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Catherine Wright 1787–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JAN 1787

Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 5 AUG 1849

Death Location: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Wright

Mother: Jane Wright

Spouse(s): Alexander Spence

Children(s): Jean Anderson, Andrew Spence, James Spence, Grace Spence, Charles Spence, George Spence, Alexander Spence, tbd Spence, White Spence, Child Spence

Catherine Wright was born in 1787 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, the child of George Wright And Jane Jannet Wright. Catherine Wright married Alexander Spence, and had children including Alexander Spence, Andrew Spence, Charles Wright Spence, Child Spence, George Spence, Grace Spence, James Spence, Jean Jane Spence Anderson, Tbd Spence, White Spence. Catherine Wright passed away in 1849 in Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Catherine Wright was born in 1787 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, the child of George Wright And Jane Jannet Wright.
  • Catherine Wright married Alexander Spence, and had children including Alexander Spence, Andrew Spence, Charles Wright Spence, Child Spence, George Spence, Grace Spence, James Spence, Jean Jane Spence Anderson, Tbd Spence, White Spence.
  • Catherine Wright passed away in 1849 in Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Wright
1750–1828
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
GW
Jane Wright
1762–1829
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scot
JW

Spouses(s)

Alexander Spence
1782–1829
Birth Location: Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS

Children(s)

Jean Anderson
1809–1872
Birth Location: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
JA
Andrew Spence
1818–1889
Birth Location: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
James Spence
1807–1882
Birth Location: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
JS
Grace Spence
1820–1902
Birth Location: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
GS
Charles Spence
1824–1902
Birth Location: Smeaton, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
CS
George Spence
1816–1893
Birth Location: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
GS
Alexander Spence
1825–1891
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
AS
tbd Spence
1828–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
tS
White Spence
1828–
Birth Location: Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
WS
Child Spence
1828–1889
Birth Location: Barnyard, Fife, Scot.
CS

Catherine Wright's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Wright
1787–1849
Birth Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Parents
George Wright
1750–1828
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Jane (Jannet) Wright
1762–1829
Dysart, Fife, Scot
Grandparents
Robert Wright
–1801
Anne Kilgour
1739–
Dysart, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Andrew Sharp
1731–1814
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Ramsay
1738–1788
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Wright
1705–
Helen Downie
1703–
Robert Kilgour
1717–
Jean Leslie
1719–1762
James Sharp
1702–
Margaret Dempster
1703–1793
David Ramsay
1707–1764
Janet Nicol
1716–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Wright
1679–1787
Girsell Kilgour
1683–
Mary Sanborn
1681–1770
James Dempster
1678–1745
David Ramsay
1678–1710
#Barbara g-grandmother)
1660–

