In the 1861 census Bellmont Hill, Lee, Kent. Head John Patterson, age 48, Silk Warehouseman, born Berwick-upon-Tweed. Wife Eliza Patterson, age 29, born London, Middlesex. Daughter Eliza A. Patterson, age 15, scholar, born Lambeth, Surrey. Daughter Esther Patterson, age 13, scholar, born Clapham, Surrey. Daughter Margaret I. Patterson, age 12, scholar, born Clapham. Son John Patterson, age 10, scholar, born Lee, Kent. Son Robert Patterson, age 6, scholar, born Lee. Daughter Edith Patterson, age 5, scholar, born Lee. Son George M. Patterson, age 2, born Lee. Daughter Isabella Patterson, age 8 months, born Lee. A governess and 4 servants.

In the 1881 census “Colonade House” South Row, Lewisham, London, Lewisham district, Lee sub-district. Head Eliza Paterson, age 59, born Middlesex. Daughter Eliza A. Patterson, age 35, born Surry. Daughter Esther Patterson, age 33, born Surry. Daughter Edith Patterson, age 25, born Lee, Kent. Daughter Ada I. Patterson, age 20, born Lee, Kent. Son Sidney Patterson, age 19, born Blackheath, Kent. Niece Mary H. Hindmarsh, age 35, born Berwick on Tweed. Cousin Isabel D. Duncan, unmarried, age 21, born Halifax, Nova Scotia. Cousin Edith H. Duncan, age 19, born Halifax. A visitor Sarah Younger and 5 female servants.