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THE FAMILY HISTORY
of  the
PATONS
 
Traced back to 18th Century Perthshire, Scotland, with associated 
families in Ulster, the Republic of Ireland, the United States
and Australia.
 

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WELCOME    Fàilte Romhaibh

Καλως ορίσατε

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Tha an lasair nad anam aig meadhan do bhith
Nas làidir 's nas motha na riaghaltas no rìgh.

The flame in your soul, at the centre of your being,
Is larger and stronger than any government or king.
 

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This is the history of the Paton family, traced back to the 18th Century in Perthshire, Scotland, by Chris Paton for his two sons Calum Graham Paton and Jamie Christopher Paton.  But as much as it for the boys, it is also for the rest of the Patons, and their associated families, stretching from Scotland, England, and Ireland, to the USA, Australia and Crete.

As well as Calum's and Jamie's paternal ancestors, the site also includes the history of their mother, Claire Paton (nee Giles), from Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, in the Republic of Ireland.

The work continues all the time, and as new information is found it will be added to the site - keep visiting for updates on this neverending story...!!!

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Reclaiming our History...
 
A' Rannsachadh ar Sgeul
 
 
In the last three years, a great deal has been learnt about the life and death of the boys' great great grandfather David Hepburn Paton, who lived and worked in Brussels, Belgium, until his death in hiding there in the middle of the First World War. For more on this story, and the stories of his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, visit the Paton - Part Three page. 

 
On the same page read how in 1916 John Paton was arrested and sent as an 18 year old civilian to Ruhleben prisoner of war camp near Berlin. Research into this camp has led to the creation of a new project - The Ruhleben Story - which can be accessed at the following website link: Ruhleben
 
Other noteworthy stories include that of Cochrane Watton, painter on board the Titanic; the boys' grandfather Paddy Giles, a Tipperary man in the Middle East; Dr. William Henderson, the 19th Century medical pioneer based in Perth; and the boys' other grandfather Colin Paton, submariner and survivor of the Ladbroke Grove train disaster...
 
And last but not least, 1866 saw the brutal death of the boys' great great great great grandmother, Janet Rogers, nee Henderson. Visit The Mount Stewart Murder page to read the newspaper coverage of the time, as well as letters written by the Perthshire Police... 
 

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Latest News...
 
Naidheachd
 
 
It is with the greatest of sadness that I have to announce the death of my uncle Charles Paton, who had been suffering for some time from throat cancer, in Peterborough on January 15th 2008. Whilst I never managed to meet him, I did have the pleasure of talking to Charlie on several occasions in the last couple of years by phone, and am grateful for the many insights that he provided with me into the life of my family in Carrickfergus many years ago. His death diminishes the Paton family, and he will be sorely missed. Charlie is survived by his two sons Sean and Nicholas, and his five grandchildren.
 
Rest in peace Chuck.
 

Charlie Paton 1940 - 2008

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John Paton's story will be featured in a new book on Ruhleben, written by Matthew Stibbes, published by Manchester  University Press and available on May 1st 2008.  The book can be pre-ordered from Amazon through the following link:

British Civilian Internees in Germany: The Ruhleben Camp 1914-1918

An article on John will also appear in Your Family Tree magazine issue 62, on sale in February 2008.

Also, I am currently writing a book on The Mount Stewart Murder of 1866. If you have any connection to the Perthshire villages of Forgandenny or Bridge of Earn in that year, I'd love to hear from you!

Chris

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Charts 
 
Cairtean-iuil
 
 
Because so much information has been amassed on some of the families, it has been harder to keep things simple on each of the family pages. To address this, each page now contains a link to my other family history site, hosted by Tribal Pages, which will give access to a handy series of charts to help navigate through some of the larger families. This site can be found at:
 
 

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Acknowledgments
 
Taing
 

The information in this site could not have been gathered without the help of our parents and family, cousins Joan Elizabeth Paton, Anne McGillivray Paton, Sheena Paton, Margaret Robertson Paton, Ian Joseph Paton, Sheila Trotter, Gregg Morrison, Pamela MacLennan, Anne Crook, Angie Kirk and Cheri Reisman, the Tay Valley Family History Society, the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland, the General Register's Office in Dublin, the National Archives of Ireland, the Public Records Office of England, Roy McGillivray, Greg Ross, the Scots Origins website, the Scotland's People website, the Church of Latter Day Saints website, the Carrick-on-Suir Historical Society (Co.Tipperary), Carrickfergus Library, the A. K. Bell Library in Perth, Dundee City Library, the Mitchell Library (Glasgow), the Glasgow Genealogy Centre, the Scottish Records Office and the GROS. Thanks to all.

 
 
 

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Calum's and Jamie's great great grandfather David Hepburn Paton in the early 1900s

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US President Bill Clinton with Calum's and Jamie's 3rd cousin, Timothy West, in Houston, 1994

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Calum's and Jamie's great grandfather Charles Paton in Brussels, Belgium, April 1907

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Paton Street, named after Helen Paton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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John Paton, Calum's & Jamie's great great uncle, a civilian POW in Ruhleben camp, Berlin, 1916

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Calum's and Jamie's great great great uncle William Paton with wife Jane, Perth 1918

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Calum's and Jamie's grandfather, Paddy Giles, in Ireland, 1935

Calum's and Jamie's great grandparents, Martha and Ernest Graham, 1950s, Belfast

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Calum's and Jamie's grandmother, Pauline Prendergast, as a child

Calum's & Jamie's great great great grandfather Edwin Graham, in 1939, with 2nd wife Sarah Ann

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Calum's and Jamie's great grandmother, Jane Paton (nee Currie), Belfast 1938
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