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Record #23484
Name :
: Margaret PATON (1900 - )


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1900

Marriage (1)
:
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
:
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Govan

Patrick
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 Jun 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 Margaret 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: Margaret
Age: 11
Sex: F
Ship: Hesperian
Year of Arrival: 1911
Departure Port: Glasgow
Departure Date: 1911-06-10
Arrival Port: Quebec
Arrival Date: 1911-06-17
Party: Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland
Destination: Brockville, Ontario
Comments: Party of girls.
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Reference: RG 76 C1a
Microfilm: T-4777
Type of Record: Passenger Lists

A possible 1921 Canadian Census record for Margaret Paton, 25 years of age born about 1896 in Scotland, as a Servant in the household of Fannie and Charles Drewry in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Margaret states she immigrated to Canada from Scotland about 1908.
Margaret's age was in brackets on the Census record. Other names on the same page have the same brackets, it may suggest an approximate age of a person unsure of their birth year.

The girls brother, Matthew Paton, enlisted in WWI in 1915 and died in Cagnicourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France on 2 Sep 1918. 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-09 10:10:32 / From original database

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Surnames starting with:   A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  6 Entries        
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