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1818 Born in Kilmarnock
1851 John Paton 33, engineer, lived in Govan with Jean Paton 28, Mary Paton 15, John Paton 2[1]
1861 John Paton 43, Engineer manager lived with his children, Mary, John snd James in Govan[2]
1864 Patent to William Gorman and John Paton, of Glasgow, relating to various arrangements for obtaining and applying heat for lighting in a simple manner.
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