John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer

Parents:

• Birth*: John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer was born on 17 April 1905 at 2 Campbell Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1905 births in the district of St Mary in the burgh of Dundee; ref 364; John Findlay Paterson; 1905 April seventeenth 11h 45m am 2 Campbell Street; male; John Findlay Paterson jute mill overseer Helen Paterson ms Summerton 1904 December 29th Dundee; John F Paterson father present; 1905 May 4th at Dundee Thos Meek registrar.¹
• He was the son of John Findlay Paterson baker, restaurenteur and Helen Summerton.
• (Groom) Marriage*: John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer married Agnes Stewart Bryson on 13 May 1926 at 16 Coupar Angus Road, Lochee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1926 13th May at 16 Coupar Angus Road, Lochee after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland, John Paterson [seaman?] bachelor, 21, 3 Kirk Street Lochee, fath John Paterson factory worker, moth Helen Paterson ms Summerton, Agnes Stewart Bryson jute mill worker spinster, 23, 14B ... Street Lochee, fath William Bryson coal miner, moth Isabella Bryson ms Stewart (dec), signed B... Gall BD minister of St Johns Parish Church Lochee, wit George ... 7B ... Street Lochee, Agnes[Margaret?] Paterson, 3 Kirk Street Lochee, reg 1926 May 17th at Lochee John R Nicoll registrar.
• (Deceased) Death*: John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer died on 16 August 1988 at age 83.²
• Burial*: He was buried on 17 August 1988 at Section DD, Lair 583, Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; John Paterson, 18 Main Street Invergowrie, age 83, widower of Agnes Bryson, mother Helen Summerton, father John Paterson; proprietor (incorrect?) of Lair; buried at 5 feet.³

• Address*: As of circa 1924, John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer lived at Invergowrie, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .
• Address: As of after April 1935, John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer lived at 18 Main Street, Invergowrie, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; bought the property at 18 Main Street Invergowrie [Margaret Dickson Sept 2009].
• (Witness) Misc: He witnessed the Misc of Robert Carson 'the Computer Doctor' between 1969 and 1971; the drummer with various Dundee bands. Bob had been playing drums for some time, initially under the guidance of his great-uncle Johnny Paterson, who was the drummer at the Hubara in Dundee. But dance-band drumming was not quite what Bob aspired to (see articles about Jynx.)⁴
  

  Bass drum skin from Bob's drum kit c1969

  

  Charcoal drawing by a street artist in Chester during a tour of English venues c1970
• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer is commemorated on the headstone erected on 17 August 1988 at Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, . Inscription reads Paterson, in loving memory of our dear Mum and Dad Agnes Bryson who died 13th August 1988 aged 85 years, John Findlay Paterson who died 16th August 1988 aged 83 years.⁵
  

  Dundee Balgay Cemetery - John Findlay Paterson & Agnes Bryson

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household	2 April 1911	They was listed as a member of the household of John Findlay Paterson baker, restaurenteur and Helen Summerton in the 1911 census at 12 Marybank Lane, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . John Patterson, son, 5, b Lochee; John Patterson, head, 28, yarn warehouseman in the jute industry, worker, b Lochee; Ellen, wife, 29, married 6 years, 3 children, 3 living; 1 room with windows; 5 people living in the household.6
Principal	between 1954 and 1955	John Findlay Paterson potato crisp manufacturer appeared in a directory of between 1954 and 1955 living at 168 South road, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; Paterson, John, potato crisp manufacturer, 168 South road, Lochee, tel 67800; h 168 [Dundee Directory 1954-55 image held Jan 2010].
Principal	13 January 1958	He registered the ownership of a vehicle on 13 January 1958 Blue Ford Van, GYJ 224, J T Paterson, 168 South Road, Lochee at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, .7