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Catherine Waddell 1791–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1791

Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 31 Jul 1867

Death Location: Croftfoot Farm, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland

Father: James Waddell

Mother: Janet Stark

Spouse(s): Peter Thornton

Children(s): Peter Thornton, Thomas Thornton, James Thornton, John Thornton, Catherine Thornton, Janet Thornton, Jane Thornton, Mary Thornton, William Thornton

The story of Catherine Waddell began in 1791 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland. In 1841, Catherine Waddell resided in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. In 1851, Catherine Waddell resided in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland. Catherine Waddell married Peter Thornton, and had children including Catherine Thornton, James Thornton, Jane Thornton, Janet Thornton, John Thornton, Mary Thornton, Peter Thornton, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton. Catherine Waddell passed away in 1867 in Croftfoot Farm, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Catherine Waddell began in 1791 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland.
  • In 1841, Catherine Waddell resided in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • In 1851, Catherine Waddell resided in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • Catherine Waddell married Peter Thornton, and had children including Catherine Thornton, James Thornton, Jane Thornton, Janet Thornton, John Thornton, Mary Thornton, Peter Thornton, Thomas Thornton, William Thornton.
  • Catherine Waddell passed away in 1867 in Croftfoot Farm, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Waddell
1753–1842
Birth Location: , West Lothian, , Scotland
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Janet Stark
–1839
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Peter Thornton
1791–1862
Birth Location: Croftfoot, West Lothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Peter Thornton
1829–1880
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland
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Thomas Thornton
1817–1882
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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James Thornton
1817–1885
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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John Thornton
1831–1852
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Catherine Thornton
1827–1892
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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Janet Thornton
1825–
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
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Jane Thornton
1822–
Birth Location: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
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Mary Thornton
1819–1897
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
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William Thornton
1820–1859
Birth Location: Whitburn, Linlithgowshire
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Catherine Waddell's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Waddell
1791–1867
Birth Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Parents
James Waddell
1753–1842
, West Lothian, , Scotland
Janet Stark
–1839
Grandparents
James Waddel
1721–1789
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Catharine Steel
1722–1788
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Waddel
1696–1770
Agnes Wilson
1694–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Waddel
1659–1728
Eliza Beugo
–1724