Catherine Wright's Descendants

1.
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Catherine Wright (21 JAN 1787–5 AUG 1849) m. Alexander Spence (25 MAR 1782–ABT 1829)
  1. 1. Jean (Jane Spence) Anderson 1809–1872 m. James Anderson 1806–1855
    1. 1. Alexander Anderson 1835–1911 m. Isabella ('Bella') Armstrong 1838–1890
      1. 1. William Anderson 1856–1938 m. Agnes Penman 1852–1946
        1. 1. Isabelle Anderson 1831–
        2. 2. Alex Anderson 1878–1943 m. Isabella McLean 1880–1966
        3. 3. Archibald (McNeil ?) Anderson 1889–
        4. 4. William Anderson 1895–
        5. 5. Mary Anderson 1882–1884
        6. 6. Agnes Anderson 1874–
        7. 7. Jane Anderson 1886–
      2. 2. James Anderson 1855–
      3. 3. Mary Anderson 1859–1920 m. Robert Penman 1854–1928
        1. 1. Robert Penman 1879–
        2. 2. Alexander Penman 1881–
        3. 3. Mary Penman 1884–
        4. 4. John Penman 1887–
        5. 5. James Penman 1889–
        6. 6. William Penman 1890–
        7. 7. David (Anderson) Penman 1894–
        8. 8. Archibald Penman 1898–
        9. 9. George (Wallace) Penman 1893–
        10. 10. Isabella Penman 1882–1974
        11. 11. James Penman 1902–
        12. 12. Thomas Penman 1900–1900
      4. 4. Alexander Anderson 1861–1911 m. Mary Burns 1862–1936
        1. 1. James Anderson 1893–
      5. 5. Isabella Anderson 1864–1926 m. Archibald Fleming 1861–1939
        1. 1. Isabella Fleming 1883–
        2. 2. David Fleming 1887–
        3. 3. Jane (Wallace) Fleming 1890–
        4. 4. Alexander (Anderson) Fleming 1893–
      6. 6. David Anderson 1868–1949
      7. 7. Agnes Anderson 1874–1941
      8. 8. John (Gulland Armstrong) Anderson 1877–1957
      9. 9. Margaret Anderson 1880–
      10. 10. Catherine Anderson 1873–1873
      11. 11. Jane (Jean) Anderson 1870–1943
    2. 2. David Anderson 1838–1891 m. Isabella Adamson 1840–1915
      1. 1. Andrew Anderson 1860–1947
      2. 2. David Anderson 1863–1871
      3. 3. John Anderson 1865–1948
      4. 4. Alexander Anderson 1867–1947
      5. 5. Jane (Spence) Anderson 1883–1952
    3. 3. Catherine Anderson 1832–1881 m. William Puncheon 1834–1916
      1. 1. Christian (Beveridge) Puncheon 1858–
      2. 2. Catherine Puncheon 1861–
      3. 3. Jane Puncheon 1856–1859
      4. 4. William Puncheon 1863–1866
      5. 5. Jemima Puncheon 1866–1953
      6. 6. Janet Puncheon 1869–
    4. 4. Margaret Anderson 1840–1909
    5. 5. Jean (or Jane) Anderson 1841–1892
    6. 6. Euphemia Anderson 1846–1872
    7. 7. James Anderson 1838–
  2. 2. Andrew Spence 1818–1889 m. Jane (Balfour) Paton 1816–1895
    1. 1. Isabella Spence 1842–1889
    2. 2. Robert Spence 1856–1858
    3. 3. Charles Spence 1858–1858
    4. 4. Alexander Spence 1840–1907
    5. 5. Thomas Spence 1845–1918
    6. 6. Andrew Spence 1848–1917
    7. 7. James Spence 1850–1919
    8. 8. Catharine Spence 1852–1922
    9. 9. George Spence 1854–1911
    10. 10. Jane Spence 1860–1890
  3. 3. James Spence 1807–1882
    1. 1. Jean Spence 1832–1871
    2. 2. Charles Spence 1836–
    3. 3. Alexander Spence 1838–1889
    4. 4. Catherine Spence 1841–1872
    5. 5. Agnes Spence 1843–1889 m. William Simpson 1837–
      1. 1. Agnes Simpson 1864–
      2. 2. Isabella Simpson 1868–
      3. 3. William Simpson 1866–
      4. 4. James Simpson 1870–
      5. 5. Andrew Simpson 1873–
      6. 6. Jeannie Spence 1876–
      7. 7. Mary Spence 1878–
      8. 8. Charles Spence 1881–
    6. 6. Grace Spence 1848–
    7. 7. James Spence 1850–1851
    8. 8. Helen Spence 1850–
    9. 9. George Spence 1853–
    10. 10. Andrew Spence 1858–
    11. 11. Thomas Spence 1842–1883
    12. 12. Ann Spence 1851–
  4. 4. Grace Spence 1820–1902 m. Alexander Bain 1823–1880
    1. 1. Catherine Bain 1851–
    2. 2. Alexander Bain 1859–1918 m. Jane Beveridge 1864–1936
      1. 1. Alexander Bain 1885–1955
      2. 2. Jessie (Beveridge) Bain 1890–1982
      3. 3. Bane 1894–
      4. 4. David Bain 1896–1989
    3. 3. James Bain 1861–
    4. 4. Jane Bain 1855–
    5. 5. David Bain 1857–
    6. 6. Janet (McCulloch) Bain 1858–1890
    7. 7. William Bain 1864–1938
  5. 5. Charles (Wright) Spence 1824–1902 m. Elizabeth (Morrison) Spence 1827–1916 m. Agnes Tarice 1824–1842
    1. 1. Jane Spence 1848–1885
    2. 2. Alexander (Morrison) Spence 1850–1926
    3. 3. Catherine (Morrison) Mcbride 1852–1894
    4. 4. James (Morrison) Spence 1854–1884
    5. 5. Charles (Wright) Spence 1856–1924
    6. 6. George (Morrison) Spence 1858–1943
    7. 7. Andrew (Morrison) Spence 1860–1947 m. Sarah (Frances) Broadbent 1864–1960
      1. 1. Mary Spence 1886–1970
      2. 2. Elizabeth Spence 1890–1979
      3. 3. Sarah Spence 1893–1989 m. Carl (Charles) Miller 1894–1963
        1. 1. Andrew (Spence) Miller 1918–2004
        2. 2. William (Oscar) Miller 1920–2010
        3. 3. Fannie Miller 1921–2012
        4. 4. Ronald (Spence) Miller 1923–2004
        5. 5. Rebecca (Josephine) Miller 1925–1975
        6. 6. Marian Miller 1927–1927
        7. 7. Pearl Miller 1928–2007
        8. 8. Earl Miller 1929–2003
        9. 9. Robert (Spence) Miller 1931–1984
      4. 4. Charles Spence 1895–1962
      5. 5. George Spence 1897–1980 m. Rena (Laverne) Aldrich 1904–1939
        1. 1. Jeanne (Everil) Spence 1922–1965
        2. 2. George (Aldrich) Spence 1923–1960
      6. 6. Ruth Spence 1900–1980 m. Charles (Alma) Tracy 1892–1969
        1. 1. Margaret Tracy 1919–2015
        2. 2. Charles (Alma) Tracy 1922–2002
        3. 3. Spence Tracy 1924–1924
        4. 4. LaVern Tracy 1925–1926
        5. 5. June (Ruth) Tracy 1929–2019
      7. 7. Andrew (Francis Broadbent) Spence 1888–1891
      8. 8. Hiram (Broadbent) Spence 1902–1959
      9. 9. Douglas (Broadbent) Spence 1905–1981
      10. 10. Owen (B) Spence 1907–1908
      11. 11. Layman (B.) Spence 1901–
    8. 8. Spence 1862–1929
    9. 9. Isabel (Morrison) Spence 1864–1868
    10. 10. Grace (Morrison) Spence 1866–1948
    11. 11. Margaret (Morrison) Archibald 1869–1955
  6. 6. George Spence 1816–1893
  7. 7. Alexander Spence 1825–1891
  8. 8. tbd Spence 1828–
  9. 9. White Spence 1828–
  10. 10. Child Spence 1828–1889

Catherine Wright's Timeline

3 Records

1787
21 JAN 1787
Birth of Catherine Wright in Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
1787
28 JAN 1787
Catherine Wright was christened in Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
1849
5 AUG 1849
Age 62
Death of Catherine Wright in Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JAN 1787
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: GRO Index: 1787 426 40 268 Dysart

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 28 JAN 1787
    Event Place: Dysart, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    0

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 AUG 1849
    Event Place: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Age:
    62
    SPENCE CATHRINE WRIGHT ALEXANDER SPENCE F 05081849 426/ 100 130 Dysart

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boreland, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
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