David Hugh Cleghorn "Hugh" Paterson

1868 - 1940  (71 years)

• Name	David Hugh Cleghorn "Hugh" Paterson
  Born	12 Jul 1868	Madras, India   [1]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192248049
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339961
  Died	13 May 1940	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	15 May 1940	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I339961	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Alice Eleanor "Eleanor" Hancock,   b. 9 Aug 1872, , England ,   d. 16 Mar 1957, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. David Roy "Roy" Paterson,   b. 1895, Sydenham, Kent, England ,   d. 1974  (Age 79 years)   2. M. Marion Paterson,   b. 1902,   d. 2003  (Age 101 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F248151	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death Of Hugh Paterson Assessor and Tax Collector of this Village Passes Suddenly on Monday Morning David Hugh Cleghorn Paterson, village tax collector and assessor, died suddenly at his home here at 9 o'clock Monday morning as the result of a heart attack. He had not been in good health for several years but his passing came as a shock to his family and the whole community. He was born at Madras, India, the second son of the late David Horn Paterson, and Janet Stillie. His father was in India as a medical missionary of the United Free Church of Scotland. When Mr. Paterson was five years of age the family returned to Scotland. There Mr. Paterson received his education at John Watson College, Edinburgh. He became an accountant and for some years worked on the grain exchange in London, England. Coming to Canada in 1908, he lived at Hamilton for three years and then went to Galt, where he remained 15 years.. At Galt he served as an accountant at the Victoria Wheel Works and Malleable Iron Company. He came to Ayr 15 years ago. Mr. Paterson was appointed assessor in 1934 and tax collector in 1935. He was well known in Ayr and district for excellence and thoroughness in his auditing and accounting work. Surviving the deceased are: his wife; one daughter, Marian; one son, Roy, of New Liskeard; one brother, Dy Alexander Paterson of Edinburgh, Scotland. The funeral, private, will be held this (Wednesday) afternoon at 3.30 with service at his home and interment in the Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News May 16 1940 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Paterson/ In Loving memory of/ D. Hugh C. Paterson/ July 12, 1868 - May 13, 1940/ his wife/ A. Eleanor Hancock/ Aug. 9, 1872 - Mar. 16, 1957/ Lydia M. Hancock/ Apr. 4, 1847 - Aug. 26, 1930/ at Rest [Back] M. Marian Paterson/ 1902 - 2003

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - Cause: Cause: Heart Attack - 13 May 1940 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 15 May 1940 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth