JOSEPH HOWARD PATON Monaro

Joseph Howard PATON was an itinerant labourer and sharefarmer on and around the Monaro Shire. Joseph resided in Berridale at the time of his marriage to Mabel Mary Ann SMITH, daughter of Joseph Henry SMITH and Mary Ann DUNN.( See Thomas DUNN –Pioneer) Joseph and Mabel’s marriage and children are listed at the DUNN site.

On his marriage certificate, Joseph Howard PATON gave his parents names as Robert PATON and Margaret Annie MILNE and his birthplace as Goulburn. No birth certificate has been found with the previous names mentioned. The only Robert PATON of that era and of marriageable age was Robert PATON who married Isabella BALL in 1882 at Goulburn. 1882 seems to be around the date of Joseph’s birth

The Margaret Annie Milne mentioned on the marriage was actually Margaret Selina MILNE who married Henry WILLIAMSON born 14 Feb 1859 at Goulburn,N.S.W. ( known also as Harry or Henry WILLIAMS) on 1 Aug 1882 at Albury,N.S.W. Henry WILLIAMSON<s/o Joseph WILLIAMSON and Margaret POWELL died 1932

1. Henry J. WILLIAMSON born 1881 Albury, N.S.W.( this child may be Joseph Howard PATON) Baptised 3 Oct 1881 WaggaWagga

2. Amy Mary Blanche WILLIAMSON born 1883 Murrumburrah, N.S.W.Baptised 20 Sep 1883 Murrumburrah married to Christian James GRUNSELL in 1904 (second marriage for Christian- 1st to Sarah CLARIDGE Issue 4)

3. Minnie E.I. WILLIAMSON born 1885 Goulburn, N.S.W, married to William J. FULLERTON in 1923 at Goulburn.

4. Matthew Donald WILLIAMSON born 1888 at Goulburn, N.S.W.Baptised 5 Feb 1888 Nth Goulburn

5. Percival E. WILLIAMSON born 1890 at Goulburn, N.S.W. baptised 16 Nov 1890 Nth Goulburn

6. Ronald T.Vivien WILLIAMSON born 1893 at Goulburn, N.S.W Baptised Nth Goulburn.

8 Allan D.WILLIAMSON born 1897 at Braidwood, N.S.W.Baptised 21 Nov 1897 Braidwood

Margaret BLAKENEY married George Coles MILNE as Margaret MILLER in 29 Sep 1869.at Goulburn. George was listed as a school Master Both George and Margaret were residing at Kippilaw, close to Goulburn. Margaret was recorded as a teacher ,although she signed her name with an "X" on both marriage certificates.

!. Margaret Selina MILNE born Adelong ,N.S.W.circa 1860 death certificate stated she was aged 22 yrs at marriage in 1882.Margaret Selina WILLIAMSON nee MILNE died 29 Jul 1939 at Goulburn District Hospital aged 80 yrs Son,Allan WILLIAMSON was the informant.Parents are listed as George Coles MILNE and Margaret MILLER nee BLAKENEY Only one son is mentioned as deceased and that would have been Ronald . No mention is made of Henry Joseph WILLIAMSON born 1881

2. Isabella Blanche MILNE born 1871 Goulburn,N.S.W.married Alfred E. BRYSON in 1899 at Goulburn.

3. Alexander John MILNE born 7 Oct 1872 at Towrang near Goulburn.Baptised 19 May 1873 at Gunning

George Coles MILNE was born abt 1815 in County Kent , England. The informant on his death certificate was his son-in-law JNO.Jos.W. JAMIESON. He listed George’s father as a gentleman.George had been in Australia for 60 years in various states, dying in Goulburn when he was 83 years of bronchitis. He was living at Cowper St, Goulburn at the event of his death presumably with his daughter and son-in-law J. JAMIESON. George’s spouse was given as Margaret MILLER and George was about 45 when he married her and although he was listed as a teacher on his marriage cert. to Margaret Miller nee BLAKENEY, he was listed as a brewer on son, Alexander John MILNE’S birth cert. and then as a vigneron on his death cert.

George’s children on his death cert. were Minnie 37, George C. 35, Robert M. 33, Emily J. 31 , Isabella B. 28, Alexander J. 25. No mention is made of Margaret Selina MILNE.

In the Goulburn Presbyterian Records there are several baptismal records of children with parents, George Coles Milne and Margaret Blakeney:-

On the birth cert. of Alexander John MILNE previous issue of his father George Coles MILNE and Margaret MILLER nee BLAKENEY were – 3 boys, 2 girls living by former marriage; I girl living by present marriage. The informant was George Coles MILNE so he was referring to his first marriage ( George listed himself as a bachelor on his marriage information in 1869 when he married Margaret MILLER nee BLAKENEY>.George Coles MILNE had married Amelia Bridget or TAYLOR, a widow on 26 Oct 1840 at Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Sydney. Witnesses were Henry TEBBUTT and Elizabeth TEBBUTT

Margaret BLAKENEY was born in Ireland. There is a Mary BLAKENEY aged 15 years who immigrated in 1850 on the "Thomas Arbuthnut"

I acknowledge the research contribution of Marilynne Black in helping to compile this data
Submitted by Dell Paton: <ndpaton-at-bigpond-com>

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