William Elder Paterson marine engineer

Parents:

• Birth*: William Elder Paterson marine engineer was born on 24 January 1909 at 9 Kirkgate, Cupar, Fife, Scotland, ; 1909 births in the district of Cupar in the county of Fife, ref 10; William Elder Paterson, 1909 January Twenty-fourth 9h 0m pm 9 Kirkgate Cupar; male; parenst John Findlay Paterson baker's vanman and Helen Paterson ms Summerton m 1904 December 29th Dundee; infromant John indlay Paterson father presenr; registered 1909 February 8th at Cupar Alex M Maclachlan assist registrar, initialled CW (Chas Welch registrar.)^1,2,3
• He was the son of John Findlay Paterson baker, restaurenteur and Helen Summerton.
• (Groom) Marriage*: William Elder Paterson marine engineer married Margaret Burke Kilhooley on 23 January 1937 at 60 Liff Road, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; 1937 on the twenty-third day of January at 60 Liff Road Lochee after banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland; William Elder Paterson marine engineer, aged 27, 60 Liff Road Lochee, John Findlay Paterson baker, Helen Haughton Paterson ms Summerton; Maggie Burke Kilhooley, spool winder spinster, aged 25, 275 Hawkhill Dundee, William Kilhooley general labourer, Jessie Kirlhooley ms Beattie (dec); signed William Bodia minister of St Lukes Lochee, Alex Paterson 60 Liff Road Lochee, Helen Paterson 60 Liff Road Lochee witnesses, 1937 February 1st at Lochee John E Cant asst registrar.⁴
• (Deceased) Death*: William Elder Paterson marine engineer died circa 1953 had cancer.⁵
• (Erector) Memorial Inscription*: A Headstone was erected by William Elder Paterson marine engineer on 29 October 1948 at Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, . Inscription reads Erected by William Paterson in loving memory of his dear wife Margaret Kilhooley who died 28th October 1948 aged 32 years; Also his mother Helen Summerton Paterson who died 14th January 1949 aged 67 years; And his younger brother Edward who died in infancy 7th March 1925; Edward Summerton Paterson 1937-2004.⁶
  

  Dundee Balgay Cemetery - William Paterson & Margaret Kilhooley

• Address*: As of circa 1930, William Elder Paterson marine engineer lived at Zimbabwe, ; from conversation with Margaret N M Dickson (granddaughter of John Paterson (39.))
• (Witness) Death: He witnessed the death of Margaret Burke Kilhooley on 28 October 1943 at Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; at birth of child.⁷

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, . William Patterson, son, 2, b Cupar Fife; 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.8
Principal	between 1949 and 1950	William Elder Paterson marine engineer appeared in a directory of between 1949 and 1950 living at 183 South road, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; Paterson, William, 183 South Road, Lochee.9