Catherine Graham1

#21158, (1820 - 1896)
FatherWilliam Graham1 (1783 - 1856)
MotherCatherine McAra1 (c 1799 - bt 1853 - 1856)
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of James Graham
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Life Events

BirthCatherine Graham was born on 19 Nov 1820 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.2
 
(with Parents) 1841 CensusCatharine appeared on the 1841 Census of Strathblane, Stirlingshire in the household of her parents. She was 20 and not born in the county.3 
(Heir) WillShe was named an heir in the will of William Graham dated 19 Oct 1848.
To daughter Catherine £120 and one share liferent of the residue.1 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusCatharine appeared on the 1851 Census of Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire with her parents. She was 29, a Farmers Daughter, and born in Glasgow.4 
ImmigrationCatherine Graham immigrated to New Zealand on the immigrant ship Columbus in 1852. She was with her brother John, sister and brother-in-law Mary and James Hunter, and their baby Catherine.5 
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(Mentioned) CodicilShe was mentioned in the codicil to William Graham's will dated 7 Jan 1853. In it he revoked the residuary provisions to children and grandchildren and directed that after the death of the longest liver of him or his spouse, the residue to be divided among children Catherine, Agnes, James, Mary, and John equally, along with the rent from a property described in or near Glasgow.1 
DeathCatherine died on 16 Sep 1896 in Otago, New Zealand.6,7
 
ObituaryHer death notice was published on 17 Sep 1896 in the Otago Daily Times.

DEATHS.
GRAHAM.-- On the 16th September, at her residence, Howe street, Miss Catherine Graham; in her seventy-sixth year.6
 
Newspaper Published 31 Mar 1898 in the Otago Witness.

Hunter, Catherine, arrived Columbus 1852; now residing at Blackstone Hill.8
 
Last Edited13 Nov 2013

Citations

  1. [S1533] Trust Disposition & Deed of Settlement & Inventory of William Graham, Alloa Sheriff Court, 21 April 1856 (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/, SC64/42/10).
  2. [S111] Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org).
  3. [S647] Website FreeCEN: UK Census Online (http://freecen.rootsweb.com/). A volunteer project to transcribe the UK census, SCT1841/491 ED 3 Folio 3 Page 4.
  4. [S1185] Online index to the 1851 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Kirkintilloch (498), ED 1, page 13."
  5. [S2501] Janet C Angus 'Red Coat, the Goldfields Postman (John Graham)', Provincial Pride, 1972. Available online on the Dunedin Branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists website, http://www.genealogydunedin.co.nz
  6. [S2486] Otago Daily Times [New Zealand], Catherine Graham death notice, 17 Sept 1896, Page 2. Digital image viewed at Papers Past website.
  7. [S1806] New Zealand Government Indexes to Deaths, at least 50 years ago or greater than age 80, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/, Catherine Graham, age 75, #1896/6219.
  8. [S2502] Otago Witness [New Zealand], "Biographical Sketches of the Colonists of the First Decade, 31 Mar 1898, Page 11. Digital image viewed at Papers Past website.