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Alfred Paterson was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, in January 1855, the son of Alfred Sweet Paterson, 26yrs, an Electro-Plater, and Sarah, 24yrs, nee Clark, he was 1 of 7 children.

Alfred’s father featured in several newspapers, he was declared insolvent in 1857, and in 1864 was fined 40shillings* for negligently using a furnace, causing pollution. He was also in partnership with two businessmen, trading as wine merchants, in Birmingham and London, and was again declared bankrupt in 1864. In 1866 he was declared bankrupt for a third time.

By 1871 Alfred’s father had moved the family to Hampstead, London, where he traded as a hardware merchant and Alfred was a commercial clerk.  Alfred later changed career, working as a journalist before becoming an author. His father died in 1908, Alfred and his brother, William, were executors of the estate valued (2023) at £350,000; he never married and lived with his widowed mother after the death of his father in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.

In retirement, Alfred moved to Worthing, Sussex, living at Western Place, where he died, aged 67yrs, he was buried on 8^th August 1922 at Heene Cemetery.

* 40 shillings in 1864 = £325 in 2023.

Researcher: Maggi Martin

Date of Death: 00/08/1922

Cause of death: Unknown

Address line 2: 13

Address line 3: Western Place

Town: Worthing

County: Sussex

Country: England

Obituary

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Personal Effects

Money left to others: No value recorded

Current value of effects: Not calculated

1861

Living at 120, Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Warwickshire. Alfred Paterson, Hd. 32yrs, Plater, wife, Sarah, 30yrs, 7 children, Alexander, 8yrs, William, 7yrs, Alfred, 6yrs, Marion, 3yrs, Ethel, 2yrs, Walter, 1yr, Emily, 1month, plus 4 domestic servants.

1871

Living at 122, Alexander Road, Hampstead, London. Alfred Paterson, Hd. 42yrs, Hardware Merchant, wife, Sarah, 40yrs, 6 children, Alexander, 18yrs, Shipbroker’s Clerk, William, 17yrs, Lawyer’s Clerk, Alfred, 16yrs, Marion, 13yrs, Ethel, 12yrs, Emily, 10yrs, mother-in-law, Elizabeth Clark, 66yrs, widow, plus 2 domestic servants.

1881

Living at 6, Upper Montague Street, Finsbury, London. Alfred Paterson, Hd. 52yrs, Machinist, wife, Sarah, 50yrs, 6 children, William, 27yrs, Hardware Agent, Alfred, 26yrs, Commercial Clerk, Marion, 23yrs, Ethel, 22yrs, Walter, 21yrs, Commercial Clerk, Emily, 20yrs, plus 3 domestic servants.

1901

Living at 116, London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Alfred S. Paterson, Hd. 72yrs, Hardware Agent, wife, Sarah, 70yrs, son, Alfred, 46yrs, single, Author – Retired Journalist, plus 2 domestic servants.

1911

Living at 116, London Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire. Sarah Ann Paterson, Hd. 80yrs, widow, sons, William, 57yrs, single, Retired Bookkeeper, Alfred, 56yrs, single, Author, daughter, Marion, 53yrs, single, plus 2 domestic servants.

1921

Living at 13, Western Place, Worthing, Sussex. Alfred Paterson, Hd. 66yrs, single.