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John Cattanach

M, #1182, b. 5 August 1783, d. 10 April 1858
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: Duncan Cattanach b. c 1760
Mother*: Agnes Fyfe b. 17 Sep 1767
  • Birth*: John Cattanach was born on 5 August 1783 at Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, .
  • He was the son of Duncan Cattanach and Agnes Fyfe.
  • (Groom) Marriage*: John Cattanach married Elizabeth Paterson on 18 July 1818 at Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS M112694; also 3 Jul 1818 Kirkden M112982; Aug 2007.1
  • (Deceased) Death*: John Cattanach died on 10 April 1858 at Cotterdrum, Balgavies, Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, , at age 74 1858 deaths in the parish of Aberlemno in the county of Forfar; Catanach John blacksmith (married); 1858 April tenth 2h 10m pm Cotterdrum Balgavies, m, 75 years; Duncan Catanach blacksmith (dec) Agnes Catanach ms Fife (dec); gastric fever 5 or 6 weeks as cert by David Murray MD and surgeon Ca...ston who saw deceased 3rd April; buried Aberlemno churchyard as cert by James Henderson; James Catanach son present.2
  • (Witness) Memorial Inscription: He is commemorated on the headstone erected on 13 April 1858 at Aberlemno Parish Church, Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads John Catanach blacksmith 13.4.1858 75, w Eliz paterson 16.4.1859 71, s Chas received injury in a leg on Aberdeen railway d Montrose Infirmary 27.3.1848 27.3

Census & Directory Entries

Principal6 June 1841John Cattanach and Elizabeth Paterson appeared in the 1841 census at Cotterdrum, Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Catanach John m 55 blacksmith and crofter Angus; Catanach Elizabeth f 50 Angus.4
Head of Household30 March 1851He was listed as head of household in the 1851 census at 17 Cotterdrum, Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Joh Cattenach, 68, balcksmith/crofter, 3 acres & 2 men; Elizabeth, 63; also in the household were Elizabeth Paterson and John Cattanach.5

Family:

Elizabeth Paterson b. c 1788, d. 16 Apr 1859
  • (Groom) Marriage*: John Cattanach married Elizabeth Paterson on 18 July 1818 at Aberlemno, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS M112694; also 3 Jul 1818 Kirkden M112982; Aug 2007.1

Children:

Charles Cattanach b. c 1820, d. 27 Mar 1848
John Cattanach+ b. c 1825, d. 28 Jul 1869
James Cattanach+ b. c 1825, d. 9 Mar 1900

Citations

  1. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), LDS M112694; also 3 Jul 1818 Kirkden M112982; [Aug 2007].
  2. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), Statutory deaths Aberlemno 1858; image held [Aug 2007].
  3. [S42] Alison Mitchell ed. Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855 Angus Strathmore vol 1, Scottish Genealogy Society, Edinburgh, first ed (1979, reprint 1993 & 1996) 0 901061 20 4 Angus pre-1855 MI vol I Mitchell page 3; ref 37.
  4. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) FreeCEN http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ SCT1841/269, Aberlemno Angus, folio 1 page 5.
  5. [S40] From GL [Nov 2009].