Catherine Geddes 1799-1857

Born Rothes, Morayshire, to a tacksman

A tacksman (Scottish Gaelic: Fear-Taic, meaning "supporting man") was a landholder of intermediate legal and social status in Scottish Highland society.

1799. Katherine Geddes was born to John Geddes & Helen Tod in Rothes, Morayshire on 13/2/1799 or 8/2/1799-the date from FS Find a Grave

1814- 1818 . Catherine Geddes marries Alexander Brown - not on SP , Ancestry, FS, FMP. This odd, as 8 baptism records of her 9 children do exist on SP.

1818. John Geddes Brown born Elgin 9/7/1818 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1820. Elizabeth Brown born Elgin 12/4/1820 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1823. Helen Geddes Brown born Elgin 15/11/1823 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1825. Georgina Gilzea Brown born Elgin 10/5/1825 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1826. William Brown born Elgin 10/11/1826 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1829. Alexander Brown born Elgin 12/1/1829 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1830. Isabella Jane Brown born Elgin 4/4/1830 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes -FS . No SP record for Isabella Jane Brown

1832. Catherine Ogilv Brown born Elgin 2/8/1832 to Alexander Brown & Catherine Geddes - SP not purchased

1840 James Geddes Brown was born Elgin to Alexander & Catherine on 29/9/1840 and was baptised on 3/11/1840

1841C. Catherine Brown, 40, is living North Street, Elgin , Moray

Alexander Brown Male 45 1796 writer Morayshire, Scotland
Catherine Brown Female 40 1801 Morayshire, Scotland
John G Brown Male 20 1821 writer Morayshire, Scotland
Georgina Brown Female 15 1826 Morayshire, Scotland
William T Brown Male 13 1828 Morayshire, Scotland
Alexander Brown Male 11 1830 Morayshire, Scotland
Isabella Jane Brown Female 9 1832 Morayshire, Scotland
Catherine O Brown Female 7 1834 Morayshire, Scotland

Also- on Ancestry transcription, James G Brown, 8mths

1851C. Catherine Brown, 51, is living 13 North Street, Elgin , Moray

Alexander Brown Head Married Male 58 1793 Procurator Elginshire Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Catherine Brown Wife Married Female 51 1800 - Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland
Helen Brown Daughter Unmarried Female 26 1825 - Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
James Brown Son - Male 10 1841 Scholar Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland
Margaret Brander Servant Unmarried Female 30 1821 House Servant St Andrews, Morayshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Roy Servant Unmarried Female 23 1828 House Servant Banffshire, Scotland
Margaret White Servant Unmarried Female 19 1832 House Servant Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

1853. Her husband, Alexander Brown, dies Elgin

Map of Scotland

1857. Catherine Brown, 58, dies 22/11/1857 at 13 North Street, Elgin -SP, not purchased, as I know her parents. Exact date from FS Find a Grave. Burial at Bellie Fochabers, Moray alongside her parents. Gravestone on her father's page. . Death notice as Mrs Catherine Geddes, relict of the late Alexander Brown, procurator fiscal, in FMP Newspapers

To the memory of JOHN GEDDES, Tacksman of Mains of Ortus and Orbiston who d 23 Dec 1817 aged 64 yrs; his wife
HELEN TOD, who died at Orbliston 16 Jan 1837 aged 66 years; and of their children:
HELEN who d at Orbliston 13 Jan 1818 aged 25;
JEAN INNES, who died in Elgin 10 Jun 1826 aged 30, both of whose remains are interred here;
THOMAS their eldest son who d in London on 21 Jul 1836 aged 42 years and lies interred in St John’s Wood Churchyard;
CATHERINE, wife of Alexander Brown, Esq who died in Elgin 22 Nov 1857 aged 58 yrs

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