Catherine (Fortune) Black (1868 - 1958)

Born 23 Mar 1868 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Died 23 Mar 1958 at age 90 in Prestonkirk, East Lothian,, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Catherine FORTUNE was born on 23 March 1868 in Ferny Castle, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, daughter of Thomas FORTUNE and Margaret (BROWN) FORTUNE.^[1][2]

She married John BLACK on 5 June 1903 in Grantshouse, Berwickshire, Scotland. She was a domestic servant living in Ayton, Berwickshire.^[3]

She appeared in the following census years -

• 1871 at Peelswalls Thire House, Ayton, Berwickshire, Scotland.^[4]
• 1881 at 1 Cockburn East Field Cottage, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland.^[5]
• 1891 at Lamberton, Mordington, Berwickshire, Scotland where she was an out door worker.^[6]

She died on 23 March 1958 at Beanston, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland, age 90 years.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Statutory Register of Births," database
   National Records of Scotland
   (ScotlandsPeople Search : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune birth registered 1868 in Coldingham.
   citing Ref 732/ 34.
2. ↑ Birth: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database
   (FamilySearch Record: XYRS-FZQ : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune born on 23 Mar 1868, daughter of Thomas Fortune & Margaret Brown, in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages," database
   National Records of Scotland
   (ScotlandsPeople Search : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune marriage to John Black registered 1903 in Grantshouse.
   citing Ref 732/2 2.
4. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths," database
   National Records of Scotland
   (ScotlandsPeople Search : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune death registered 1958 in Prestonkirk (age 90).
   citing Ref 717/ 7.
5. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census," database
   (Ancestry Record 1119 #3753882 : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune (13) daughter, Scholar, in household of Thomas Fortune (42) in Cockburn East Field Cottage No. 1 in Dunse registration district. Born in Coldingham, Berwickshire.
   citing Parish Dunse, ED 5, Page 11, Line 18, Roll cssct1881_308, Registration Number 735, Household schedule number 41.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Thomas Fortune	Head		M	42	Agricultural Labourer	Haddington, Haddingtonshire
   Margaret Fortune	Wife		F	39		Ayton, Berwickshire
   Mary Fortune	Daughter		F	17	Agricultural Labourer	Longformacus, Berwickshire
   Cornelius Fortune	Son		M	15	Agricultural Labourer	Coldingham, Berwickshire
   Catherine Fortune	Daughter		F	13	Scholar	Coldingham, Berwickshire
   Robert B Fortune	Son		M	11	Scholar	Ayton, Berwickshire
   Thomas Fortune	Son		M	7	Scholar	Ayton, Berwickshire
   James Fortune	Son		M	4		Dunse, Berwickshire
   Charles Fortune	Son		M	1		Dunse, Berwickshire

6. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census," database
   (Ancestry Record 1108 #2825571 : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune (22) daur (daughter), Out Door Worker, in household of Thomas Fortune (57) in Lamberton in Mordington registration district. Born in Coldingham, Berwickshire.
   citing Parish Mordington, ED 1, Page 7, Line 8, Roll CSSCT1891_378, Registration Number 752, Household schedule number 27, Roll CSSCT1891_378.

   Name	Relation	Status	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Thomas Fortune	Head		M	57	Ag Lab	Shire, Haddington
   Margaret Fortune	Wife		F	54		Coldingham, Berwickshire
   Catherine Fortune	Daur (daughter)		F	22	Out Door Worker	Coldingham, Berwickshire
   Robert B Fortune	Son		M	20	Ag Lab	Ayton, Berwickshire
   Thomas Fortune	Son		M	17	Ag Lab	Ayton, Berwickshire
   James Fortune	Son		M	14	Engaged in Farm Works	Duns, Berwickshire
   Charles Fortune	Son		M	11	Scholar	Duns, Berwickshire
   Isabella Fortune	Daur (daughter)		F	9	Scholar	Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire
   Maggie Fortune	Daur (daughter)		F	6	Scholar	Mordington, Berwickshire
   Alexander S B Fortune	Son		M	3		Mordington, Berwickshire
   Mary G Brown	Niece		F	3		England

7. ↑ Death Registration: "Statutory Register of Deaths," database
   National Records of Scotland
   (ScotlandsPeople Search : accessed 11 November 2022)
   Catherine Fortune death registered 1958 in Prestonkirk (age 90).
   citing Ref 717/ 7.

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