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Saturday, 7 February 2009

Unravelling the mystery of the Batton/Patons

Have found out more on the Batton family.
Who, why, when and where..

Will post later....

Monday, 29 December 2008

Maggie Batton with Great grandkids



This is Maggie Batton with Mark Frank Batton's two children, Jordan and Tiegan.
Jordan John Batton was born in 1995 and Tiegan Brooke Batton was born in 1999.

Mark Frank Batton is the youngest of George Batton's two sons.
Colin George Batton was born in 1967.
Mark Frank Batton was born in 1968.

Maggie Batton ms Dykes with Great grandchildren


Photos taken on 2nd May 1991
Top photo is my Gran Maggie Batton with her great grandchildren, my oldest daughters Ashleigh and Gillian (Gillian was born 17 September 1989)
Bottom photo is Maggie with Ashleigh (Ashleigh was born 14 March 1988)
Maggie was born on 28th September 1913 in Strathaven Lanarkshire and died in November 2006, aged 93 years.
Maggie was George Batton's 2nd wife.
They had one son, John Robert Batton born.

Maggie's first husband was Thomas Howie.


Lorraine Batton



This photo is of my cousin Lorraine Batton. Lorraine is the oldest daughter of Andrew Batton and his wife Elizabeth Faichnie.
They also have a daughter Andrea.
Lorraine was born in 1965 and Andrea in 1969.

Margaret Batton wedding photo 1963



My parents wedding photograph from February 1963

I believe my Mum's best maid was her cousin Isobel Paton.
The best man was my Dad's brother Robert Murray.
My Dad died on 14th June 1981, aged 45 years and my Uncle Robert died in October 1986.

Jean George and Margaret Batton



Left to right :

Sporting the fashionable 'beehive' hairdos
Jean Batton, George Batton holding my brother Stephen Murray (born 9-Sep-1966)
Margaret Murray ms Batton with ME at the front looking like a little boy.
Photo taken circa 1967 at Butlins in Ayr.

Baby and Battons



This is a photograph of ME taken in 1963 since I was born on 17th June 1963 .
Front row - left to right is :-
my Mum Margaret with my Uncle, Andrew Batton, then my Dad Duncan McMillan Murray.
Back row - left to right is :
Uncle John Batton, gran Maggie Batton, papa George Batton and my Aunt Elizabeth Batton ms Faichnie (Andrew's wife).