Titanic connections

I'm sure the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic did not pass very many people by.  It was in the news on both sides of the Atlantic and I noticed an article on an American website which made reference to the Ryerson family who were travelling on the Titanic, on what was already a very sad journey home. I thought I would share the video with you. (note - it may only be available for a short time.)

http://www.wktv.com/news/local/Cooperstown-resident-perished-on-Titanic-100-years-ago-147482205.html?skipthumb=Y

Arthur Ryerson and his family are connected to us through sisters Barbara, Susan and Patricia Paton.
Their father Kenneth Paton was the grandson of Samuel Batton (Paton) & Isabella Anderson.
Samuel was the brother of  George Paton (formerly Batton), John Batton and my great great grandfather Andrew Batton.
Kenneth and his wife Mary Hyde Clarke.  It was Mary's mother Emily Maria Borie Ryerson and grandparents (Arthur and his wife Emily who were travelling on the Titanic.

My daughter is in Belfast and I asked her stop at the Titanic Memorial Gardens to look for Arthur's name on the newly unveiled monument. She also stopped at the Titanic Museum to take a photo.

New connections

Apologies for the lack of updates recently. Been scouring the universe for new relatives and as usual I came up trumps.

I recently made contact (via social network site) with twins Debbie & Carol - they are the daughters of my Mum's cousin, Margaret Mair & her husband George Garven.
Margaret Mair was the daughter of Helen (Nellie) Batton and her husband John Mair. Nellie moved to Canada/USA in the 1950's following the death of her husband. Nellie was the sister of my Papa George Batton.

I'll point Debbie & Carol to the blog so that they can read up on the Batton/Paton families.

I also recently made contact via ancestry website with a cousin of Debbie & Carol's.  Mike Mair, the son of Jacky Mair, made contact through his fiance's family.  Looking for information on the family.

More names and facts to add to the ever growing branches of the family tree.

I will ask them for any family photos so that I can share them with everyone.