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Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
1900–1973
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Lauchie “Punch” Patterson grew up in the large Pictou Island family of Charles D. “Charlie Dan” Patterson and Agnes MacCallum Patterson. The 1921 census places Lauchie, age twenty-one, in that family with siblings including Neil “Pinkie” Patterson. By 1931 Lauchie was a household head, with Neil recorded as his brother and a young lodger in the household; the census records Lauchie as a fisherman working on his own account. A historic PIHS group photograph is identified as showing Punch with Eddie Glover and Billy MacMillan Sr., linking him visually to the generation of Islanders who worked the farms and fisheries between the wars. The early-2000s Sutherland Cemetery survey records his memorial as 1900–1973. His delayed birth application, filed in December 1965 by close friend Verna Stewart, records Lauchlin Patterson born on Pictou Island on 1 June 1900 to Charles Patterson, a farmer, and Agnes MacCallum. A certified National Registration search letter supports the same reported date. These are later records of the birth, not a contemporary 1900 certificate. The supporting 1901 census extract reports eight months of age, which conflicts with a June 1900 birth at the April 1901 census. This child’s chronology excludes the older Lauchlin Patterson, born about 1860, in the separate Malcolm and Mary branch.
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- Pictou County Roots Society Sutherland Cemetery survey
- 1921 Pictou Island census transcription
- 1931 direct manuscript and occupation transcription
- Ruth Munro family list
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Christena Ann May Patterson
Christena Ann May Patterson
Christena Ann May Patterson is recorded in contributed genealogy as a child of Charles Daniel and Agnes Patterson. The 1931 Island census records Christena, thirty-six, as their daughter. Clara Ethel Patterson’s obituary names Tina Patterson among her siblings; the correspondence between Tina and Christena remains unresolved. A marriage date attributed to Christena and Arthur Ross in a contributed tree does not establish that marriage: the original registration for Arthur Ross on 20 January 1927 names Mary Dunbar, eighteen, of Abercrombie, with different parents.
- Family or historical source ↗
- Nova Scotia Archives marriage registration 191442 — different family ↗
- 1931 Pictou Island census, page 1 line 3
- Clara Ethel Patterson obituary,9 April 2001
Jennie Bell Patterson
Jennie Bell Patterson
Jennie Bell Patterson was born on Pictou Island on 24 June 1895. Her delayed birth application names her father as Charles Daniel Patterson and her mother as Agnes Ann MacCallum. In a sworn statement dated 13 March 1950, Annie Campbell MacCallum described Jennie as their third child and the widow of David Hibbert MacDonald. These are retrospective birth-registration records. Clara Ethel Patterson’s obituary also names her sister Jenny MacDonald. A separate family-tree attribution to James Alton Anderson remains unresolved and is not treated here as an established marriage.
- Nova Scotia Archives: Jennie Bell Patterson delayed birth registration, 1895, no. 99000462; application and 1950 affidavits ↗
- Clara Ethel Patterson obituary, 9 April 2001; family sibling statement
Helen Patterson Dunbar
Helen Patterson Dunbar
Helen Patterson Dunbar is recorded as Ellen Patterson in her delayed birth registration, which gives 24 February 1897 on Pictou Island and names Charles Dan Patterson and Agnes Ann McCallum as her parents. Her original marriage record names Helen Patterson, daughter of Charles and Agnes Patterson, marrying Clarence Hall Dunbar on 2 October 1918. The shared parents, Island birthplace and compatible marriage age support Ellen and Helen as name variants of this person. Her sister Jennie B. MacDonald supplied the 1962 birth application. The 1920 birth registration of Lydia Agnes Dunbar names Helen Patterson and Clarence Hall Dunbar as her parents; its reported maternal age of 21 differs from the 1897 birth date and remains a source discrepancy. Clara Ethel Patterson’s obituary names a sister Helen Dunbar.
