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Catherine Smith 1806 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9th August 1806

Birth Location: Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jan 1884

Death Location: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Father: John Smith

Mother: Janet Clunes

Spouse(s): Thomas McPhail

Children(s): Alexander McPhail, John McPhail, Margaret McPhail, Janet McPhail, Ann McPhail, Janet McPhail, James McPhail, Robina McPhail

Catherine Smith was born in 1806 in Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland, the child of John Smith and Janet Clunes. Catherine Smith married Thomas William Nicholson McPhail, and had children including Alexander McPhail, John McPhail, Margaret McPhail, Janet McPhail, Ann McPhail, Janet (Jessie) McPhail, James McPhail, Robina McPhail. Catherine Smith passed away in 1884 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Catherine Smith was born in 1806 in Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland, the child of John Smith and Janet Clunes.
  • Catherine Smith married Thomas William Nicholson McPhail, and had children including Alexander McPhail, John McPhail, Margaret McPhail, Janet McPhail, Ann McPhail, Janet (Jessie) McPhail, James McPhail, Robina McPhail.
  • Catherine Smith passed away in 1884 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1780 – 1861
Birth Location: Ryford, Morayshire, Scotland
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Janet Clunes
1779 – 1861
Birth Location: Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas McPhail
1809 – 1873
Birth Location: Forrres, Moray, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander McPhail
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Forres, Moray, Scotland
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John McPhail
1835 – 1920
Birth Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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Margaret McPhail
1837 – 1913
Birth Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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Janet McPhail
1840 – 1841
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Ann McPhail
1842 – 1924
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Janet McPhail
1845 – 1926
Birth Location: Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
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James McPhail
1849 – 1930
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Robina McPhail
1849 – 1932
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Catherine Smith's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Smith
1806 – 1884
Birth Place: Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Parents
John Smith
1780 – 1861
Ryford, Morayshire, Scotland
Janet Clunes
1779 – 1861
Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Catherine Smith's Descendants

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Catherine Smith (9th August 1806 – 6 Jan 1884) m. Thomas (William Nicholson) McPhail (16th April 1809 – 25 Nov 1873)
  1. 1. Alexander McPhail (14 Oct 1832 – 2 Oct 1901)
  2. 2. John McPhail (19 Feb 1835 – 17 Oct 1920)
  3. 3. Margaret McPhail (28 Jun 1837 – 24 Dec 1913)
  4. 4. Janet McPhail (25 Feb 1840 – 7 Nov 1841)
  5. 5. Ann McPhail (9 Aug 1842 – 22 Jan 1924)
  6. 6. Janet ((Jessie)) McPhail (25 Feb 1845 – 16 Nov 1926)
  7. 7. James McPhail (31 May 1849 – 18 Aug 1930) m. Margaret (Allan) Innes (26 Jul 1850 – 20 Aug 1939)
    1. 1. Ann ((Annie) Innes) (McPhail) (7 April 1871 – 1 Nov 1954) m. James (Leslie) Milne (15 Feb 1873 – 23 Dec 1945)
      1. 1. Isabella ((Isa) Helen (Nellie)) McPhail (abt 1898 – 17 Jun 1972)
      2. 2. James (McPhail) Milne (11 Dec 1898 – 1981)
      3. 3. Annie Macphail (abt 1901 – )
      4. 4. Jessie (Violet) Milne (1904 – 1 Jan 1994)
      5. 5. Mary (Leslie) Milne (5 Nov 1906 – 15 Mar 1941)
    2. 2. Thomas McPhail (29 January 1875 – 6 July 1947) m. Elizabeth McLean (1875 – 1950)
      1. 1. Thomas Mcphail (24 Mar 1897 – 26 Apr 1917)
      2. 2. Margaret (Maggie Ann) Mcphail (abt 1900 – )
      3. 3. Jean (Rose) McPhail (11th Nov 1908 – 22 October 1978) m. DONALD (CHARLES) McTavish (14 Mar 1897 – 19 Oct 1970)
        1. 1. Donald McTavish (1 Jul 1929 – 2 September 1993) m. Edna (Olive) Jordan (ABT 1932 – 29 May 2018)
        2. 2. Isabella (McBain) McTavish (30 DEC 1931 – Feb 2016)
        3. 3. Jean (McPhail) McTavish (18 Apr 1933 – 24 Jul 2023)
        4. 4. Edith (Stewart) McTavish (22 NOV 1934 – 6 MAY 1935)
        5. 5. Edward (George) McTavish (17 JAN 1936 – June 2019)
        6. 6. Jessie McTavish (10 JUL 1938 – 9 Apr 2022) m. Angus Smith (ABT 1932 – 21 Mar 2025)
        7. 7. Victor Mctavish (14 OCT 1945 – 3 AUG 1946)
        8. 8. Ann McTavish (2 Mar 1950 – 9 May 2024) m. William Holt (ABT 1947 – 8 Mar 2009)
        9. 9. Moira (N) McTavish (25 Dec 1953 – ) m. George (Anthony) Bandtock (19 Jul 1939 – 7 April 2014)
        10. 10. Elizabeth McTavish (19 SEP 1930 – 22 Sep 2024)
      4. 4. Frank McPhail (20 Jan 1916 – 23 May 2001) m. Ethel (Jane) Miller (6 May 1920 – 12 May 2011)
        1. 1. Dorothea (Beryl) McPhail (28 Jul 1945 – 15 Dec 2010) m. James (Robert) Kemp
        2. 2. Harold (Frank) McPhail (1950 – 14 Jul 2011)
        3. 3. Ian Mcphail
        4. 4. Ronald Mcphail
    3. 3. Margaret McPhail (16 Nov 1876 – 17 December 1959)
    4. 4. Catherine McPhail (17 June 1879 – 2 Nov 1961)
    5. 5. Jane Mcphail (14 Dec 1884 – 23 Oct 1983)
    6. 6. Jessie McPhail (14 Dec 1884 – 23 Oct 1983)
    7. 7. James McPhail (12 Jun 1887 – 1 December 1967) m. Margaret (Ann) Kemp (16 January 1888 – 3 October 1930) m. Jessie Watson (1883 – 1962)
    8. 8. Francis ((Frank)) McPhail (abt 1879 – 15 Feb 1962)
    9. 9. Robert McPhail (Dec 1891 – 10 Feb 1928)
  8. 8. Robina McPhail (31 May 1849 – 12 Oct 1932)

Catherine Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1806
9th August 1806
Birth of Catherine Smith in Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland
1884
6 Jan 1884
Age 78
Death of Catherine Smith in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9th August 1806
    Event Place: Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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