Catherine (Macleod) Henderson (1857 - 1926)

Born 27 Aug 1857 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Sandison — married 10 Dec 1875 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Wife of John Henderson — married 16 Jun 1882 in Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

Died 31 Oct 1926 at age 69 in Lower Greenland, Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

Catherine was born in 1857. She was the daughter of Munro McLeod and Isabella Bain. She passed away in 1926.

Born 27 Aug 1857 Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

illegitimate, no father stated on birth cert, mother Isabella BAIN, farm servant, inf. William TAYLOR, great grandfather ^[1]

Family

Married 1st 10 Dec 1875 Free Church, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Robert SANDISON, age 21, farm servant, Gilshfield, Bower son of Alexander SANDISON, agricultural labourer and Janet STEVEN to Catherine MACLEOD, age 19, farm servant, Gilshfield, daughter of Munro MACLEOD and Isabella BAIN, farm servant. Witnesses John STEVEN & Alexander MACKENZIE. ^[2]

Married 2nd 16 Jun 1882 Olrig, Caithness, Scotland

John, 24, of Sibmister(?) Olrig, shepherd, son of David HENDERSON shepherd and Ann m.s. ANDREW. Catrine (sic) McLEOD widow of Robert SANDISON,25, dtr of Munro MACLEOD shoemaker, dec, and Isabella BAIN, dec. ^[3]

Census

1861 Dale, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

BAIN: Donald, head, mar., 52, miller, b Halkirk; Margaret T, wife, 54, "his wife" b Reay; Children: Isabella, 24, b Latheron; James, 21, ag lab, b Halkirk; Catherine, 16 b Latheron' Grddtr Catherine, 3 b Halkirk (dtr of Isabella) ^[4]

The ages shown are well out: Donald was by now at least 55, Maggie 59, James 23 and Catherine nearly 20, only Isabella has an age consistent with other census entries.

Only one household separates them from Alexander & Catherine Sutherland and family, which their respective children Alexander Sutherland and Catherine Bain obviously took advantage of Henderson-2297 10:16, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

1871 Bardnaclavan, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

BAIN: James 30 farm servant b Halkirk; Helen 35 b Bower; Children: Donald 7, Catherine 4, both school; Margaret 2, Helen 1 mth all b Thurso; Boarder: Catherine 12 b Halkirk; ^[5]

1881 Sibster, Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

BAIN: James, Farm servant, 41 b Halkirk; Helen, wife, 46 b Halkirk. Children: Donald, farm servant 16; Catherine, scholar, 13; Margaret, scholar, 11; Helen, scholar, 10; Alexander J, 5 scholar; all b Thurso; Ann, 2, b Halkirk. Catharine SANDISON, widow, neice/boarder, 24 b Halkirk. Isabella SANDISON, dtr (presumably to Catherine), 2 b Wick; Robertina SANDISON, dtr (presumably of Catherine), 4m b Halkirk.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ BDM Dist 037 #49; extract from ScotlandsPeople
2. ↑ Marr. 10 Dec 1875 Robert SANDISON & Catherine MacLEOD, Halkirk, CAI, Dist 37 #16; ScotlandsPeople
3. ↑ Marr. cert. extract from ScotlandsPeople
4. ↑ 1861 census transcriptions for Scotland via Ancestry.com, hsehold of Donald & Margaret BAIN, Dale, Halkirk, CAI
5. ↑ 1871 Census transcriptions for Scotland via Ancestry.com, hsehold of James & Helen BAIN, Thurso, CAI
6. ↑ 1881 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com, hsehold of James & Helen BAIN, Halkirk, CAI

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 07 August 2018, 09:32), entry for Catherine Macleod(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:99QR-BXT); contributed by various users.