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Ann Cattanach

F, #394, b. 5 December 1833, d. 10 March 1899
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Charles Cattanach b. 22 Aug 1789, d. 15 Jun 1860
Mother*: Charlotte Fyfe b. 18 Mar 1800, d. 17 Sep 1882
  • Birth*: Ann Cattanach was born on 5 December 1833 at Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, .
  • She was the daughter of Charles Cattanach and Charlotte Fyfe.
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Ann Cattanach married John Douglas, son of William Douglas and Isabella McLaren, on 7 January 1857 at Dunnichen, Angus, Scotland, .1
  • (Deceased) Death*: Ann Cattanach died on 10 March 1899 at Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 65 from MI [May 2009].
  • Married Name: As of 7 January 1857, her married name was Douglas.
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: She is commemorated on the headstone erected circa 1900 at Forfar Municipal Cemetery, Newmonthill, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads polished (Aberdeen?) granite square monument surmounted by draped urn; In loving memory of our mother Ann Catanach wife of John Douglas who died at Dunnichen 10th March 1899 aged 65 years; and of our father John Douglas who died at Dunnichen 8th July 1899 aged 74 years; erected by their family.2
    Headstone Forfar Newmonthill Ann Cattanach John Douglas

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Ann Cattanach was listed along with Charles Cattanach in the 1841 census at East Mains, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Catanach Charles m 45 agricultural Angus; Catanach Charlotte f 40 Angus; Catanach Ann f 7 Angus.3,4
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of Charles Cattanach in the 1851 census at East Mains, Dunnichen, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Ann Cattanach, daug, 17, farmer's daughter, Aberlemno; Charles Cattanach, head, mar, 61, farmer of 91 acres employing 5 labourers, Aberlemno; Charlotte Cattanach, wife, 51, Rescobie.5,6
Spouse3 April 1881She was listed in the household of John Douglas in the 1881 census at Massockwell, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . FHL film 0203492 GRO ref 282 24 3; John Douglas, head, mar, 55, ag lab, Dowally Perthshire; Ann Douglas, wife, mar, 47, ag lab wife, Aberlemno. Isabella Douglas, Mary Ann Douglas general servant, Charles Douglas, Margaret Low Douglas, Jane Elizabeth Douglas, John Douglas, Helen Cleaburn Douglas and Betsy Douglas were also listed in the household.7,8

Family:

John Douglas b. 23 Mar 1825, d. 8 Jul 1899

Children:

William Douglas b. 6 May 1857
Charlotte Douglas b. 25 Nov 1858
Isabella Douglas b. 30 Dec 1860
Mary Ann Douglas general servant+ b. 2 Feb 1863
Charles Douglas b. 6 Dec 1864
James Douglas1 b. s 1867
Margaret Low Douglas b. 22 Jan 1869
Jane Elizabeth Douglas b. 23 Mar 1871
John Douglas b. 14 Feb 1873
Helen Cleaburn Douglas b. 30 Dec 1874
Betsy Douglas b. c 1877

Notes

  • Note for Web*: Ann Cattanach had the Gaelic (language).1

Citations

  1. [S40] FL [Dec 2013].
  2. [S43] PCC photos held [May 2009].
  3. [S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) SCT1841/283 Dunnichen Angus Enum Dist 5 folio 0 page 1 East Mains; [Aug 2007].
  4. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 5; Page: 1; Line: 1131; Roll: ; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Jan 2011]
  5. [S22] E-mail message , lee walmsley [Sept 2007].
  6. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Dunnichen; ED: 2; Page: 5; Line: 17; Roll: 534; 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]
  7. [S40] CK [March 2004].
  8. [S30] LDS 1881 Census [Sept 2008].