Reply to [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: Philip Van Camp <[email protected]> To: Lois G. Karner <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 04, 1999 1:13 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [PATTERSON-L] William Paterson > The following is for Scots Origins, but will have some application in all > database searches. > The first thing is to decide whether you're searching for a Paterson with > one or two "T's". You've spelled it both ways, & that will make a > difference to the database search engine. Select both "C" & "B". Deselect > the others. Then search using his presumed age +/- at least 3 years. He > might have used an incorrect age. That isn't uncommon. Also put an " * " > (wild Card) after the forename in case he's entered with or without a middle > name. If you have the parents name(s) try searching with * for both his > names, & enter the parents names. Then you'll get all entries with those > parents, & you may find some siblings. > > Phil Van Camp [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Lois G. Karner <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, April 04, 1999 9:15 AM > Subject: [PATTERSON-L] William Paterson > > > >Dear List Members: > > > >I am posting this message to both the Border and Paterson Lists hoping that > >somebody may be able to help us. A collective group of family members > >working on our William Paterson have been stuck in Australia unable to get > >out! We know that Willian was 53 years old when he arrived in Australia in > >1803 and therefore this puts his birth at ca. 1750. A search at the SRO > >and again on the web (IGI) comes up with one possible William, but then > >again, the IGI is restricted to 75 entries. > > > > > >William PATTERSON > >Sex: M > > > >Christened: 21 Nov 1750 > >Stirling, Stirling, Scotland > > > >Parents: > >Father: John PATTERSON > >Mother: Agnes COWEN > > > >It would help us to know that we can eliminate this William if somebody has > >him confirmed in their ancestry and it does not include us. > > > >Thanks in advance, > > > >Lois Karner > > > >Garry D. Karner: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/karner/QBA.word.html > > Lois G. Karner: http://www.angelfire.com/nj/enjoy/