Hiya Kate,
Elizabeth woulod have been born in 1873.
There's no John Patterson, rigger, listed in the 1877 Directory of Belfast and Ulster. There are three Johns listed for that year ...
1. a grocer at 56, Old Lodge Roa
2. a clerk at 45, Osborne Street
3. a boarding house keeper at 8, Great Edward Street
There are no riggers in the 1870 Directory either ....
John, van driver, 39, Tyrone Street
John, van driver, 12, Stanhope Ct
John, labourer, 29, Conlon Street
John, labourer, 5, Avoniel Street
John, servant. 28, Dane Street
John, labourer, 20, Washington Street
John, stonecutter, 16, McCleery Street
John, labourer, 21, Rumford Street
John, 123, York Street
John, 14, Maria Place
Christopher