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Banffshire / Who is Catherine Sutherland married George Geddes 1812 then Donald Stuart 1827
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I would be grateful for help in identifying the parents of Catherine Sutherland of Fordyce, Bannfshire probably born 1792-1794, died 1830-1841.
Catherine (Cath.) Sutherland married George Geddes on 6 December 1812 in parish of Fordyce, Banffshire. Both were listed on marriage register as of Fordyce parish.
Catherine Sutherland and George Geddes had 7 children, all baptised in Sandend, Fordyce with the last child born after the death of George Geddes.
The children were Margaret Geddes, Jean Geddes, Ann Geddes, Catherine Geddes, George Geddes, Isabel Geddes and John Duncan Geddes.
Catherine Sutherland then married Donald Stuart on 12 July 1827 again in parish of Fordyce, Bannshire. Both were listed on marriage register as of Fordyce parish.
Catherine Sutherland and Donald Stuart had 2 children, Daniel Stuart born circa 1828 (no baptism record has been found) and Alexander Stuart baptised 4 July 1830 in Sandend.
Alexander Stuart is my ancestor.
Despite all the numerous entries in the parish registers I have still not managed to identify the parents and therefore ancestry of Catherine Sutherland.
From all the evidence, I think that Catherine must have been born around 1792-1794 (estimated age at first marriage and birth of first child), and died 1830-1841 (after birth of last child and before census 1841).
Catherine Sutherland doesn't appear in any census information, so there is no information on her place or date of birth. Both her marriages were in parish of Fordyce, Banffshire, and both recorded her as belonging to parish of Fordyce.
The parish records show that there were a number of other Sutherland families also living in Fordyce parish at the time.
Some Sutherlands are also listed as witnesses in the baptisms of the Catherine's children. However, despite all these tantalising details - and other pattern matching attempts - I have not yet managed to find a baptism record for Catherine on ScotlandsPeople in Fordyce nor have I managed to find any other evidence to confirm who her parents were.
I'm hoping that perhaps another descendent of Catherine Sutherland might have some family information which will help solve this mystery.
Catherine (Cath.) Sutherland married George Geddes on 6 December 1812 in parish of Fordyce, Banffshire. Both were listed on marriage register as of Fordyce parish.
Catherine Sutherland and George Geddes had 7 children, all baptised in Sandend, Fordyce with the last child born after the death of George Geddes.
The children were Margaret Geddes, Jean Geddes, Ann Geddes, Catherine Geddes, George Geddes, Isabel Geddes and John Duncan Geddes.
Catherine Sutherland then married Donald Stuart on 12 July 1827 again in parish of Fordyce, Bannshire. Both were listed on marriage register as of Fordyce parish.
Catherine Sutherland and Donald Stuart had 2 children, Daniel Stuart born circa 1828 (no baptism record has been found) and Alexander Stuart baptised 4 July 1830 in Sandend.
Alexander Stuart is my ancestor.
Despite all the numerous entries in the parish registers I have still not managed to identify the parents and therefore ancestry of Catherine Sutherland.
From all the evidence, I think that Catherine must have been born around 1792-1794 (estimated age at first marriage and birth of first child), and died 1830-1841 (after birth of last child and before census 1841).
Catherine Sutherland doesn't appear in any census information, so there is no information on her place or date of birth. Both her marriages were in parish of Fordyce, Banffshire, and both recorded her as belonging to parish of Fordyce.
The parish records show that there were a number of other Sutherland families also living in Fordyce parish at the time.
Some Sutherlands are also listed as witnesses in the baptisms of the Catherine's children. However, despite all these tantalising details - and other pattern matching attempts - I have not yet managed to find a baptism record for Catherine on ScotlandsPeople in Fordyce nor have I managed to find any other evidence to confirm who her parents were.
I'm hoping that perhaps another descendent of Catherine Sutherland might have some family information which will help solve this mystery.