Born about in Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Donald MacAdie
and Katherine (McKain) McAdie
Sister of
Ann (MacAdy) Cooper
Wife of
Peter Henderson
— married
24 Feb 1821 in Bilbster, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
Catherine (Henderson) Shearer
Died
at about age 81
in Bilbster, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Profile last modified
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Biography
Died 30 May 1880 Bilbster, Caithness, Scotland
- cert. shows Catherine HENDERSON as 81 marr. to Peter HENDERSON, crofter; dtr of Donald MacADIE, farmer, & Catherine m.c. MacKAIN, both dec'd; d. 11:50am of paralysis (hemiplegia) 1 yr; Inf. son-in-law Malcolm SHEARER; Reg. 31st [1]
Family
- Husband: Peter Henderson
- Wife: Catherine McAdy
Married 24 Feb 1821
- Entry in Wick OPR reads: Peter Henderson farm servant at Bilbster was matrimonially contracted to Catherine McAdy (sic) daugr of Donald McAdy farmer in Bilbster Wm Bremner wright in Stircoke Cautioner for the man & the said Donald MacAdy (sic) for his daughter. Married on February 24th" [2]
- Also 26 Jan 1821 Bilbster
Children:
- Catherine
- Janet
- Isabella
- Donald
Census
1841 Bilbster, Par. of Wick, Caithness, Scotland
- HENDERSON: Peter 45 ; Cath 35 ; Assumed children: Cath 18, Janet 16, Isabel 11, Donald 9 [3]
1851 Bilbster, Par. of Wick, Caithness, Scotland
- HENDERSON (indexed as Hendersen): Peter 55 farmer 7 ac b. Wick, CAI; wife Catherine 51 b. Wick; Children: Isabella 22, Donald 19 ag lab., both b. Wick; Visitor Donald MUNRO 20 ag lab b. Assent, SUT; Hse servant Janet MORRISON 74 b. Wick [4]
1871 Park Cottage, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
- HENDERSON: Peter 76 retired farmer b. Wick, CAI; wife Catherine 72 b. Wick; Children: Isabella McLeay 40 servant b. Wick; Grddtr: Isabella 14 b. Wick; Grdson: Donald BRUCE 6 b. Wick; Boarder: Robert HENDERSON 60 dyke builder b. Wick [5]
Catherine was born about 1803. Her parents Donald Macadie and Katherine McKean were married 13 December 1788 (OPR Marriages 042/ 20 288 Watten) page 288 of 322.
Sources
- ↑ Source #S1: Dth 30 May 1880 Catherine HENDERSON d/o Donald MacADIE & Catherine MacKAIN, wife of Peter HENDERSON, Bilbster, Wick, CAI, 043/00 #93
- ↑ Marr. 24 Feb 1821 Peter HENDERSON & Catherine McADY dtr of Donald MacADY (Bilbster), Wick, CAI, 043/00 0050 0013, image available SctolandsPeople
- ↑ 1841 Census: Bilbster, Wick, CAI, Par. 43 ED 4A Pg 22, hsehold of Peter & Cath HENDERSON, transcription available Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1851 Census: Bilbster, Wick, CAI, Par. 043 ED 9 Pg 18 Sched. 72, hsehold of Peter & Catherine HENDERSON (indexed as HENDERSEN), transcription available Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1871 Census: Wick, CAI Reg. 43/1 ED 8 Pg 21 Sched. 88, hsehold of Peter & Catherine HENDERSON,transcription available Ancestry.com
- Source S1: ScotlandsPeople BDM entries 1855+
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 June 2016, 10:40), entry for Catherine McAdy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K4BG-VJM); contributed by various users.
- McAdie, Catherine per daughter's death cert. Henderson-18802
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine:
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~1.56%
Dave Murray
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A188917 [compare], Ancestry member mukwaman
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A188917 [compare], FTDNA kit #N22133
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~0.78%
N McAdie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T659148 [compare]
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~0.78%
~1.56%
I H McKie :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T883411 [compare]
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As the earliest record is as McAdy, I believe it should show as McAdy as the surname. No birth record obvious