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Catherine Brodie 1581–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: Dec 1645

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Alexander Rebel

Mother: Margaret Hay

Spouse(s): William Gallagher

Children(s): Abigail Gallagher

The story of Catherine Brodie began in 1581 in Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland. Catherine Brodie married William Gallagher, and had children including Abigail Gallagher. Catherine Brodie passed away in 1645 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Brodie began in 1581 in Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland.
  • Catherine Brodie married William Gallagher, and had children including Abigail Gallagher.
  • Catherine Brodie passed away in 1645 in Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Catherine Brodie's Ancestors

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Catherine Brodie
1581–1645
Birth Place: Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Brodie \ 12th Chief of Clan Brodie \ The Rebel
1524–1583
Brodie Castle, Forres, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Hay
1547–1609
Lochloy, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Brodie
1499–1547
Brodie Forres, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Schaw
1503–1547
Durres, Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
John Hay
1527–1557
Lochloy, Banffshire, Scotland
Janet Sutherland
1531–1587
Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Brodie
1473–1540
Janet Douglas
1473–1512
John Smithfield
1510–1556
Margaretha Schoeman
1512–1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Brodie's Descendants

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Catherine Brodie (1581–Dec 1645) m. William Gallagher (Abt. 1580–1640)
  1. 1. Abigail Gallagher 1602–1643 m. Samuel Fordyce 1602–1680
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Fordyce 1638–1713 m. William Thompson 1693–1763

Catherine Brodie's Timeline

3 Records

1581
1581
Birth of Catherine Brodie in Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland
Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland
1645
December 1645
Age 64
Death of Catherine Brodie in Stifford, St Mary The Virgin and St Cedd, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Stifford, St Mary The Virgin and St Cedd, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1645
Dec 1645
Age 64
Burial of Catherine Brodie in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Brodie Castle, Forres, Moray, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 1645
    Event Place: Stifford, St Mary The Virgin and St Cedd, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1645
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

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