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Catherine MacNeill

Female 1833 - 1858  (25 years)


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  • Name Catherine MacNeill 
    Born 26 Jun 1833  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Alias Katherine 
    Died 1 Oct 1858  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Died in childbed 
    • John Smith husband is informant
    Buried Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 5 siblings 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John MacNeill,   b. Abt 1755, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Sep 1823, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  (Grandfather) 
    Catherine MacNeill,   b. Abt 1781,   d. 7 Mar 1851, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • Source Marriage Certificate of son Archibald Smith with Marjory Mathieson in 1895:
      Catherine Smith born McNeil was already deceased.

      Source death certificate: Catherine was a farm servant at time of death and was 25 years old. She died in child-bed at Drumyeonshore and was 25 years old

    Person ID I36  Clark
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 

    Father John MacNeill,   c. 8 Apr 1796, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1871, Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years)
    Other partners Mary Milloy  m. 25 Jan 1842  
    Mother Mary MacDonald,   b. 11 Feb 1798, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1839, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Family ID F50  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Husband John Smith,   b. 5 Aug 1821, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1893, Drumyeonshore, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Other partners Mary MacNeill  m. 4 Aug 1859 
    Married 3 Aug 1858  Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Withnesses at marriage were Archibald McNeill and Catherine Smith. Both parents of John were deceased at time of marriage and so was Catherine's mother.
      It also has the notation that they are cousin-german!


      John Smith's addres at time of birth of son Archibald : Drumyeonbeg, Parish of Gigha and Cara, Kintyre, Argyll, UK.

      Catherine Smith died in childbed at age of 25 in 1858

      1861 census Gigha Drumyeonshore
      John Smith Junr 39
      Mary Smith 31
      Archibald Smith 2
      Flora Smith 10 Mo
      Archibald Carmichael 54
      Neil Galbraith 22

      1871 census gigha drumyeonbeg shore
      John Smith 48
      Mary Smith 42
      Archebald Smith 12
      Flora Smith 10
      Malcom Smith 8
      Neel Smith 6
      Donald Smith 3


      1881 census gigha drumyeonshore croft nr 3
      John Smith 59
      Mary Smith 51
      Donald Smith 13
      John Smith 9

      1891 census Gigha drumyeonshore nr 3
      John Smith 68
      Mary Smith 60
      Flora Smith 30
      Malcolm Smith 28
      Neil Smith 26
      John Smith 19
      Maggie Smith 5



    Children 
    +1. Archibald Smith,   b. 30 Sep 1858, Isle of Gigha, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1924, Rothesay, Isle Of Bute, Argyll, Scotland, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
    Mysie (Marjory) Mathieson  m. 24 Jan 1895
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F13  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart