Margaret Calder (1799 - 1877)

Born 23 Jun 1799 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Died 26 Jul 1877 at age 78 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

Margaret Calder, daughter of John Calder and Isabella Bain was born in the hamlet of Kirk in Bower parish, Caithness on 23 June 1799.^[1]

The next time Margaret appears in the records is in 1851 when she appears in the census, living with her mother and brother Alexander in Kirk, Bower where she is described as a common servant.^[2]

Margaret continued living with her brother at Kirk for the next ten years, but by 1871 they had moved to Castletown Road in Bower.^[3][4]

Margaret died on 26 July 1877 at Scalesburn in the parish of Wick, aged 78. Her death certificate gives the cause of death as "fracture of neck of thigh bone 6 years; chronic bronchitis & debility 10 months.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ OPR Baptisms; CALDER, MARGARET; JOHN CALDER/ISOBEL BAIN FR 192 (FR192); F; 23/06/1799; 034/ 10 306; Bower; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
2. ↑ 1851 census; CALDER, ALEXANDER; 1851; M; 54; 034/ 6/ 7; Bower; Caithness; image from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk. NOTE Margaret does not appear in the index at scotlandspeople, she can only be found by searching for her brother then viewing the resultant image
3. ↑ Census 1861 Bower, Caithness 1861 034/ 5/ 3
4. ↑ Census 1871 Bower, Caithness 1871 034/ 5/ 7
5. ↑ 1877 death certificate for Margaret Calder, Wick, Caithness; Rd 43, No 130 of 1877; Image downloaded from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk