Patons in the Perth burial registers

I've just noticed that the online Perth burial registers database from Perth and Kinross Archives does not seem to be working just now (https://www.pkc.gov.uk/article/3887/Perth-burgh-burial-registers-1794-1855), although a limited access database linking to some of its data can still be used on Ancestry, through its Web: Perth, Scotland, Burgh Burial Index, 1794-1855 collection at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9737/.

Hopefully it will be back again soon, having been available for so many years, but in the meantime I can help to a small degree by sharing extracts I made some 16 years ago for all the burials of the name Paton, Patton or Patan. Here is the data, and an intro:

The Registers

In April and July 2004, I spent two days at the archives of A. K. Bell Library in Perth looking through the burial registers for the town from 1794 to 1863 for the surnames Paton, Patan and Patton, and transcribed all entries found.

The burial registers are a fantastic pre-registration resource, often listing relatives, causes of death, dates of death and burial, as well as cost of the coffin or cloth used. The one thing they don't contain are the lair numbers, but these can apparently be obtained at the council's offices at Pullar House, Perth. The original burial ground in Perth was Greyfriars, but in the late 1840s Wellshill took over - there was a brief period in which burials continued in both cemeteries, before Greyfriars was finally closed for burials. From 1870 Wellshill burials took place in both the old Wellshill cemetery and the two new parochial cemeteries, and in the 20th Century the grounds expanded again to include the new Jeanfield Cemetery.

From 1886 the registers are unindexed, but the registers can still be viewed at the A. K. Bell Library. The following are the accession numbers for the twelve indexed registers from 1794 to 1886, and a summary of the info they contain. Each volume has a fully comprehensive name index:

PE1/20/1: burials in Greyfriars from 1794 - 1824
Listing name of deceased, related partner or father, date of death, date of burial, age at time of death, and cause of death.

PE1/20/2: burials in Greyfriars from 1824 - 1844
Listing same as previous.

PE1/20/3A: burials in Greyfriars from 1844 - 1847
Listing name of deceased, related partner or father, occupation, birthplace, residence at time of death, age at time of death, date of death, date of burial, cause of death, method of burial, cost, and whether the grave had to be dug deeper at an additional cost.

PE1/20/3B: burials in Greyfriars from 1847 - 1848
Listing same as previous

PE1/20/3C: burials in Greyfriars from 1848 - 1849
Listing same as previous

PE1/20/3D: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1849 - 1855
Listing name of deceased, related partner or father, occupation, where born, residence at time of death, age at time of death, cause, date of death, date of burial, cemetery in which buried, method of burial and cost.

PE1/20/4: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1855- 1863
Listing name of deceased, date of death, date (and time) of burial, cemetery in which buried, method of burial and cost.
(With civil death registration having commenced in 1855, these registers are the least useful, concentrating mainly on the burial details)

PE1/20/5: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1863 - 1867
Listing name of deceased, date of burial (and time), cemetery in which buried, method of burial and cost.

PE1/20/6: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1967 - 1870
Listing same as previous.

PE1/20/7: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1870 - 1876
Listing name of deceased, date of burial (and time), cemetery in which buried, method of burial and cost.
(Wellshill entries are subdivided into those for the old Wellshill ground, ie. "Wellshill", or the new parochial ground, ie."parochial").

PE1/20/8: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1876 - 1882
Listing name of deceased, date of burial (and time), residence at time of death, cemetery in which buried, method of burial and cost.
(Wellshill entries are subdivided into those for the old Wellshill ground, ie. "Wellshill", or the new parochial ground, ie."parochial").

PE1/20/9: burials in Greyfriars and Wellshill from 1882 - 1886
Listing name of deceased, status at time of death, residence at time of death, age at death, date of death, cemetry in which buried, method of transportation for the deceased's body to the grave, date of burial (and time), cost and lair number.
(Used in conjunction with statutory death certificates, this register, and those following, are by far the most useful)


Patons Buried in the town of Perth

1794 – 1824 (Register PE1/20/1)

