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Record #23482
Name :
: Matthew PATON (1897 - 1918)
  aka : Private Paton


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 12 Jun 1897

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 2 Sep 1918   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Govan

Patrick
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Cagnicourt
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Matthew Paton.

1901 Scottish Census records place the family of Mary (29) and Matthew Paton (34) at 50 Hayburn Street, Patrick, Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. In residence where their children Mary (6), Matthew (4), Margaret (2) and Elizabeth (4 months). Matthew was a Ship Plater by trade.

Library and Archives Canada
Surname: PATON
Given Name: Matthew
Age: 13
Sex: M
Ship: Hesperian
Year of Arrival: 1911
Departure Port: Glasgow
Departure Date: 1911-04-01
Arrival Port: Halifax
Arrival Date: 1911-04-10
Destination: Brockville, Ontario
Comments: Quarrier Boys
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1b
Microfilm: T-4740
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

Matthew's sisters Mary, Margaret and Elizabeth or Lizzie arrived in Canada in 1911 aboard the 'Hesperian'.

Attestation papers were signed 13 Dec 1915 in Smith Falls, Ontario. Matthew Paton was born 12 Jun 1897 in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a farmer by trade. His Next of Kin was his sister, Lizzie Paton, of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. 5' 1 1/2" in height with grey eyes and brown hair, as well as two scars on his left leg below the knee and two vaccination marks on his left arm. His religion was listed as Presbyterian.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that he was Killed in Action by enemy machine gun fire while acting as a company runner during an attack on enemy positions south east of Cagnicourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was his sister, Lizzie Paton of Box 437 Brockville, Ontario and then James Paton of 11 Gleneagles Terrace, Scotstown by Glasgow, Scotland. He was buried in Dominion Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: I. F. 24.

Find A Grave Memorial# 55919014 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-09 07:59:35 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-09 10:02:02 /

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9871 ADAMSON, Charles Daniels1897SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22546 AITKEN, Archibald McMillan1900ENG,     Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
6418 ALEXANDER, Thomas1893SCT,     Jun 1910 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
22548 ANDERSON, Alex1896SCT,     Jul 1912 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
13168 ANDERSON, George Bennie1901SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
13169 ANDERSON, Mary Gordon Inglis1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
6419 ANDERSON, Walter Michie1896SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1910 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2959 ANGUS, Alexander1899SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22549 ANTHONY, Alexander1902SCT,     Mar 1915 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
9820 BARRIE, Isabella1895SCT,     Aug 1911 : Hesperian CAN Sailing Alone  
9818 BATHGATE, John1900SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
9819 BATHGATE, William 1900SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
5681 BEATON, George Alexander1897ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
19664 BEATON, Marion1902ENG,     Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
19665 BEATON, Maximillian1899ENG,     Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
21646 BELL, Agnes1902ENG,     Jun 1912 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
17338 BELL, James1899ENG,     Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
22850 BRADBURY, Claude1899ENG,     Apr 1915 : Hesperian CAN Dakeyne Boys Farm  
12577 BRAIDWOOD, Janet1902ENG,    , Paisley Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
12576 BRAIDWOOD, Jne 1900SCT, RFW, Paisley Jun 1914 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
17446 BROWN, David 1892SCT,     Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
10661 BURRAGE, Arthur1899ENG, SSX, Horsham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
4334 BURT, Gerald1902ENG, KEN, Lewisham Jul 1915 : Hesperian CAN Catholic Emigration Society  
3723 CAMERON, David1896SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
3724 CAMERON, Gordon1898SCT,    , Helensburgh Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
16022 CAMPBELL, Andrew1899SCT,     Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
5593 CHEDD, Albert 1899ENG,    , Islington Mar 1915 : Hesperian CAN Salvation Army  
2965 COONEY, Charles1901SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
2964 COONEY, James1898SCT, RFW, Paisley Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
10296 DAWES, Emmanuel1901ENG,    , Greenwich Jun 1915 : Hesperian CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
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