Richard Moore Patterson was born 20 October 1943 to David Moore (Pat) Patterson (1910-2001) and Joyce Johnston Owen Blakeley (1916-1997) .
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Richard Moore Patterson (living) | 20 October 1943 | ||
| David Blakeley Patterson (1946-) | 21 January 1946 | ||
| Alastair Owen Patterson (1948-2016) | 22 September 1948 Darfield, Canterbury Region, New Zealand | 31 January 2016 Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand (Nelson Hospital) | Jocelyn Madge (Jo) Peebles (-) |
| Margaret Mary Patterson (living) | 8 October 1952 | Michael Foster | |
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nicola Patterson (living) | |||
| Ian Patterson (living) | |||