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James Paton of , , .

James was born in Kilmaurs, on 20Jul 1787. He was the third son of Hugh “Dreghorn” Paton (1728 – 1800) and his wife, Mary Brown (1746 – 1800). He married Helenora (or Elenora) Wylie in Stewarton, Ayrshire on 9 Nov 1810.

James was a joiner to trade and around 1812, he, with his wife Helenora and probably young baby Hugh, moved to Garlieston in the parish of in Wigtownshire (South West Scotland), where he was employed as a joiner working at House.

Galloway House

Galloway House adjoins the estate village of Garlieston in the parish of Sorbie, on Bay, and the building of it had begun in 1740 for Lord Garlies, later to become the sixth . The House was designed by John Douglas who was assisted by John Baxter as site architect. Further additions were added in 1841. The House is now in private ownership, but the gardens are owned and maintained by the Galloway House Gardens Trust which was established to ensure that the arboretum, woodland and walled garden would remain open for public enjoyment.

In the 1841 census, the Paton family, which now consisted of 5 boys and 6 girls,was recorded as staying in the “Sheds” at Galloway House with two of the sons, Hugh and James, being joiner journeymen and another two, John and George, being joiner apprentices.

The mother of the family, Helenora, died on 25 May 1850 and the place of death is given as the Commercial Inn, Garlieston

In 1851 the family was recorded as staying in High Row, Garlieston and James was a Joiner employing 5 men, probably his three sons, Hugh, James and Robert as well as two non-family members as apprentices. It is not clear whether this was all work at Galloway House or if he had expanded to general work. However, the one son, John, was now recorded as being a “spirit dealer” and a daughter, Helenora or Helen was working as a bar maid. Also the following marriage notice was in the Galloway Advertiser and Wigtownshire Free Press in Nov 1851: "At Garlieston, on the 27th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Blair, Mr William M'Bryde, merchant, Liverpool, to Helen, third daughter of Mr Paton, Commercial Inn, Garlieston."

In 1856 James gave his occupation as an Innkeeper in Garlieston and by 1861 it was given as being a Spirit Dealer at 1 High St, Garlieston. It is therefore assumed that High Row is the same as High Street and that No. 1 was the address of the then Commercial Inn. At some point between 1851 and 1861the name of the establishment was changed to the Queens Arms as this is where James was the proprietor in 1861 (See extract from the Garlieston Directory for 1861 below). When James died in 1865 his profession was given as Inn Keeper.

Garlieston Directory 1861 The Queens Arms

The earliest published Valuation Rolls are for 1855/6 and these show that James Paton was the Proprietor of two adjacent houses in Garlieston and the one occupied by himself was valued at £15.15s. This was the second highest valuation on the page and double to three times more than the other typical houses listed, so it was a house of a considerable size. The Valuation Roll for 1864/5 confirms James Paton as the Proprietor of “Inn and Stables” as well as the adjacent house which was occupied by his daughter, Mary, and her husband Thomas Stewart (Jnr). Following the death of James, the Valuation Roll of 1876/7 shows the Proprietor as John Paton (his son) together with Annie Paton (daughter) and Isabella Paton (granddaughter).Mary Stewart, who was now a widow, was occupying the adjacent house.

Moving on to 1885 and the property is now officially recorded as the “Queens Arms Hotel and offices” with John Paton, retired joiner, and Misses Annie and Isabella Paton, as the joint Proprietors and the tenant/occupier/inn-keeper being George Cassell. By 1892, Robert Paton (John’s brother) was the inn- keeperand, following his death in 1904, this role was taken over by his wife Agnes Paton. Following the deaths of John (1904), Isabella (1913) and Agnes (1914), Annie became the sole Proprietor and Occupier of the property as well as a being the Proprietor of several other buildings in the village, a situation that continued until Annie’s death in 1921.

It would then appear that the Queens Arms was bought around 1922 by William Lymburn and, sometime before 1931, by William Irving and then sometime before 1938 by James Millar Clark. There is also a John Paton listed as owning several properties in Garlieston, but excluding the Queens Arms, and this could be a grandson of James, who was a Banker in , and it may be that he inherited these from Annie or maybe he was the representative of a number of family members.

Today, the building that housed the Queens Arms is a private residence. It is a Listed Building with Historic Environment Scotland, who give the following description:

“Earlier 19th century, 2-storey, 3-bay Inn. Door with letterbox fanlight to centre. Rendered walling to front and rear, smooth rusticated quoins, raised painted basecourse and margins; rubble sides. 2 gabled single storey linked projections to rear. All single windows, sash and case with 12-pane glazing. Moulded eaves cornice, slate roofs, rusticated end stacks. 2 canted piended dormers. Door in left gable return. Modern single storey flat-roofed extension to right. OUTBUILDING: to rear. 2-storey, gabled former stable. Painted rubble. Door in gable end towards hotel with hayloft door at 1st floor above. Small window under eaves on long left return; 3-widely spaced bays to right return with regular openings. Stack to far gable.”

Given the above reference to this being an “earlier 19th century” building, it is surmised that James Paton was given the rights to a portion of land by the Earl of Galloway (for whom he had then worked for around 20 years) and that he built the “house” at No. 1 High Street or Row. The fact that he was employing 4 to 5 joiners would indicate that he was running a successful business and therefore reasonably well off. Whether he built with the view of the building serving as an Inn or whether he was building for his large family (there were 13 of them)is not known.

The Earl of Galloway, from 1806 until his death in 1834 was the 8th Earl, George Stewart (1786- 1834).He was a British naval commander and, later, a politician. He had married Lady Jane Paget in April 1797. It is noted that James Paton named one of his sons George Stewart Paton and one of his daughters Jane Paget Paton. Additionally, when James and Helenora had a daughter born a month after George’s heir, Randolph Stewart married Lady Harriet Blanche Somerset in August 1833, she was named Blanche Somerset Paton.

The Paton gravestone in the Sorbie Old Churchyard is in the centre of the picture. (The one on the left is the family of one of their daughters, Mary Paton.)Thanks to Lynn Bell for the photo! The gravestone reads:

Here are deposited the remains of Helenora Wylie wife of James Paton, joiner, whodied 25th May 1850 aged 56 years. Also their daughter Blanche Somerset Paton who died 16th December 1860 aged 24 years. Also of the above James Paton who died January 22nd1865 aged 82 years. Also their daughter Margaret Paton who died 27th April 1870 aged 55 years. Also of Helenora Wylie Paton their daughter who died on 9th December 1882 aged 56 years. Alsotheir son George Stewart Paton who died 28th December 1890 aged 69 years. Also of Annie Paton McBryde their granddaughter who died 19th February 1890 aged 19 years.Also their son Hugh Paton who died 19th January 1893 aged 81 years. Also their daughter Jane Paget Paton who died 22nd February 1897 aged 68 years. Also their son James Paton who died 21st June 1902 aged 89 years. Robert Paton died 27th August 1904 aged 80 years. Mary Paton died 9th April 1906 aged 89 years. John Paton died 3rd February 1907 aged 87 years. Also Isabella Paton granddaughter of the above James Paton who died at Garlieston on 1st March aged 78 years. Also their daughter Annie Paton who died 3rd August 1921 aged 90 years.

Compiled by: Stewart Gibson, great-great-great grandson of James Paton (son of Mary Hannah Paton Campbell, who was the daughter of Georgina Stewart Paton, who was the daughter of Hugh Paton, who was the son of George Stewart Paton, who was the son of James Paton). July 2020

The assistance and support of the following people in compiling this information is gratefully acknowledged: General Paton genealogy:  Best (Australia) – great-great-great grandson of James Paton (grandson of Helenora Wylie Paton who was a sister of Georgina Stewart Paton)  Lyn Schwartz – whose deciphering of early Paton families solved many mysteries. Specific to Garlieston:  Lesley Miller, Business Secretary of WigtownshireU3A (http://www.wigtownshireu3a.org.uk)  Lynn Bell from the U3A's Family History Group Descendants of James Paton and Helenora (Helen) Wylie

1. Hugh Paton was born in 1812 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland and died on 29 Jan. 1893 in Garlieston.He was a Master Joiner and he died on 29 Jan 1893 in Garlieston. He never married but he was the “reputed father” of: 1.1. Isabella Paton: born 14 Dec 1834 in Sorbie, died 1 Mar 1913 in Garlieston. She never married.

2. James Paton was born on 14 May 1813 in Garlieston. He married Agnes Taylor on 15 Aug 1845 at Millisle Dairy. The presiding minister was the Rev. Mr Blair, of the Free Church, Sorbie and Agnes is recorded as being the third daughter of Mr Taylor. Agnes, daughter of James Taylor and Janet McSkimmimg, was born on 21 Apr 1814 in Maybole, Ayrshire and died in 1861. They had 3 children: 2.1. Janet Paton: born 1846 in Wigtownshire 2.2. Agnes Paton: baptised 25 Aug 1850 in the United Associate Congregation, Wigtown. Never married, worked as a Teacher, latterly based in Beckenham, Kent, England. Died in 1921 in Kent 2.3. James Paton: born 1853 in Ireland. Married Francis (Fanny) Elizabeth Hurst in London in 1879 and they had two children, Ethel Agnes and Ruth Isabel. He died in 1901 in Kent, England.

3. Margaret Paton was born on 9 Jul. 9 1815 in Garlieston She married William Litterick on 19 Jun 1845 in Manchester, England. William was a House Carpenter and was born in , Wigtownshire to James Litterickand Mary McBratchy(?). They were staying at North Side High St, Wigtown in 1851 and in 1861. Margaret died on 27 Apr 1870. William died on 25 Jun 1893 in , Wigtownshire. There is no record of them having had children.

4. Mary Paton was born in 1817 in in Garlieston. She married William Wood, who had been born about 1810 in England, on 16 Jun 1840 in Garlieston. William was a Grocer and Spirit Dealer in Garlieston. They had four children: 4.1. William Wood: born 5 April 1841 in Garlieston and died on 8 Nov 1918. 4.2. James Wood: born Jul 1843 in Garlieston. Married Mary Anne Little in Lancashire, England on 16 Aug 1868 and they had one son William Wood. James died on 3 Feb 1899 in Lancashire, England. 4.3. Eleanor Wood: born Aug 1844 in Garlieston and died on 4 May 1848 in Garlieston 4.4. John George Stewart Wood: born 21 Nov 1845 in Garlieston and died on 22 Mar 1847 in Garlieston.

Following her husband William’s death on 22 Nov 1845, Mary married Thomas Stewart in 1849 in Garlieston. Thomas was born in 1822 and died in 1861. Margaret continued to live in Garlieston until her death on 9 Apr 1906. Thomas and Mary had three children:

4.5 John Maxwell Stewart: born 23 Mar 1851 in Garlieston and died on 18 Jan 1873 in Pernambuco, Brazil 4.6 Ellenora McAdam Stewart: born 23 Sept 1852 in Garlieston and died in 1883 4.7 Margaret Jane Stewart:born26 Aug 1854 in Garlieston and died on 26 Mar 1938 in Garlieston.

5. John Paton was born on 8 Aug 1819 in Garlieston. He worked as a Joiner although in the 1851 census he gave his occupation as Spirit Dealer. Following the death of his father he took over the running of the Queens Arms while still maintaining his Joinery business. He never married and he died on 3 Feb 1907 in Garlieston.

6. George Stewart Paton was born on 27 May 1821 in Garlieston. George was also a Joiner. He married Jane Taylor (sister to Agnes Taylor who married James Paton) on 12 Feb 1846 at Millisle Dairy. The presiding minister was the Rev. Mr S Blair. Jane was born on the 13 Jun 1822 in Maybole, Ayrshire. The family moved to Manchester, England for a few years where George was working but moved back to Wigtownshire around 1850 where George established a Joinery and Cartwright business in Bladnoch. Around 1875 they had moved to Glasgow where George was working as a Joiner Foreman. Jane died on 1 Jan 1878 in Glasgow and George died on 28 Dec 1890 in Torrie House, Torryburn, Glasgow. They had 9 children: 6.1. James Paton: born 29 May 1847 in Manchester, England and died 3 Sep 1871 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. He was a Bank Accountant and had married Emma Hartley Spencer in Halifax, Yorkshire a few months before his death. 6.2. Janet Paton: born 27 Mar 1849 in Manchester, England. In 1871 she was working as a Schoolroom Maid with 8 other servants in the home in Chelsea, London of four daughters of the peer, George Beckford Pitt, who was Baron Rivers. 6.3. Hugh Paton: born 16 Dec 1850 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. He was a joiner and on 15 July 1875 he married Mary Taylor Hannah (b. 1851) in Glasgow. Staying in Glasgow they had children: Mary Crawford Paton (13 Feb 1876), Jane Taylor Paton (25 Jul 1877), George Stewart Paton (21 May 1879), William Hannah Paton (1 Jun 1881), Helenora Wylie Paton (18 Mar 1883) and, following the death of their son, George Stewart Paton on 11 Nov 1884, they had a daughter, Georgina Stewart Paton (17 April 1885).After his wife Mary died on 1 Sep 1886 in Cathcart, Glasgow, Hugh married Sarah Keenan (b. 1858) on 21 Jan 1887. Staying in Cathcart they had children: James Paton (9 Apr 1887), John Paton (27 Jul 1889), Annie Paton (20 Apr 1892), Maggie Keenan Paton (22 Feb 1894) and Janet Paton (27 Nov 1899). In the 1901 census the family were staying at 18 Holmhead Place in Cathcart, Glasgow. Hugh died on 26 May 1915. 6.4. George Paton: born 20 Nov 1852 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. He trained as a teacher before marrying Euphemia Elder (b. 1850) on 26 Sep 1877 in Kirkdale, Lancaster, England. He is subsequently recorded has having held several, but inter-related jobs, i.e., Cashier in Lancaster (1881), Ships Purser (1886) and Bank Clerk in Glasgow (1901). They had children: Archibald George S Paton (1886 in Lancaster), Robert D Paton (1892 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Euphemia M Paton (1895 in England). The birth of Robert in Argentina is assumed to be linked to George’s brother, Robert, who lived there during this period. George died on 3 Feb 1934 in Kirk of , Wigtownshire. 6.5. Helenora Wylie Paton: born 28 Oct 1854 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. She married James Cairncross, who was a Commercial Traveller, in Glasgow on 25 Aug 1877. They lived in Glasgow and had children: William Cairncross (b. 28 May 1878, d. 22 Aug 1880), Jane Taylor Scotland Cairncross (b. 27 Dec 1879, d. 16 Feb 1880),Margaret Cairncross (22 May 1881), George Paton Cairncross (23 Jul 1883), James Cairncross (29 Jun 1885), Robert Cairncross (17 Dec 1886), Helenora Cairncross (26 Aug 1889), Isabella “Bella” Cairncross (16 Apr 1894) and Janet Cairncross (29 Jul 1899). James died of a heart attack on 10 May 1911 and Helenora died in Glasgow on 29 May 1947. 6.6. John Paton: born 7 Dec 1856 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. He married Charlotte Hislop on 12 Jun 1833 in Lanark. They had children: Charlotte Plews Paton (6 Jul 1884), George Stewart Paton (4 Mar 1887) and James Hislop (24 Jul 1890). John was a Banker and he and Charlotte made several visits to Canada following their daughter, Charlotte’s marriage there in 1912. Charlotte (sen) died at Cathcart in 1931 while John died on 16 Nov 1933. 6.7. Margaret (Maggie) Paton: born 4 Oct 1858 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. She married James Foster on 2 Sep 1887 in Pollokshields, Glasgow and the lived for the rest of their lives in Kennet Village, where James was a Publican and Wine & Spirit Merchant. They had no known children. James died in 1911 and Margaret in 1940. 6.8. Jane Paton: born 27 Feb 1861 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. She never married and died on 23 Aug 1939 in Kennet Village, Clackmannanshire. 6.9. Robert Paton: born 31 Jan 1864 in Bladnoch, Wigtownshire. He married Rose (Rosa) Clementina Olguin on 4 Jun 1890 in St John's Cathedral, Buenos Aires, Argentina where he was working in insurance. They had children, all born in Argentina: Zella Jane Trelawny Paton (24 Feb 1891), Joseph Seward Paton (born and died towards the end of 1892), George Cyril Olguin Paton (b. 13 Sep 1894) and died on 20 June 1916 in North Queensferry while serving as a Lieutenantin the Royal Scots Fusiliersand leading live ammunition training. A commemorative plaque on the site explains “..gave his life to save his men when a grenade was badly thrown. He lies in Hope Street cemetery Inverkeithing.”), Robert Kenneth Paton (21 Sep 1898) and Terzitza Rose Paton (21 Jan 1903). Robert died on 1 Jan 1916 in Buenos Aires.

7. Robert Paton was born on 2 Aug 1824 in Garlieston. He was a Journeyman Joiner in Garlieston in 1851 but was a Linen Draper in Halifax, England in 1861. He married Agnes Thomson in Halifax in 1864. Agnes was born on the 9 Sep 1827 in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire and she died in Halifax in 1914. Robert worked in the Yorkshire area as a Travelling Draper (1871, 1881 and 1891). He returned to Garlieston presumably after his retirement. He died on 27 Aug 1904 in Garlieston.There is no record of them having had children.

8. Helen/Helenora Wylie Paton was born in 1826 in Garlieston and in the 1851 census was recorded as being a “bar maid” staying at 1 High Row, Garlieston. From The Galloway Advertiser and Wigtownshire Free Press, 1851: “At Garlieston, on the 27th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr Blair, Mr William M'Bryde, merchant, Liverpool, to Helen, third daughter of Mr Paton, Commercial Inn, Garlieston." William, who was the son of Anthony McBryde and Elizabeth McClurg, was born in Wigtownshire on 9 Apr 1812. They stayed in Liverpool up until 1873 when William died and Helen or Helenora died in Garlieston on 9 Dec 1882. They had 4 children:

8.1. James Paton McBryde: born 1852. He married Marion Hall, daughter of John Hall and Anne Glover, in 1880 in West Derby, Lancashire. Marion had been born in Gallashields and they had children: Marion McBryde (1884) and Eleanora McBryde (1889). He died on 8 Jun 1909 and Marion (sen) died on 31 May 1926 in Cheshire 8.2. William Paton McBryde: born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire. He married Magdaline Ruddiman Buchanan, daughter of James Buchanan and Robina Mushet, in 1881 in West Derby, Lancashire. They had children: William McBryde (1884), James Buchanan McBryde (1885), Robert Alexander McBryde (22 Oct 1887) and Thomas Paton McBryde (6 Aug 1890 ). He was a commercial traveller and he died in Lancashire in 1902 with Magdaline dying in 1906. 8.3. Robert Paton McBryde: born 1856 and died on 2 Oct 1862. 8.4. Helen McBryde: born 1859 and died on 1 Nov 1859.

9. Jane Paget Paton was born on 16 Sep 1828 in Garlieston. She married James Alexander Davies who was born on 15 Jun 1828 in Garlieston, son ofWilliam Davies and Margaret Cronie, on 27 Aug 1859 in Liverpool. James was a Master Mariner (Certificate of Competency dated 28 Apr 1855) and they had one child: James Davies (1865). James died on 19 Sep 1880 in Liverpool and Jane died on 25 Feb 1897 in Garlieston.

10. Anne / Annie Paton was born on 2 Dec 1830 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland and died on 3 Aug 1921 in Garlieston.

11. Blanche Somerset Paton was born on 16 Sep 1833 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland and died in 1860.