Kathrin Morgan

(say 1730 - after August 1765)
Relationship6th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     Kathrin Morgan was estimated to have been born say 1730 probably in the ?Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT, (not found 1725-1733, Watten, but only skim read).1,2
     Kathrin Morgan married Donald Gray, son of John Gray and Margaret Fowler, on 27 Dec 1750 in the Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT, Entry for 4th (or 5th, not terribly legible) Dec 1750 reads: "Matrimonially contracted Donald Gray in South Dun and Kathrine Morgan there accomplished 27 Dec 1750" (the IGI shows date as 20th, but it definitely reads 27th).3,4
     Kathrin Morgan was estimated to have died aft. Aug 1765 ?Watten, Caithness.

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     In Dec 1750 Kathrin Morgan was living South Dun(n), Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT.4 In Jul 1751 Kathrin Morgan and Donald Gray were living Houstry, Watten, CAI, SCT.5 By May 1754 Kathrin Morgan and Donald Gray were living North Dun(n), Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT.6 In Jul 1760 Kathrin Morgan and Donald Gray were living Laid of Dun, Watten, CAI, SCT.7 Fr Feb 1763 - Aug 1765 Kathrin Morgan and Donald Gray were living at North Dun(n), