Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer

Nellie Paterson April 1945

David Law Paterson & wife Nellie (right) (unknown woman on right) April 1945

Parents:

• Birth*: Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer was born on 5 September 1867 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .¹
• She was the daughter of Ewan Wilkie ag lab and Janet Young.
• (Bride) Marriage*: Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer married David Law Paterson baker, son of John Paterson master seaman MS and Mary Findlay, on 3 June 1896 at Catholic Apostolic Church, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1896 on the third day of June at Catholic Apostolic Church Dundee after publication according to the forms of the Catholic Apostolic Church David Paterson baker journeyman bachelor, 28, 4 Murray Place Lochee, fath John Paterson seaman mate ms (dec), moth Mary Paterson ms Findlay (dec), Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer spinster, 28, 30 Pitfour Street Dundee, fath Ewan Wilkie police constable (dec), moth Jessie Wilkie ms Young, signed D A Cherry (?), wit William Wilkie, Catherine Paterson, reg 1896 June 6th at Dundee Tho Meek assist registrar.²
• (Deceased) Death*: Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer died on 19 January 1959 at The Home, King Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , at age 91 1959 deaths in the district of Dundee West in the burgh of Dundee, ref 82; Helen Stirling Paterson widow of David Law Paterson baker master retired; 1959 January nineteenth 10h 10m am The Home, King Street, Dundee, UR Paterson Place Invergowrie; f, 91 years; father Ewan Wilkie police contable (dec), mother Jessie Wilkie ms Young (dec); cod broncho pnemonia as cert by W G Birrell MBChB; informant John M Wilkie nephew Hillcrest, Hillside Road, Monkswood, Glasgow, p3; registered 1959 January 20th at Dundee John E Cant registrar.³

• Married Name: As of 3 June 1896, her married name was Paterson.
• (Witness) Marriage: She witnessed the marriage of Angus William McNeil and Anne Paterson Smart on Monday, 23 April 1945 at St Mary's Episcopal Church, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Anne Paterson
  Last name     Smart
  Sex     Female
  Marriage year     1945
  Marriage date     26 Mar 1945
  Place     Dundee
  Periodical     Courier & Advertiser
  Publication year     1945
  Publication date     28 Mar 1945
  Page     4
  Father's first name(s)     John
  Father's last name     Smart
  Mother's first name(s)     John
  Mother's last name     Smart
  Spouse's first name     Angus William
  Spouse's last name     M'Neil
  Spouse's sex     Male
  Spouse's father's first name     Angus
  Spouse's father's last name     M'Neil
  Spouse's mother's last name     M'Neil
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Event Type     Marriage Notice
  Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Marriages
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.^4,5,6
• (Spouse) Death: Her spouse David Law Paterson baker died on 4 January 1946 at Paterson Place, Invergowrie, Angus, Scotland, ; David Law Paterson master baker retired married to Helen Stirling Wilkie, 1946 January 4th 0h 30m am Paterson Place Invergowrie, m, 77 years, fath John Paterson journeyman baker (dec), moth Mary Paterson ms Findlay (dec), a) rheumatoid arthritis 20 years b) cachescia 2 years as cert by Ruth M Morris MD Invergowrie, inf Thomas Phinn nephew 15 West Bell Street Dundee, reg 1946 January 4th at Longforgan David F Stewart registrar.⁷

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	2 April 1871	They was listed as a member of the household of Ewan Wilkie ag lab in the 1871 census at 10 Baxter Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Hellen, daug, 3, Dundee; Evan Wilkie, head, 44, police oveminal officer, Errol; Janet Y, wife, 40, Abernethy.8
Member of Household	3 April 1881	They was listed as a member of the household of Ewan Wilkie ag lab in the 1881 census at 2 Cleghorn Street, Liff & Benvie, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Helen Wilkie, dau, 13, scholar, Dundee; Ewan Wilkie, head, mar, 63, police constable, Errol Perthshire; Janet Wilkie, wife, mar, 55, Abernethy, Perthshire; George Wilkie, grandson, 5, scholar, Dundee.9
Member of Household	5 April 1891	They was listed as a member of the household of Ewan Wilkie ag lab in the 1891 census at 172 South Road, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Ewan Wilkie, head, 64, police constable, Errol; Janet, wife, 64, Abernethy; William, son, 30, van driver, Dundee; Helen, daug, 23, dress maker, Dundee; George, g son, 15, scholar, Dundee.10