Catherine Ann MacDonald (1882 - 1911)

Born 3 Jun 1882 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of Ewen MacDonald — married 22 Aug 1901 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1911 at age 29 in North Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Catherine Ann "Kate Ann" MacDonald, daughter of Malcolm MacDonald and Kirsty MacDonald, was born at 9 a.m. on June 3, 1882 in Cnoc a' Lin (Knockline), North Uist, Scotland.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]} Her father was a crofter and they lived at Croft #9 Cnoc a' Lin.^[2][7]

Kate Ann was the 11th of 12 children in her family:

• Catherine (1865)
• Ann (1866)
• Nancy (1868)
• Lachlan (1869)
• Angus (1871)
• Donald Archie (1873) ^[2]
• Jemima (1875)
• Joan (1877)
• Angus (1878)
• Catherine (1880) ^[2]
• Catherine Ann "Kate Ann" (1882) ^[2]
• Flora (1886) ^[2]

As of the 1901 Census, Kate Ann was 18 and living with her father and some of her siblings in a house with 3 rooms with windows in Cnoc a' Lin.^[2] Her father only spoke Gaelic, while she and her siblings could speak both Gaelic and English.^[2]

Kate Ann married Ewen MacDonald, son of Allan MacDonald and Marion MacDonald, on August 22, 1901 at Paible United Free Church in North Uist.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} Ewen was 37 years old and a joiner and crofter at Croft #1a Cnoc a' Lin.^[3] Kate Ann was 19 years old.^[3] Their marriage was witnessed by Angus A. MacDonald and Marion McDonald and was solemnized by John MacLeod, United Free Church Minister.^[3]

Kate Ann and Ewen had several children:

• Kirsty "Chrissy" (abt.1902) ^[4][7][13]
• Marion "Morag"(1906) ^[4][7][9]
• Kate Ann (1907) ^[4][7][10]
• Mary Ann (1909) ^[7][11][14]
• Mary Ann (1911) ^[7][12][15]

In 1910, Kate Ann and other family members became ill with Tuberculosis.^[5][14] Her 8 month old daughter, Mary Ann, died at home after suffering from Tuberculosis Meningitis for 14 days.^[14] In 1911, Kate Ann and Ewen named their next daughter Mary Ann as well, however she died at just 5 months old of Tuberculosis.^[15]

Just 1 month and 1 day following the death of her infant daughter, Kate Ann succumbed to pulmonary tuberculosis.^[5] She died at the age of 29 at 3 a.m. on November 12, 1911 at her home in Hastin, Cnoc a' Lin, North Uist.^[5] Her death record noted that she had suffered from tuberculosis for one year.^[5]

Census Summaries

1901 Census^[2]

• Census date: night of 31 March/1 April 1901
• Registration District: North Uist
• Civil Parish: North Uist
• County: Inverness
• Address: Knockline
• Household Members:
  • Malcolm McDonald, 71, Male, Head, Crofter (Employer), Gaelic only, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Donald A. McDonald, 27, Male, Son, Crofter's Son (Worker), Gaelic & English, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Catherine McDonald, 20, Female, Daughter, Crofter's Daughter (Worker), Gaelic & English, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Kate Ann McDonald, 18, Female, Daughter, Crofter's Daughter (Worker), Gaelic & English, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Flora McDonald, 14, Female, Daughter, Scholar, Gaelic & English, b. N Uist, Invernessshire

1911 Census^[4]

• Census date: night of 2/3 April 1911
• Registration District: North Uist
• Civil Parish: North Uist
• County: Inverness
• Address: Knockline
• Household Members:
  • Ewen Macdonald, 47, Male, Head, Married, Gaelic & English, Joiner (Own Account, At Home), b. North Uist, Invernessshire
  • Kate Ann Macdonald, 28, Female, Wife, Married, Gaelic & English, b. North Uist, Invernessshire
  • Christina Macdonald, 8, Female, Daughter, Gaelic only, School, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Marion Macdonald, 5, Female, Daughter, Gaelic only, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Kate Ann Macdonald, 3, Female, Daughter, Gaelic only, b. N Uist, Invernessshire
  • Marion Macdonald, 75, Female, Mother, Widow, Gaelic only, Old Age Pensioner, b. North Uist, Invernessshire
  • Mary Macdonald, 38, Female, Sister, Single, Gaelic only, Spinner (Own Account, At Home), b. North Uist, Invernessshire

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Register. National Records of Scotland. 1882 MACDONALD, CATHERINE ANN (Statutory registers Births 113/ 63), North Uist, Inverness. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : 10 November 2021).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} 1901 Census. National Records of Scotland. 1901 MCDONALD, KATE ANN (Census 113/ 6/ 7) Page 7 of 12, North Uist, Inverness. JPG copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 4 December 2022).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Marriage Register. National Records of Scotland. 1901 MACDONALD, KATE ANN (Statutory registers Marriages 113/ 9), North Uist, Inverness. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 10 November 2021).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} 1911 Census. National Records of Scotland. 1911 MACDONALD, KATE ANN (Census 113/ 6/ 1) Page 1 of 10, North Uist, Inverness. JPG copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 4 December 2022).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Death Register. National Records of Scotland. 1911 MACDONALD, KATE ANN (Statutory registers Deaths 113/ 47), North Uist, Inverness. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 11 November 2021).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140564698/kate-ann-macdonald : accessed 10 November 2021), memorial page for Kate Ann MacDonald (1882–12 Nov 1911), Find A Grave: Memorial #140564698, citing Kilmuir, Isle of North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland; Maintained by Lynne Hoy (contributor 48488357).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7} Lawson, Bill. Croft History, Isle of North Uist, Volume 6. Northton, Isle of Harris, Scotland: Bill Lawson Publications, 2019. Pages 15 & 30.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Family tree & history handed down to Anne Svihra. Ref: D.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Birth Register. National Records of Scotland. 1906 MACDONALD, MARION (Statutory registers Births 113/ 6), North Uist, Inverness. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 10 November 2021).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Birth Register. National Records of Scotland. 1907 MACDONALD, KATE ANN (Statutory registers Births 113/ 73), North Uist, Inverness. JPG copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 3 December 2022).
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Birth Register. National Records of Scotland. 1909 MACDONALD, MARY ANN (Statutory registers Births 113/ 56), North Uist, Inverness. JPG copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 3 December 2022).
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Birth Register. National Records of Scotland. 1911 MACDONALD, MARY ANN (Statutory registers Births 113/ 29), North Uist, Inverness. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 10 November 2021).
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127991691/christina-fraser: accessed 03 December 2022), memorial page for Christina MacDonald Fraser (1902–1993), Find A Grave: Memorial #127991691, citing Nunton Cemetery, Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland; Maintained by Jan Fisher (contributor 47866276).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Death Register. National Records of Scotland. 1910 MACDONALD, MARY ANN (Statutory registers Deaths 113/ 24), North Uist, Inverness. JPG copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 3 December 2022).
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} Death Register. National Records of Scotland. 1911 MACDONALD, MARY ANN (Statutory registers Deaths 113/ 37), North Uist, Inverness. PDF copy in the possession of Anne Svihra. Retrieved from ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ : downloaded 10 November 2021).