Catherine was born about 1832 in Scotland. The 1841 Scotland Census is the earliest source found thus far. Catherine is living with her maternal grandparents James Mitchell and Elizabeth (Reid) Mitchell at Hillfold, Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Her age is recorded as 10, and her birthplace as Aberdeenshire. [1] However, in the 1851 Scotland Census, Catherine is recorded as age 18 and her birthplace as Edinburgh. [2] Most later citations support Edinburgh as Catherine's birthplace. (This is also where her parents married in May 1831. [3] )
Sources
↑ Scotland Census 1841 (National Library of Scotland), Scotland's People, Mitchel (James, Elizabeth) and Welsh (Catherine) Census 1841 Kemnay; cited in "1841 Mitchel, James (Census 207/2/3) Page 1 of 2 [header] and page 3 of 15.
↑ Scotland Census 1851 with image (National Records of Scotland), Scotland's People, McLean (James and wife Catherine) Scotland Census 1851 Aberdeen; cited in "1851 McLean, James (Census 168/A 23/ 21) Page 21 of 43". General Register Office for Scotland.
↑ Scotland Old Parish Records, Banns and Marriages (National Library of Scotland), Scotland's People, Welsh (Walter and Catherine Mitchell) Marriage 1831 Edinburgh; cited in National Records of Scotland: "17/05/1831 Welch, Walter [O.P.R. Marriages 685/02 0420 0213 ST Cuthbert's] Welch, Mitchell".
McLean (James) and Welsh (Catherine) Marriage 22/08/1850, National Records of Scotland (Old Parish Registers Marriages 168/B 145 Old Machar). Page145 of 444.
McLean (James, wife Catherine Welsh, children) Scotland Census 1871. .Parish: St Andrew; ED: 29; Page: 11; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_53.
McLean (James and Catherine Welsh, children) Scotland Census 1881 Parish: Monifieth; ED: 11; Page: 22; Lines: 3-7; Roll: cssct1881_95.
McLean (Catherine Welsh in home of son Walter and family) Scotland Census 1901. Parish: Dundee; ED: 43; Page: 42; Line: 13; Roll: CSSCT1901_102.
McLean (Catherine Welsh) US Census 1910. Manhattan Ward 22, New York, New York; Roll: T624_1048; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 1378; FHL microfilm: 1375061.
"New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:271P-73J : 10 February 2018), Catherine Mclean, 25 Nov 1910; citing Death, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,262.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Catherine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Catherine: