Dron & BayReunion · 9–10 January 2027
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Maria Young

m. RMP 7 Sep 1847, Simla.

Born
1826-10-21, Calcutta, India
Died
1907-10-28, Hope, Nelson
Buried
Richmond Cemetery, Tasman (with the Major)
Married

Places and things

Shimla, the hill station of British IndiaNavneet Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
A family group at Beacon Hill, probably the Patons in the late 1800s. Can you name them?Beacon Hill Estate
The house at Beacon Hill in an early photographBeacon Hill Estate
A young woman in white, 1840s. Possibly Maria Young, who married Robert at Simla in 1847Family collection, Beacon Hill
A lady in black lace holding a book, 1840s. Possibly Emily Stafford or Maria YoungFamily collection, Beacon Hill

Events

  • 1847-09-07 Married.
  • 1862-05-03 Arrived at Nelson on the steamer Lord Worsley from Sydney, having come from India, with seven children. The passenger list names six; the youngest, Christina (b. 1861), was presumably too young to be listed.
  • 1901 His will left Beacon Hill's income first to his wife Maria and her sister Emma Young, then to unmarried children; afterwards the estate was to be sold and shared among all his children.

Sources

  • S09 FamilySearch Family Tree (public pages)
  • S04 Beacon Hill
  • S35 Find a Grave: Maj Robert Mercer Paton (119403115) and Maria Young Paton (119403148)