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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.

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ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-09 07:59:35 / From original database

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

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23485 PATON, Elizabeth1901SCT,    , Govan Jun 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
23486 PATON, Hugh George1893SCT, LKS, Glasgow Sep 1903 : Pomeranian CAN Quarriers  
23484 PATON, Margaret1900SCT,    , Govan Jun 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
23483 PATON, Mary1895SCT,    , Govan Jun 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
12351 PATON, Matilda1876ENG,    , St George Hanover Square Aug 1889 : Caspian CAN Barnardos  
23482 PATON, Matthew1897SCT,    , Govan Apr 1911 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers