{"id":243,"date":"2022-01-27T17:43:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T17:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/?p=243"},"modified":"2023-04-28T22:10:22","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T22:10:22","slug":"paterson-john-and-eliza-mildred-mccagherty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/2022\/01\/27\/paterson-john-and-eliza-mildred-mccagherty\/","title":{"rendered":"PATERSON, John and Eliza Mildred McCagherty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Young bachelor John Paterson emigrated from Houston, Scotland  <\/a>at the end of the 19th Century. He is  on the passenger list on the \u2018Scandinavian<\/em>\u2018 in the Port of Halifax in 1887.  He was the son of John Paterson and Elizabeth Fleming and it is believed the only family member that emigrated. He quickly established himself and  went into partnership with fellow-Scot Alexander \u201cSandy\u201d Fraser,  operating the Fraser Paterson General Store <\/a>in the Village of Westmeath. Also see FRASER<\/a> entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlexander Fraser built and operated a general store in the village of Westmeath since well before 1900. The two-story structure was located on Main Street adjacent to the only bridge and creek in the village. Inside at the front door an 8-foot wide stairs led to the second floor where there were large items like furniture and linoleum.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Fraser Paterson Store, Westmeath<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cThe store catered to the needs of the lumbering industry. Fraser owned large timber limits on the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. Cattle bought from farmers were kept in the lot at the front of the Westmeath Public School. In the autumn months, the cattle were brought to the side of the store, weighed on the only scale in the area, and returned to the separated lot at the school. Then large herds of cattle were driven by foot, crossing at Spotswood\u2019s ferry to Waltham and up the Black River to the camps. Hay and oats bought from farmers for feed accompanied the expedition. \u201cThe general store was also an outlet for farmers\u2019 produce. When Alexander Fraser went into partnership with John Paterson, the store was enlarged. A new building behind the store housed much of the bulk goods. Bert Goddard worked at the store for years as a clerk. John R. Fraser a cousin of Alexander\u2019s was the store\u2019s bookkeeper. The store sold mostly in bulk. Usually customers brought in a container to have filled from the bulk one. Clothes and fruit were also sold at the store. Eventually a generator installed between the store and the creek provided lighting. It was the only building or home to have such a luxury. \u2013 from the Ross Museum <\/a>Website<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Paterson (1862-1932) m. Eliza \u201cMildred\u201d McCagherty (1879-1964), on December 3rd, 1900. She was the daughter of Patrick \u201cPat\u201d McCagherty and Eliza Ann Bromley, farmers from the Sixth Concession of the Township \u2013 Lookout Road. 1964 Paterson, Mildred McCaugherty Obit<\/a>.  See MCCAUGHERTY<\/a> entry.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1900 John and Mildred Marriage Registration, Westmeath<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

By the 1901 Census the newlyweds had established their own household in Westmeath Village and by the 1911 Census three children had been born:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paterson John                M               Head                     M           Mar 1862   49<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paterson Eliza Mildred   F               Wife                     M           Nov 1879    31<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paterson William            M             Son                       S            Sep 1901       9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paterson John A              M             Son                       S             Nov 1903     7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paterson Elizabeth         F             Daughter               S             Apr 1910       1<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the 1921 Census the household included a domestic servant named Mary Brooks. John\u2019s occupation is listed as salesman in a general store.<\/p>\n\n\n

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1921 Census Paterson Household<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

As a small boy, Arthur McBride, now an elder in the community, remembers seeing \u201cOld Mr. Paterson\u201d sitting at a tall desk and carefully writing in the store ledgers. Very Christmas Carol \u201cBob Cratchit\u201d.  For more on the Fraser Paterson store  and see the store ledgers, go to Westmeath Shops.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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The Ottawa Journal, Tuesday, June 11, 1935<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Paterson- McCagherty stone, Westmeath Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

The children of John and Mildred Paterson were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. William P. E.  Paterson, MD, (1901- ), practised in Ottawa. 1958 Paterson Wedding<\/a>, 1960-Paterson-wedding<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. John Arthur Paterson (1903- ). Arthur lived in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Elizabeth \u201cBeth\u201d Fleming Paterson (1910-1991). Beth lived in Ottawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.  Robert Welland Paterson (1915 -1970) m. Margaret Kaine (1916-1982) in England during the WW2.  Settled in Dallas,  Texas.  Buried at Westmeath. 1970 Paterson, Robt. W Obit<\/a>. Their children were:<\/p>\n\n\n

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Robert Welland Paterson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

i. John Paterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ii. Robert Paterson Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iii. David Paterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iv. Patricia Paterson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

v.  Heather Paterson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Young bachelor John Paterson emigrated from Houston, Scotland  at the end of the 19th Century. He is  on the passenger list on the \u2018Scandinavian\u2018 in the Port of Halifax in 1887.  He was the son of John Paterson and Elizabeth Fleming and it is believed the only family member that emigrated. He quickly established himself and  went into partnership READ MORE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m-p","category-p"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4442,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions\/4442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hwtproject.ca\/family\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}