Catherine (Brims) Chalmers (abt. 1828)

Born about Feb 1828 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Chalmers — married 20 Jun 1854 in Watten, Caithness, Scotland

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This profile is part of the Watten, Caithness One Place Study.

Biography

Catherine was christened in Watten on 2 March 1828.

In 1851 Catherine was working as a house servant in the Watten home of George Brown and his wife, Mary.

John Chalmers married Catherine Brims in Watten in June August 1854.

In 1861 John and Catherine were living in Durness, Sutherland with their children. Catherine gave her place of birth as Watten on the census return.

Sources

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBML-4M6 : 2 January 2015), Katharen Brims, 02 Mar 1828; citing WATTEN,CAITHNESS,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 990,557.
• 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Watten; ED: 1; Page: 1; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1851_9; Year: 1851.
• "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTLJ-B62 : 8 December 2014), John Chalmers and Catherine Brims, 20 Jun 1854; citing Watten,Caithness,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 990,557.
• 1861 Scotland Census, accessed via Ancestry.com, 24 November 2017.