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Catherine Smith 1806 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9th August 1806

Birth Location: Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jan 1884

Death Location: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Father: John Smith

Mother: Janet Clunes

Spouse(s): Thomas McPhail

Children(s): Alexander McPhail, John McPhail, Margaret McPhail, Janet McPhail, Ann McPhail, Janet McPhail, James McPhail, Robina McPhail

According to available records, Catherine Smith was born in 1806 in Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland, the child of John Smith and Janet Clunes. Following those early years, Catherine Smith married Thomas William Nicholson McPhail, and their family grew to include Alexander McPhail, John McPhail, Margaret McPhail, Janet McPhail, Ann McPhail, Janet (Jessie) McPhail, James McPhail and Robina McPhail. In the later years of life, Catherine Smith died in 1884 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

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Parents

John Smith
1780 – 1861
Birth Location: Ryford, Morayshire, Scotland
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Janet Clunes
1779 – 1861
Birth Location: Dyke, Morayshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas McPhail
1809 – 1873
Birth Location: Forrres, Moray, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander McPhail
1832 – 1901
Birth Location: Forres, Moray, Scotland
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John McPhail
1835 – 1920
Birth Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
JM
Margaret McPhail
1837 – 1913
Birth Location: Forres, Morayshire, Scotland
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Janet McPhail
1840 – 1841
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Ann McPhail
1842 – 1924
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
AM
Janet McPhail
1845 – 1926
Birth Location: Kinloss, Moray, Scotland
JM
James McPhail
1849 – 1930
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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Robina McPhail
1849 – 1932
Birth Location: Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
RM

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 9th August 1806
    Event Place: Courage, Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jan 1884
    Event Place: Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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