John Paton

Brief Life History of John

When John Paton was born on 31 August 1802, his father, John Paton, was 34 and his mother, Catharina "Catherine" Kirk, was 32.

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Family Time Line

John Paton
1767–1848
Catharina "Catherine" Kirk
1770–1836
Jemima Paton
1786–1862
James Paton
1797–1882
Janet Paton
1798–1880
David Paton
1800–1890
John Paton
1802–
Andrew Paton
1803–1804
Margaret Paton
1804–1853
Alexander Paton
1806–1860
Catharine Paton
1807–1893
Andrew Paton
1809–
Elizabeth Paton
1810–1869
Mary Paton
1813–

Sources (1)

  • John Paton, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

World Events (8)

1811 · The Tron Riot

The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors

Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Patton .

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Peatáin, see Payton .

English: from either of two places called Patton in Shropshire and Westmorland. The Shropshire placename is recorded as Peattingtune in 901 and derives from an Old English personal name Peatta + Old English connective -ing- + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The Westmorland placename is recorded as Patun in 1086 and derives from Old English pæth ‘path, track’ or an Old English personal name Patta + Old English tūn.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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