows “M” for married but in fact it should be “W” for widow]; Margaret (28), born Sep 1 1872 [this should be 1870]; F. A. Sitwell (26), boarder. From the actual census, Eleanor and Margaret are English and it looks as if they are Church of England. There is no occupation shown for either of them.

Acknowledgments

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