- Nova Scotia Archives: Ellen Patterson delayed birth registration, 1897, no. 99100616; full application and supporting extracts ↗
- Nova Scotia Archives: Clarence Hall Dunbar and Helen Patterson marriage, 2 October 1918, book 41, page 433 ↗
- Nova Scotia Archives: Lydia Agnes Dunbar birth, 26 February 1920, no. 61300353 ↗
- Clara Ethel Patterson obituary, 9 April 2001; family sibling statement
Neil A. Patterson
Neil A. Patterson
The existing family tree and Clara Ethel Patterson’s obituary identify Neil in the Charles and Agnes family. Neil Archie Patterson’s delayed birth application names father Charles D. Patterson, a lighthouse keeper, and mother Agnes Ann MacCallum. It records 30 October with typed 1903 corrected to 1902. The supporting National Registration letter reports October 1903 and suggests 1902 from the age, whereas the Archives index gives 30 January 1902; the disagreement remains explicit. Douglas Gordon Patterson applied in 1967 and is explicitly called BROTHER. That applicant is not automatically identified with the 1917 Douglas Gordon whose record names Elizabeth Horton Patterson as mother and Charles and Agnes as grandparents. The Neil/Pinkie alias and final exact birth chronology remain qualified.
Hector Murdock Patterson
Hector Murdock Patterson
Hector Murdock Patterson’s delayed birth application records a birth on Pictou Island on 21 July 1908 to Charles Dan Patterson, a lighthouse keeper, and Aggie McCallum. His wife applied in April 1974. A certified church extract records the same birth date and baptism on 27 June 1909; this supports 1908 rather than the unsupported 1907 family-tree date. A certified marriage extract records Hector Patterson’s wedding to Miriam Doreen Wong in New Glasgow on 11 August 1956 and names Charles Dan Patterson and Agnes MacCallum as parents. These inspected later certificates support the existing adult identity; the original church ledger and original 1956 marriage registration remain uninspected. The corrected groom-age number is not certified here.
Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family
Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family
Clara Ethel Patterson’s obituary names a brother Douglas. The 1931 Island census places Douglas, fourteen, in Charles and Agnes Patterson’s household with the relationship Son. Douglas Gordon’s delayed birth application reports 11 April 1917 and names Elizabeth Horton Patterson as his mother; Elizabeth Horton Young supplied the application as Mother. An attached family certificate describes him as a grandson of Charles and Agnes. Neil Archie’s delayed birth applicant, also named Douglas Gordon Patterson, describes himself as Brother. These statements preserve different household and family relationship descriptions; the applicant’s exact identity and the obituary brother’s correspondence remain unresolved. The cancelled paternal field is not treated as established paternity.
- Nova Scotia Archives birth registration 150046 ↗
- Nova Scotia Archives birth registration 358165 ↗
- 1931 Pictou Island census,page 1 line 9
Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young
Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young
Elizabeth Horton Patterson is recorded in her delayed birth application as born on Pictou Island on 20 November 1898 to Charles D. Patterson, an Island-born mailman, and Agnes MacCallum. She applied as Elizabeth H. Young in May 1963; the supporting affidavit uses Lizzie Agnes and Lizzie H. The November date differs from the December date in a 1901 census extract and September in a 1911 extract. Douglas Gordon’s full delayed birth application explicitly names Elizabeth Horton Patterson as his mother, with Elizabeth Horton Young applying as MOTHER in February 1963; parents married NO and the paternal field crossed out. His certified baptism extract calls him a grandson of Charles and Agie. This supports the intervening Elizabeth generation and does not identify him with Clara’s brother Douglas. The proposed 1930 Harold Young marriage identity remains unresolved: its age and unclear maternal ink neither securely join nor exclude it.
Clara Ethel Patterson
Clara Ethel Patterson
A family obituary published in April 2001 identifies Clara Ethel Patterson as a child of Charles D. and Agnes (MacCallum) Patterson and names siblings across the Patterson family's Island and off-Island branches.
