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William Patterson
c1844 'Bullenamang'
(Last changed Saturday June 23, 2012)

Descendants Report

 

William Patterson was born c.1809 in Ayr, Scotland, son of Andrew and Mary Patterson (nee Miller). In 1825 he was apprenticed for five years to Alexander Reid, a china and glass dealer of Newcastle-on-Tyne. In 1836 he married Mary Ann Robson and a year later the couple emigrated to Australia. The shipping list shows they could both read and write. William's occupation was Sawyer and Many Ann worked as a Houseservant. In 1839 he was working at 'Ravenswood", Bungonia and in 1841 was listed as overseer. They later moved to Monaro where William was employed as an overseer by William Bradley on Bullenamang and Dangelong. In later years they were living in the Jindabyne area, at the time of his death, in 1891, William was living at Greenland. Mary Ann then lived with her daughter Mary Ann Adams at Jindabyne until her death in 1910 aged 95 years.

PATTERSON, William:
Born c.                     1809 Ayr, Scotland
Baptised                   18th June 1809
Religion                     Presbyterian
Parents                     Andrew Patterson and Mary Miller
Arrival in Australia     31st December 1837, Pt. Jackson
Ship                          'Alfred' - Assisted Passage
Died                          7th December 1891, Greenland, Nimmitabel
Buried                       Old Nimmitabel Cemetery, Presbyterian section
Married                    1836. Newcastle-on-Tyne. England
To ROBSON, Mary Ann
Born                         c.1815, Newcastle-on-Tyne. England
Religion                     Presbyterian
Parents                     Henry Robson and Mary Ann Watson
Arrival in Australia    31st December 1837, Pt. Jackson
Ship                         Alfred - Assisted
Died                        17th December 1910, Jindabyne
Buried                     Old Nimmitabel Cemetery. Presbyterian section

Children:

1. Mary Ann b. 1838 Bungonia NSW, m.1855 John Adams, d.27th June 1931 Jindabyne, bur. Pres. Cemetery Round Plain, Issue14

2. Isabel b.1840 Lake George, m. 3rd November 1858 Henry Lucas, d. 11th September 1923 Candelo, bur. Old Kameruka Cemetery, Issue 11

3. Jane b. 1842 Lake George, m. 1864 James Hutchison, d. 23rd August 1903 Nimmitabel, bur. Pres. section Nimmitabel Cemetery, Issue 9

4. Elizabeth b.c. 1844. m. 1866 Charles Jardine, d.1922 Berridale, bur. Pres. Cemetery Round Plain, Issue 6

5. Andrew b. 1847

6. William b. 1849 Bullanamang via Bredbo, m. 1877 Jane Massie, d. 20th September 1893 Brogo, bur. Old Pres. section Bega Cemetery, Issue 8

7. Harriet b. 18 51 Cooma, m. 1875 John Michell, d. 11th October 1933 Canberra, bur. Church of England Cemetery
Canberra (St.Johns), Issue 8

8. Henry Adams b. 1854 never married

9. Robert Charles James b.1858 Dangelong

10. John Colin b.1858, d.1860

11. Joseph b. 1859, d. 1860

Contributor: Pam Archer, Boondero Avenue, Tumut NSW 2720 

 

 

 

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