NameThomas Patterson Hope 15,30,32
Birth28 Jan 1832, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
OccupationFarmer
FatherJames Patterson (-<1881)
MotherEsther Hope (~1797->1881)
Spouses
Birth1838
Death13 May 1917, Moat Brae Nursing Home, Dumfries, Scotland
Marriage11 Jul 1862, Garrel Hill, Kirkmichael, Dumfries, Scotland
ChildrenRobert Clarke (1866-1926)
 William (1868-1943)
 George (1871-1950)
 James Alexander (1873-1946)
 Jane Ann (1875-)
 Esther (1877-1893)
 Agnes (1879-)
 Harriet (1881-1921)
Notes for Thomas Patterson Hope
Escudo de las Falkland Islands
http://www.maybole.org/community/kirkmichael/kirkmichael.htm
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkmichael/kirkmichael/index.html

Vivian en Kirkmichael, Escocia, a 1868.
Alli nacieron sus tres hijos mayores. Jacqueline dice que se llamaba Patterson Patterson porque sus padres eran primos hermanos entre si, aunque las partidas del GRO 30 y los datos de Jacqui 31 dan los nombres que ponemos aqui. Habia seguramente una relacion, que es mencionada por Anne Reid en la ficha de su consuegra Sarah Patterson (ver) -nos referimos a la consuegra de su hijo James Alexander-

Tambien figura en los registros de la Saint Andrew Church de Punta Arenas, el casamiento de una Ruby Patterson con William Allan Clarkson, el 27 Feb 1915. d. 12 Aug 1917. b. en el Cementerio de Punta Arenas. No hemos podido ubicarla.

Se establecieron en San Julian, Santa Cruz, Argentina, e. 1886 y 1891, despues de unos años en las Falkland, donde nacio James Alexander en 1873. El anterior, George, habia nacido en K. en 1871.
En las Falkland deben haber hecho amistad con los Lafone, ya que James le pone (como tercer nombre) Lafone a su hijo mayor: Thomas Ivan Lafone Patterson.
16/6/02: Ann Reid 32 envia datos de todos los hijos registrados de James y Agnes. En ellos figura que Thomas nacio en 1832, a pesar de que en su partida de matrimonio de 1862 figura con 26 años, lo que nos habia hecho ponerle como b. 1836. Quizas sea por illiteracy o por coqueteria...
Asimismo, los Patterson-Patterson deben haber sido los hijos de James Alexander Patterson (hijo de Thomas) cuya esposa era Fraser-Patterson.

Estancias Mata Grande y Poca Agua. Ver notas sobre el mayor, William Patterson.

Si bien hay tres localidades Kirkmichael, es la cercana a Ayr, a 5 km de Maybole (http://www.maybole.org) y relativamente cerca de Dumfries (donde fue a estudiar Santiago Alejandro) A 1991, Kirkmichael tenia 647 habitantes.

http://home.clara.net/clara.net/i/a/i/iainkerr/webspace/genuki/AYR/Kirkmichael/
The parish of Kirkmichael is located in the former Carrick district of south Ayrshire. The parish includes the villages of Crosshill and Blairquhan as well as the central village of Kirkmichael that lies 3 miles ESE of Maybole. The parish includes the distinguished residences of Cassilis Castle, Cloncaid Castle and Skeldon House.
http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Records/Census/1851/1851%20census%20Kirkmichael.htm

Parcial (2%) censo de Kirkmichael 1851:
J/ELLEN/PATERSON/HEAD/WIDOW//70/FARMERS WIDOW/AYR/CUMNOCK/
J/WILLIAM/PATERSON/SON/U/35//FARMER OF 110 ACRES EMPLOYING 9 LAB AS PERSCHEDULE/AYR/KIRKMICHAEL/
J/MARJORY/PATERSON/SISTER/U//26/DAIRY MAID/AYR/KIRKMICHAEL/
http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Records/Census/1851/1851%20census%20Kirkmichael.htm

En 7/10/02 se incorporan a http://patbrit.com/bil/PACnsl/PACns6.html los siguientes datos, que no conociamos.
Patterson, Elizabeth, born 1873 [?] Sco
Patterson, John, born 1874 Sco
Patterson, Robert, Gordon born 1905 Chi

The 1840's and 1850's were one of the many periods of severe agricultural depression in Scotland, something around 24% of males under 25 left the country in that period.
It was also a time of new and extensive opportunities in other parts of the world, mainly Empire. With landownership restricted to so few in Dumfries Galloway (and UK generally), and with daily life still so heavily dominated by a censorious church, is it any wonder that many with little or nothing but aspirations for a better life, took up their goods and chattels to make their fortunes elsewhere?
Sure the cholera epidemic of the 1840s which devastated the region, killing thousands wouldnt have helped keep people in the area either!

"In 1832, Dumfries was visited with Indian or spasmodic cholera, and experienced its effects with more than ordinary severity. The total number of cases officially reported, is 837; of deaths, 422; and of recoveries, 415. It is certain, however, that many cases were not reported. The first case was on 15th September 1832 and the last on 27th November 1832."---From the Statistical Account of September 1833.
"In 1734 small pox killed at last 100 people in Dumfries and as a result the practice of inoculation became frequent here, as soon, or sooner than in many other parts of Scotland."
From the Statistical Account of 1792.
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