• Alexander Paton, died 26/5/1810, aged 84, buried 28/5/1810 - cause: aged (p.169)
• Alexander Paton, son of Jn Paton, weaver, died 26/2/1818, aged 6, buried 28/2/1818 - cause: water in the head (p.230)
• Alexander Patton, merchant, died 24/6/1796, age 39, buried 26/6/1796 - cause: fever (p.60)
• Ann Gardiner, spouse to John Paton, died 7/8/1796, age 34, buried 9/8/1796 - cause: child bed (p.61)
• Christain, widow of Alexr Paton, weaver, died 5/2/1820, age 64, buried 7/2/1820 - cause: aged (p.245)
• Christian Paton, widow of Andrew Murie, died 17/4/1799, age 50, buried 18/4/1799 - cause: decline (p.85)
• Christian Paton, widow of Davie Smith, died 17/2/1800, age 69, buried 19/2/1800 - cause: aged (p.92)
• Christian Patton, age 50, buried 6/10/1802 - cause: drowned (p.111)
• Elizabeth, spouse of James Patton, died 25/10/1812, age 50, buried 27/10/1812 - cause: inward trouble (p.188)
• Grizel Paton, widow of Daniel McKinzie, died 25/4/1798, age 40, buried 27/4/1798 - cause: decline (p.78)
• Isobel, spouse to Alexander Paton, died 4/7/1803, age 80, buried 6/7/1803 - cause: aged (p.118)
• James Paton, his child new born, buried 13/2/1797 - cause new born (p.69)
• Mr. James Paton, writer, his still child, buried 18/6/1805 - cause: still born (p.132)
• James Paton, his still child, buried 6/10/1806 - cause: still born (p.141)
• James, son to Peter Patton, died 3/5/1805, age 6 mths, buried 5/5/1805 - cause: nervous (p.130)
• Mrs. Jannet Brown, widow of William Paton, died 9/2/1803, age 77, buried 13/2/1803 - cause: aged (p.115)
• Jannet Patton, widow of William Ramsay, died 17/6/1796, age 62, buried 18/6/1796 - cause: aged (p.60)
• Katharine Paton, widow of John Taylor, died 29/3/1798, age 49, buried 31/3/1798 - cause: decline (p.77)
• Katharine Gardiner, widow of Thomas Paton, died 9/12/1800, age 49, buried 10/12/1800 - cause: decline (p.96)
• Katharine Patton, daur to William Grigor, died 24/6/1798, age 1, buried 26/6/1798 - cause: nervous (p.78)
• Margaret Main, widow of John Paton, died 1/12/1796, age 85, buried 4/12/1796 - cause: aged (p.64)
• Margaret Gould, spouse to Robert Paton, died 26/12/1796, age 30, buried 28/12/1796 - cause: consumption
• Margaret, daur to Samuel Paton, died 27/4/1800, age 3 mths, buried 28/4/1800 - cause: bowel hive (p.93)
• Patrick, son to Patrick Paton, died 11/9/1801, age 1 yr 1mth, buried 12/9/1801 - cause: smallpox (p.103)
• Peter Paton, weaver, died 28/6/1806, age 64, buried 1/7/1806 - cause: decline (p.139)
• Thomas, son to David Paton, died 7/4/1795, age 3, buried 9/4/1795 - cause: fever (p.51)
• Thomas, son to Robert Patton, weaver, died 20/9/1795, age 2, buried 22/9/1795 - cause: decline (p.55)
• William, son to James Paton, died 1/11/1796, age 3, buried 3/11/1796 - cause: smallpox (p.63)
• William, son of Mr. James Paton, writer, died 26/1/1804, age 8, buried 31/1/1804 - cause: overgrowth of the heart (p.122)
• William Paton, glover, died 14/3/1808, age 77, buried 16/3/1808 - cause: aged (p.153)

1824 – 1844 (Register PE1/202)

