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Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer

F, #2157, b. 5 September 1867, d. 19 January 1959
Last Edited: 10 Jul 2020
Nellie Paterson April 1945
David Law Paterson & wife Nellie (right) (unknown woman on right) April 1945

Parents:

Father*: Ewan Wilkie b. c 1826, d. 21 Mar 1895
Mother*: Janet Young b. c 1826, d. 6 Nov 1915
  • Birth*: Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer was born on 5 September 1867 at Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .1
  • She was the daughter of Ewan Wilkie and Janet Young.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer married David Law Paterson baker, son of John Paterson master seaman MS and Mary Findlay, on 3 June 1896 at Catholic Apostolic Church, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1896 on the third day of June at Catholic Apostolic Church Dundee after publication according to the forms of the Catholic Apostolic Church David Paterson baker journeyman bachelor, 28, 4 Murray Place Lochee, fath John Paterson seaman mate ms (dec), moth Mary Paterson ms Findlay (dec), Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer spinster, 28, 30 Pitfour Street Dundee, fath Ewan Wilkie police constable (dec), moth Jessie Wilkie ms Young, signed D A Cherry (?), wit William Wilkie, Catherine Paterson, reg 1896 June 6th at Dundee Tho Meek assist registrar.2
  • (Deceased) Death*: Helen Stirling Wilkie twine packer died on 19 January 1959 at The Home, King Street, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, , at age 91 1959 deaths in the district of Dundee West in the burgh of Dundee, ref 82; Helen Stirling Paterson widow of David Law Paterson baker master retired; 1959 January nineteenth 10h 10m am The Home, King Street, Dundee, UR Paterson Place Invergowrie; f, 91 years; father Ewan Wilkie police contable (dec), mother Jessie Wilkie ms Young (dec); cod broncho pnemonia as cert by W G Birrell MBChB; informant John M Wilkie nephew Hillcrest, Hillside Road, Monkswood, Glasgow, p3; registered 1959 January 20th at Dundee John E Cant registrar.3
  • Married Name: As of 3 June 1896, her married name was Paterson.
  • (Witness) Marriage: She witnessed the marriage of Angus William McNeil and Anne Paterson Smart on Monday, 23 April 1945 at St Mary's Episcopal Church, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland, ; First name(s)     Anne Paterson
    Last name     Smart
    Sex     Female
    Marriage year     1945
    Marriage date     26 Mar 1945
    Place     Dundee
    Periodical     Courier & Advertiser
    Publication year     1945
    Publication date     28 Mar 1945
    Page     4
    Father's first name(s)     John
    Father's last name     Smart
    Mother's first name(s)     John
    Mother's last name     Smart
    Spouse's first name     Angus William
    Spouse's last name     M'Neil
    Spouse's sex     Male
    Spouse's father's first name     Angus
    Spouse's father's last name     M'Neil
    Spouse's mother's last name     M'Neil
    County     Forfarshire (Angus)
    Country     Scotland
    Event Type     Marriage Notice
    Record set     Scotland, Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices
    Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory     Parish Marriages
    Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.4,5,6
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse David Law Paterson baker died on 4 January 1946 at Paterson Place, Invergowrie, Angus, Scotland, ; David Law Paterson master baker retired married to Helen Stirling Wilkie, 1946 January 4th 0h 30m am Paterson Place Invergowrie, m, 77 years, fath John Paterson journeyman baker (dec), moth Mary Paterson ms Findlay (dec), a) rheumatoid arthritis 20 years b) cachescia 2 years as cert by Ruth M Morris MD Invergowrie, inf Thomas Phinn nephew 15 West Bell Street Dundee, reg 1946 January 4th at Longforgan David F Stewart registrar.7

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household2 April 1871They was listed as a member of the household of Ewan Wilkie in the 1871 census at 10 Baxter Street, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Hellen, daug, 3, Dundee; Evan Wilkie, head, 44, police oveminal officer, Errol; Janet Y, wife, 40, Abernethy.8
Member of Household3 April 1881They was listed as a member of the household of Ewan Wilkie in the 1881 census at 2 Cleghorn Street, Liff & Benvie, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Helen Wilkie, dau, 13, scholar, Dundee; Ewan Wilkie, head, mar, 63, police constable, Errol Perthshire; Janet Wilkie, wife, mar, 55, Abernethy, Perthshire; George Wilkie, grandson, 5, scholar, Dundee.9
Member of Household5 April 1891They was listed as a member of the household of Ewan Wilkie in the 1891 census at 172 South Road, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Ewan Wilkie, head, 64, police constable, Errol; Janet, wife, 64, Abernethy; William, son, 30, van driver, Dundee; Helen, daug, 23, dress maker, Dundee; George, g son, 15, scholar, Dundee.10

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C112821.
  2. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), via CPT [Dec 2009].
  3. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held GROS ref 282/02 0082, from CPT [Jan 2010].
  4. [S6] CPT [Feb 2011].
  5. [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory marriages 1945 Broughty Ferry 282/5 17 no image [April 2020].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland, Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices [Jun 2020].
  7. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS [Aug 2005].
  8. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1871 Scotland census, parish Liff & Benvie, ed 27, page 32 [Sep 2010].
  9. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), FHL film 0203482 GRO ref vol 282-2, enum 24 page 26 [Jul 2010].
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) 1891 Scotland census, parish Liff, Benvie & Invergowrie, ed 3, page 3 [Sep 2010].