Catherine Waddell's Descendants

1.
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Catherine Waddell (1791–31 Jul 1867) m. Peter Thornton (1 Jan 1791–18 Jul 1862)
  1. 1. Peter Thornton 1829–1880 m. Christian Calder 1834–
    1. 1. Christina Thornton 1874–
    2. 2. Catherine Thornton 1870–
    3. 3. Margaret Thornton 1867–
    4. 4. Peter Thornton 1864–
  2. 2. Thomas Thornton 1817–1882 m. Agnes Waddell 1819–1871
    1. 1. Isabella Thornton 1861–1937 m. John (M Smith) Dr 1857–
      1. 1. Isabel Smith 1895–
    2. 2. Mary Thornton 1864–1931
    3. 3. Thomas Thornton 1851–1925
    4. 4. William Thornton 1859–1877
    5. 5. Alexander Thornton 1857–1889
    6. 6. Catherine Thornton 1853–1897
    7. 7. James Thornton 1850–
    8. 8. Peter Thornton 1848–1923 m. Mary (W) Brownlee 1859–
      1. 1. Ida Thornton 1896–
      2. 2. James Thornton 1888–
      3. 3. Kate (S) Thornton 1886–
      4. 4. Thomas Thornton 1884–
      5. 5. Alfred Thornton 1890–
    9. 9. Agnes Thornton 1846– m. William Miller 1843–
      1. 1. Alexander Miller 1890–
      2. 2. William Miller 1888–
      3. 3. James Miller 1885–
      4. 4. Mary Miller 1883–
      5. 5. Thomas (T) Miller 1880–
      6. 6. Catherine Miller 1877–
      7. 7. David Miller 1875–
      8. 8. Isabella Miller 1873–
      9. 9. Agnes (W) Miller 1872–
  3. 3. James Thornton 1817–1885 m. Elizabeth Thomson 1838–1898
    1. 1. Child Thornton 1874–1874
    2. 2. Catherine Thornton 1862–1862
    3. 3. Margaret ((Maggie)) Thornton 1878–1966
    4. 4. William Thornton 1876–1917
    5. 5. Mary Thornton 1872–1951
    6. 6. Thomas Thornton 1870–1932
    7. 7. James (Waddell) Thornton 1868–
    8. 8. Robert Thornton 1867–1925 m. Euphemia Lindsay –1958
    9. 9. Jane ((Jeanie)) Thornton 1864–1935 m. Leslie (Frank) Bucknall 1862–1903
    10. 10. Peter Thornton 1860–1946
  4. 4. John Thornton 1831–1852
  5. 5. Catherine Thornton 1827–1892 m. John Wyper 1825–1904
    1. 1. Jane Wyper 1855–1855
    2. 2. Mary Wyper 1850–1851
    3. 3. Janet Wyper 1851–1913 m. John Storry 1848–1933
      1. 1. William Storry 1879–1885
      2. 2. James Storry 1884–1886
      3. 3. John Storry 1875–1949
      4. 4. Isaac Storry 1893–1937
      5. 5. James Storry 1889–
      6. 6. Chrisy ((Christina)) Storry 1888–
      7. 7. Jeanie ((Jane)) Storry 1887–
      8. 8. Andrew Storry 1882–1902
      9. 9. Alexander Storry 1881–
      10. 10. Claud Storry 1877–1905
      11. 11. Kate ((Catherine)) Storry 1873–
      12. 12. Jessie ((Janet)) Storry 1871–
    4. 4. Peter Wyper 1860– m. Mary 1860–
      1. 1. Alexander Wyper 1897–
      2. 2. Mary Wyper 1895–
      3. 3. James Wyper 1892–
      4. 4. William Wyper 1890–
      5. 5. Isaac Wyper 1888–
      6. 6. Peter Wyper 1886–
      7. 7. Kate Wyper 1884–
      8. 8. Annie Wyper 1881–
      9. 9. John Wyper 1880–
    5. 5. Christina Wyper 1857–
    6. 6. Catherine Wyper 1846–1919
    7. 7. Williamina Wyper 1870–
    8. 8. Agnes Wyper 1867– m. Henry ((Harry) Moncrieff) Wilson 1869–
      1. 1. Agnes Wilson 1900–
      2. 2. Janet Wilson 1898–
      3. 3. George Wilson 1897–
      4. 4. Kate Wilson 1895–
      5. 5. James (Wyper) Wilson 1887–
    9. 9. John Wyper 1862–1929 m. Minnie 1872–1916
      1. 1. Margaret Wyper 1903–1904
      2. 2. William (E) Wyper 1901–
      3. 3. Minnie Wyper 1899–1980 m. William Hamilton 1898–1963
        1. 1. John Hamilton 1926–1999
        2. 2. William Hamilton 1929–1930
      4. 4. Catherine Wyper 1897–
      5. 5. Charlotte Wyper 1896–
      6. 6. John Wyper 1895–
    10. 10. Isaac Wyper 1853–1898
  6. 6. Janet Thornton 1825–
  7. 7. Jane Thornton 1822–
  8. 8. Mary Thornton 1819–1897 m. William Wyper 1823–1863
    1. 1. William Wyper 1859–1861
    2. 2. Isaac Wyper 1847–1865
    3. 3. Christina Wyper 1856–1924
    4. 4. Jane Wyper 1853– m. Robert Gardner 1817–
      1. 1. Mary (J) Gardner 1877–
      2. 2. Robert (W) Gardner 1874–
      3. 3. Janet (E) Gardner 1890–
      4. 4. Christina ((Chrissie) J) Gardner 1884–
      5. 5. Catherine (H) Gardner 1881–
      6. 6. Harry Gardner 1879–
    5. 5. Peter Wyper 1857–
    6. 6. Mary (T) Wyper 1855–1934
    7. 7. Janet Wyper 1851–1910 m. James Steel 1850–1901
      1. 1. William (Wyper) Steel 1880–
      2. 2. James Steel 1877–
    8. 8. Catherine Wyper 1848–1877
      1. 1. George Easton 1870–
  9. 9. William Thornton 1820–1859 m. JEAN (Jane) STARK 1825–1876
    1. 1. Jane Thornton 1858– m. James Neison 1858–
      1. 1. William Neison 1884–
      2. 2. Mary Neison 1882–
      3. 3. William Neison 1881–
      4. 4. James Neison 1880–1944
    2. 2. Catherine Thornton 1857–
    3. 3. James Thornton 1850–
    4. 4. Thomas Thornton 1848–1906 m. Henrietta 1861– m. Jane 1847–
      1. 1. Samuel Thornton 1889–
      2. 2. James Thornton 1887–
      3. 3. Catherine Thornton 1884–
      4. 4. Peter Thornton 1882–
      5. 5. Christina Thornton 1878–
      6. 6. Jeanie Thornton 1876–
      7. 7. Thomas Thornton 1874–
      8. 8. Isabella Thornton 1872–
      9. 9. William Thornton 1870–
    5. 5. Peter Thornton 1846–
    6. 6. William Thornton 1854–
    7. 7. Margaret Thornton 1852–

Catherine Waddell's Timeline

6 Records

1791
1791
Birth of Catherine Waddell in Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
1841
1841
Age 50
Catherine Waddell resided here in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 60
Catherine Waddell resided here in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 70
Catherine Waddell resided here in Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1867
Aug 1867
Age 76
Burial of Catherine Waddell in Whitburn Churchyard, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn Churchyard, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1867
31 Jul 1867
Age 76
Death of Catherine Waddell in Croftfoot Farm, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
Croftfoot Farm, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Shotts, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census
    [2] 1861 Scotland Census
    [3] 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1867
    Event Place: Whitburn Churchyard, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Croftfoot, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Croftfoot Farm, Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
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