- Birth*: Mary Stirling was born on 9 August 1834 at Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland, .
- She was the daughter of David Stirling linen handloom weaver and Jessie Smith.
- (Bride) Marriage*: Mary Stirling married John Cattanach, son of Charles Cattanach and Charlotte Fyfe, on 6 February 1853 at Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland, .
- (Deceased) Death*: Mary Stirling died on 12 November 1914 at Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 80 aged 80, intestinal obstruction.1,2
- Married Name: As of 6 February 1853, her married name was Cattanach.
- Newspaper Article*: She and John Cattanach were mentioned in a newspaper article LETHAM DIAMOND WEDDING
Mr and Mrs John Cattanach.
The 60th anniversary of their wedding was celebrated on Saturday by Mr and Mrs John Cattanach, South View, Letham, when there was a family gathering. The only son, Charles, is in America and could not therefore be present. Mr Cattanach was only 9 years old when his father took the farm of East Mains of Dunnichen, and he has spent practically all his days in Dunnichen parish. He was born in Aberlemno in 1830, and is now 83 years of age.
Mrs Cattanach was born in Letham in the very house where the couple have spent most of their married life. She is her husband’s junior by four years. Her maiden mane was Mary Stirling, and it is an interesting fact that the Stirlings have been in Letham for many generations. They were married at Drummietermont, Dunnichen on 11th February 1853 by the Rev. Alexander Ross, parish minister of Dunnichen.
Both husband and wife are tall, and the minister remarked at their marriage that while he had married bridegrooms as tall and brides as tall, he had never married a couple where both bride and bridegroom were so tall and handsome.! There have been six of a family, five of whom still survive. There are 16 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
At the gathering on Saturday all the family who could be present did honour to the old couple. The Rev. Hugh Macmaster presided, and voiced the feelings of all Mr and Mrs Cattanach’s numerous friends. In name of the descendents at home and abroad and other friends he presented the worthy couple with a well-filled purse of sovereigns, expressing the hope that they still be spared to one another for some years. Mr Cattanach feelingly responded, and thanked the family and friends for their kindness. on 8 February 1913 at South View, Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland, .3 - (Witness) Memorial Inscription: Mary Cattanach is commemorated on the headstone erected in August 1914 at Dunnichen Parish Church, Letham, Angus, Scotland, . Inscription reads In sacred memory of John Cattanach died 25th August 1914 aged 84 years and his wife Mary Stirling died 17 November 1914 aged 80 years. Also their daughters Ellen died 25th January 1879 aged 15 years, their son Charles died at Islay, Alberta, Canada 31st July 1930 aged 76 years, Mary died 24th April 1943 aged 83 years, Johanna died 3rd February 1944 aged 73 years, Charlotte wife of John Wilkie, USA, died 16th April 1923 aged 89 years. And their children who died in infancy. Their daughter Ellen died 17th February 1950 aged 71 years.4
- (Bride) Marriage*: Mary Stirling married John Cattanach, son of Charles Cattanach and Charlotte Fyfe, on 6 February 1853 at Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland, .
- [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Dunnichen GROS ref 283/00 0012.
- [S40] GL [Nov 2009].
- [S32] Newspaper Article, Unidentified Newspaper 1913 from JS [Jan 2011].
- [S43] PCC photos held.
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 5; Page: 5; Line: 14; Roll: 554; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2011]
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 2; Page: 21; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1861_42; Year: 1861. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2011]
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 2; Page: 17; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_55; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2011]
- [S30] LDS 1881 Census FHL film 0203491 GRO ref vol 283 enum dist 2 page 9.
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 2; Page: 12; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_98; Year: 1891. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2011]
- [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS census 1901 283/00 002/00 012 [Oct 2007].
Mary Stirling
F, #323, b. 9 August 1834, d. 12 November 1914
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022
Parents:
Father*: David Stirling linen handloom weaver b. 14 Jun 1805, d. 1 Jan 1848
Mother*: Jessie Smith b. c 1805, d. b 1857
Mother*: Jessie Smith b. c 1805, d. b 1857
Relationship:
1st cousin 3 times removed of Patricia Catherine Adamson
Family:
John Cattanach b. 18 Feb 1830, d. 29 Aug 1914
Children:
Charles Cattanach+ b. 11 Sep 1853, d. 31 Jul 1930
Charlotte Fyffe Cattanach factory worker+ b. 29 Jan 1855, d. 16 Apr 1923
Mary Kinnear Cattanach b. 22 Dec 1859, d. 24 Apr 1943
Helen (Ellen) Cattanach b. 21 Nov 1863, d. 25 Jan 1879
Jane Stirling Cattanach+ b. 14 Jun 1867, d. 1 Feb 1933
Johanna Cattanach b. 15 Nov 1870, d. 3 Feb 1944
Charlotte Fyffe Cattanach factory worker+ b. 29 Jan 1855, d. 16 Apr 1923
Mary Kinnear Cattanach b. 22 Dec 1859, d. 24 Apr 1943
Helen (Ellen) Cattanach b. 21 Nov 1863, d. 25 Jan 1879
Jane Stirling Cattanach+ b. 14 Jun 1867, d. 1 Feb 1933
Johanna Cattanach b. 15 Nov 1870, d. 3 Feb 1944