hi jeanette,
wonder if you ever got round to finding out about the cottage?
had a wee look at the census details for your family, wonder if this is any good?
catherine mccallum was born 5/11/1801 kilfinan, argyll, she was the daughter of alexander and janet thomson.
catherine married alexander mcdougall c1830
mcdougall children's christing dates showing up on the igi's
catherine...31/12/1831
joan mcpherson...18/2/1838
mary...8/12/1839
1841 census- townhead, rothesay
catherine...age 40
susan...age 7
joan...age 3
mary...age 1
1851 census- upper canarsvy, rothesay
catherine...age 50...housekeeper
mary...age 12
catherine...age 9
alexander...age 5
1851 census- 13 castle street, rothesay
joan...age 13....servant
on the 14/11/1854 joan mcdougall married duncan mcdougall, a must see is the birth cert of their daughter catherine, 21/10/1855, which can be viewed at scotlandspeople's website.
1861 census- rothesay
duncan...age 33...seaman
joan...age 23
catherine...age 5
duncan...age 3
alexander...age 1
1861 census- 37/39 colennshill street, rothesay
catherine...age 50
janet...age 23...weaver
euphemia....age 21...weaver
catherine...age 17...weaver
archibald...age 14...mill worker
jane...age 11
eliza...age 3
janet...mother...age 77
1871 census- east comman road, rothesay
catherine...age 70...cowfeeder
mary...age 30...milliner
catherine...age 28...dairymaid
alexander...grandson...age 11
ann...granddaughter...age 8
margaret...granddaughter...age 5
joanna...granddaughter...age 1
donald....nephew...age 37...farm labourer
1881 census- canada cottage
joan...age 43...lady's nurse
catherine...age 25...milliner
ann...age 18...assistant photographer
joan...age 11
catherine...sister...age 39
daniel mcd wilson...nephew...age 9
1891 census- canada cottage
alexander lamont...age 64...ship's carpenter
isabella...age 65
dugald mcdougall...wife's brother...age 54...farm labourer
1901 canada cottage, serpentine road,
alexander lamont...age 74...ship's carpenter
isabella...age 76
dougald mcdougall...wife's brother...age 68...farm labourer
isabella mcdougall...wife's niece...age 29...servant
isabella lamont mcdougall...wife's niece...age 17
Joe