• Still born, child of Paton, sationer (?), died 27/5/1841, buried 28/5/1841 - cause: still born (p.119)
• Ann Patan, spouse of R. Robertson, died 6/9/1827, age 53, buried 6/9/1827 - cause: nervous frite (p.21)
• Ann Gow, widow of William Paton, died 31/10/1829, age 72, buried 31/11/1829 - cause: apoplexy (p.34)
• Ann, daur of William Paton, died 10/1/1836, age 3, buried 13/1/1836 - cause: wooping cough (p.81)
• Cersten (i.e. Christian), wife of William Paton, died 8/9/1835, age 58, buried 11/9/1835 - cause: decline (p.77)
• Cetriean Paton, not married, died 10/9/1838, age 16, buried 12/9/1838 - cause: decline (p.101)
• Charles Paton, weaver, died 29/1/1824, age 45, buried 31/1/1824 - cause: palsey (p.1)
• David, son of Henry Paton, died 30/9/1832, age 9 mths, buried 2/10/1832 - cause: decline (p.56)
• Euffemea Paton, not married, died 12/5/1835, age 70, buried 14/5/1835 - cause: frailty (p.75)
• James Paton, weaver, died 19/7/1834, age 62, buried 22/7/1834 - cause: inward trouble (p.69)
• James Paton, weaver, died 14/1839, age 83, buried 3/4/1839 - cause: old age (p.105)
• Jean, wife of James Paton, age 41, buried 29/8/1832 - cause: cholra morbus (p.55)
• Jenet, widow of George Paton, died 28/10/1834, age 86, buried 30/10/1834 - cause: old age (p.71)
• John Paton, weaver, died 23/7/1828, age 77, buried 26/7/1828 - cause: frailty (p.26)
• Madlen Paton, wife of R. Duncan, died 4/1/1830, age 63, buried 7/1/1830 - cause: old age (p.36)
• Margret, wife of William Paton, died 1/12/1837, age 76, buried 4/12/1837 - cause: asthma (p.95)
• Margt Patton, wife of James Young, weaver, died 10/6/1844, age 66, buried 13/6/1844 - cause: palsey (p.135)
• May, daur of Alexander Paton, died 20/9/1837, age 12, buried 23/9/1837 - cause: consumpsion (p.94)
• William Paton, plastier, died 6/12/1838, age 30, buried 9/12/1838, - cause: consumpsion (p.103)

1844 – 1847 (Register PE1/20/3A)

• Elizabeth Paton, spouse of David Peters, mason - born Methven, resident Stormont Street, died 13/4/1845, age 54, buried 17/4/1845, large plain coffin, cost 3s 6d - cause: ? (p.9)
• Jane Paton, widow of William Prop, glover - born Perth, resident Skinner Gate, died 4/10/1844, age 83, buried 10/10/1844, large covered coffin, cost 9s 6d, and 7 foot extra depth of grave, total cost: 11s 6d - cause: dropsey (p.2)
• Unbaptised, son of John Paton, Duncan, teacher - born Perth, resident Kinnoull Causeway, died 3/6/1846, age 2 mths, buried 4/6/1846, small plain coffin, cost 2s - cause: enysepelas (p.27)

1847 – 1848 (Register PE1/20/3B)

• Ann Paton, spouse of Alexander McKay, shoemaker - born Perth, resident Leonard Street, died 23/6/1848, age 49, buried 26/6/1848, large plain coffin, cost 3s 6d - cause: typhus fever (p.32)

1848 – 1849 (Register PE1/20/3C)

• Cecilia Patton, widow of John Sinclair, labourer - born Path of Condie, resident South Street, died 13/9/1849, age 80, buried 14/9/1849, large plain coffin, cost 3s 6d - cause: constitutional debility (p.19)
• James Paton, wright - born Forteviot, resident Princes Street, died 29/6/1849, age 41, buried 1/7/1849, large plain coffin, 3s 6d - cause: disease in stomach (p.15)
• William Paton, weaver - born Perth, resident Scott Street, died 28/2/1849, age 70, buried 2/3/1849, large plain coffin, cost 3s 6d - cause - old age (p.10)

1849 – 1855 (Register PE1/20/3D)

• George Paton, son of James Paton, baker - born Perth, resident Pomarium, died 15/12/1852, age 3 weeks, buried Wellshill 19/12/1852, plain coffin under 14 yrs, cost 2s - cause: croup (p.51)
• Janet Patton, widow of David Anderson Smith - born Elcho, resident Croft Street, died 27/9/1849, age 37, buried Wellshill 28/9/1849, session coffin, cost 1s 6d - cause: cholera (p.2)
• Jean Paton - born Glasgow, resident Pomarium, died 20/11/1851, age 70, buried Wellshill 22/11/1851, session coffin, cost 1s 6d - cause: dropsy (p.34)
• Jean Paton, spouse of David Miller, lawyer - born Scone, resident South Street, died 15/9/1854, age 30, buried Wellshill 19/9/1854, plain coffin under 14 yrs, cost 3s 6d - cause: consumpsion (p.85)
• Jean Patton, widow of James Robertson, weaver - born Perth, resident South Street, died 8/1/1849, age 47, buried Greyfriars 10/1/1849, session coffin, cost 1s 6d - cause: inflammation (p.8)
• Thomas Paton, son of David Paton, merchant - born Perth, resident South Street, died 9/12/1853, age 3 mths, buried Wellshill 11/12/1853, plain coffin under 14 yrs, cost 2s - cause: disease in bowels (p.66)

1855 – 1863 (Register PE1/20/4)

• Alexr Paton, still born, died 5/1/1860, buried Wellshill 4.00pm 6/1/1860, plain coffin, cost 3s (p.109)
• Alexr Paton, died 3/7/1861, buried Wellshill 3.00pm 6/7/1861, plain coffin, cost 5s
• Alexr Paton, died 19/2/1862, buried Wellshill 1.00pm 21/2/1862, plain coffin, cost 3s (p.165)
• Catherine Paton, died 3/3/1862, buried Wellshill 2.00pm 4/3/1862, plain coffin, cost 3s (p.166)
• Charles Paton, died 10/1/1858, buried Wellshill 1.00pm 11/1/1858, cloth, cost 21s, total cost £1 and 1s (p.85)
• Elisabeth Buist Paton, died 21/11/1856. buried Wellshill 10.00am 22/11/1856, flannel, cost 7s (p.29)
• Emma Paton, died 11/12/1860, buried Wellshill 1.00pm 12/12/1860, cloth, cost 21s (p.131)
• Isabella Paton, died 10/9/1856, buried Wellshill 4.00pm 10/9/1856, plain coffin, cost 3s (p.24)
• James Paton's still born child, buried Wellshill 1.00pm 16/3/1860, plain coffin, cost 3s (p.113)
• Mrs. Jean Paton, died 21/2/1859, buried Wellshill 2.30pm 23/2/1859, plain coffin, cost 5s (p.89)
• Jean McDougall Lorrimer Paton, died 23/3/1861, buried Greyfriars 1.00pm 24/3/1861, plain coffin, cost 3s  (p.139)
• * John Paton, died 22/5/1861, buried Wellshill 3.00pm 25/5/1861, plain coffin, cost 5s (p.143)
• Joseph Paton, died 29/9/1857, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 30/9/1857, plain coffin, cost 3s (p.50)
• Joseph Paton, died 18/12/1862, buried Wellshill 2.00pm 18/12/1862, plain coffin, cost 5s (p.183)
• Mary Paton, died 24/2/1859, buried Wellshill 1.00pm 24/2/1859, cloth, cost 10s 6d (p.89)
• Mary Paton, died 19/2/1862, buried Wellshill 2.00pm 20/2/1862, plain coffin, cost 5s (p.164)

1863 – 1867 (Register PE/1/20/5)

• David Paton, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 4/10/1866, plain coffin (above 14 yrs),cost 5s (p.98)
• James Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 21/8/1863, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 3s (p.11)
• James Paton, buried Wellshill, 3.30pm 5/7/1865, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 5s (p.68)
• James Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 30/10/1866, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 5s (p.99)
• Margaret Paton, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 31/7/1867, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 18s 6d (p.117)
• Peter Paton, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 9/3/1865, flannel (under 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.58)
• Rebecca Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 15/10/1865, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 5s (p.75)
• William Paton, buried Wellshill, 5.00pm 21/5/1866, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 3s (p.90)

1867 – 1870 (Register PE/1/20/6)

• Alexander Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 22/2/1869, flannel (under 14 yrs), cost 9s (p.36)
• Ann Paton, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 30/3/1870, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.68)
• James Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 12/2/1870, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 16s (p.64)
• Lilly Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.30pm 30/12/1868, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.32)

1870 – 1876 (Register PE/1/20/7)

• Ann Paton (or Campbell), buried parochial, 1.00pm 12/10/1872, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.60)
• Elisa Edwards Patton, buried parochial, 2.00pm 22/7/1874, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.106)
• James Paton, buried parochial, 12.00pm 11/9/1871, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.35)
• James Paton, buried parochial, 2.00pm 11/9/1875, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 16s (p.138)
• James Patton, buried parochial, 1.00pm 20/12/1871, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.41)
• James Patton (68 Bell Street, Dundee), buried parochial, 2.30pm 5/8/1876, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 16s (p.162)
• Jane Paton, buried parochial, 8.00 6/11/1875, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.142)
• Jane Cromb Dow Paton, buried parochial, 1.00pm 5/6/1875, flannel (under 14 yrs), cost 9s (p.132)
• John Paton, buried Wellshill, 3.00pm 18/10/1873, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.87)
• John Paton, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 9/11/1874, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.114
• Margaret Paton, buried parochial, 3.00pm 8/4/1874, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.99)
• Peter Paton, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 15/2/1876, plain coffin (above 14 yrs) cost 7s (p.148)
• Robert Paton - his still child, buried parochial, 4.00pm 7/12/1871, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.41)
• Robert Paton - his still child, buried parochial, 4.00pm 6/3/1874, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.97)

1876 – 1882 (Register PE/1/20/8)

• Alexander Paton, Comely Bank Cottage, buried parochial, 1.00pm 29/3/1877, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 16s (p.13)
• Elizabeth Paton, 22 St. John Street, buried Wellshill, 1.00pm 2/3/1880, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 16s (p.88)
• Elizabeth Paton, 5 South Street, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 5/2/1881, plain coffin (above 14), cost 7s (p.113)
• James Paton, 164 South Street, buried parochial, 2.00pm 2/9/1878, plain coffin (under 3 yrs), cost 4s (p.48)
• Janet Paton, 86 Mid Street, Lochee, buried Wellshill, 2.00pm 15/4/1882, plain coffin (above 14), cost 7s (p.141)
• Janet Patton, 1 Leonard Place, buried parochial, 1.00pm 16/6/1881, flannel (above 14 yrs), cost 16s (p.121)
• Julia Paton, 1 Kirkgate, buried parochial, 4.30pm 10/1/1878, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.32)
• Lilias Paton, Broughty Ferry, buried parochial, 2.00pm 4/9/1877, flannel (above 14), cost 16s (p.24)
• Margaret Paton, 190 High Street, buried parochial, 2.30pm 10/11/1877, plain coffin (above 14 yrs), cost 7s (p.28)
• Marion Garvie Patton, 8 Caledonian Road, buried Wellshill, 12.00pm 20/2/1882, flannel (under 14 yrs), cost 9s (p.137)
• Robert Paton - his still born child, 1 Kirkgate, buried parochial, 3.00pm 25/12/1879, plain coffin (under 14 yrs), cost 4s (p.83)

1882 – 1886 (Register PE/1/20/9)

• Cecilia Paton, married, 286 High Street, aged 64 yrs, died 8/7/1884, buried parochial 10/7/1884, hearse and pair, cost 18s 6d, lair 635
• John Paton, bootmaker, 22 St. John Street, aged 51 yrs, died 19/4/1883, buried Wellshill 21/4/1883, hearse and 2 coaches, cost 12s 6d, lair 1523
• James Paton, associated water manager, 9 Kinnoull Causeway, aged 48 yrs, died 28/4/1883, buried Wellshill 2/5/1883, hearse and pair and one coach, cost 17s 6d, lair 2412
• John Paton, tailor, 35 Pomarium, aged 80 yrs, died 5/7/1886, buried parochial 8/7/1886, hearse and pair, cost 12s 6d, lair 156K
• Isabella Miller Paton, spinster, 231 High Street, aged 22 yrs, died 15/2/1886, buried Wellshill 18/2/1886, hearse and pair and two coaches, cost £1, lair 917
• William Paton, Infirmary, died 15/4/1883, buried parochial 17/4/1883, boxcoach and one horse, cost 7s, lair C
• John Paton, gardener, Guildtown, aged 75 yrs, died 26/5/1884, buried parochial 31/5/1884, hearse and one coach, cost 17s 6d, lair 571

A quick reminder that I have some other Perth based free records available at https://scotlandsgreateststory.wordpress.com/free-items/

Chris

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