- PIHS family records and contributed genealogy
Margaret Patterson Hooper
Margaret Patterson Hooper
Margaret Julia Patterson married Theodore Lester Hooper on 5 June 1947 at the Presbyterian manse in Pictou. She was twenty, born and resident on Pictou Island, and her parents are explicitly named as Charles Patterson and Agnes McCallum. Theodore, twenty-six, was an Island-born and resident fisherman, with parents Lester Ulrich Hooper and Annabell McLean. His delayed birth application reports 29 July 1920 and the same parent couple, with supporting later Bible certification. These sources support the existing Margaret Patterson Hooper family entry; Margaret Julia is not confused with Julia May Patterson, who died in 1926. Theodore’s natal records and the marriage do not by themselves resolve Lester’s uncertain paternal given-name reading. Theodore’s obituary identifies Margaret Julia Patterson as his wife and describes him as an Island-born welding foreman at Ferguson Industries. The adjacent memorial notice dates his death to 18 February 1982; the obituary gives his age as sixty-one and announces burial in Seaview Cemetery, Pictou.
- Nova Scotia Archives marriage registration 287749 ↗
- Nova Scotia Archives birth registration 398052 ↗
- Theodore Lester Hooper obituary and memorial clipping, supplied by PARL, 26 October 2026; obituary annotated EN 19 February 1982.
Susie Patterson
Susie Patterson
Child of Charles D. Patterson. Child of Agnes MacCallum Patterson. This family entry preserves the relationships reported by the sources below; further life details have not been established.
- PIHS family records and contributed genealogy
Hughena Patterson
Hughena Patterson
Child of Charles D. Patterson. Child of Agnes MacCallum Patterson. This family entry preserves the relationships reported by the sources below; further life details have not been established.
- PIHS family records and contributed genealogy
Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
Malcolm Lawrence Patterson’s delayed birth application records a birth on Pictou Island on 24 August 1906 to Charles D. Patterson, a lightkeeper, and Aggie MacCallum. Mrs Jennie MacDonald applied in June 1971 and is explicitly described as his SISTER, independently supporting the accepted sibling relationship. A certified family Bible entry and a census-search letter quoting Malcolm in the 1911 and 1921 Charles/Aggie household support that date and family. These are retrospective application and certification sources; the original family Bible and quoted census pages were not newly inspected. Clara Ethel’s obituary also names a brother Malcolm. The record is added to this existing identity, not a new person.
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- Charles D. Patterson ↔ spouse of Agnes MacCallum Patterson
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Christena Ann May Patterson
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Jennie Bell Patterson
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Helen Patterson Dunbar
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Neil A. Patterson
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Hector Murdock Patterson
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- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
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- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Neil A. Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young
- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Clara Ethel Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Clara Ethel Patterson
- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Margaret Patterson Hooper
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Margaret Patterson Hooper
- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Susie Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Susie Patterson
- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Hughena Patterson
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Hughena Patterson
- Charles D. Patterson → parent of Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
- Agnes MacCallum Patterson → parent of Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Hughena Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Margaret Patterson Hooper
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Susie Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Clara Ethel Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Hughena Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Margaret Patterson Hooper
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Susie Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Elizabeth Horton Patterson / Young ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Margaret Patterson Hooper
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Susie Patterson
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Hughena Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Margaret Patterson Hooper
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Susie Patterson
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Malcolm Patterson — Charles and Agnes son ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Susie Patterson
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Margaret Patterson Hooper ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Christena Ann May Patterson
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Susie Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Christena Ann May Patterson ↔ sibling of Jennie Bell Patterson
- Christena Ann May Patterson ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Christena Ann May Patterson ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Christena Ann May Patterson ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Christena Ann May Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Christena Ann May Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Jennie Bell Patterson ↔ sibling of Helen Patterson Dunbar
- Jennie Bell Patterson ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Jennie Bell Patterson ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Jennie Bell Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Jennie Bell Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Helen Patterson Dunbar ↔ sibling of Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson
- Helen Patterson Dunbar ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Helen Patterson Dunbar ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Helen Patterson Dunbar ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson ↔ sibling of Neil A. Patterson
- Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Lauchlin “Lauchie” Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Neil A. Patterson ↔ sibling of Hector Murdock Patterson
- Neil A. Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.
- Hector Murdock Patterson ↔ sibling of Douglas Patterson — Charles and Agnes family · The obituary of Clara Ethel Patterson names a brother Douglas. This family entry does not identify him with Douglas Gordon, born in 1917 to Elizabeth Horton Young and recorded as a grandson of Charles and Agnes Patterson.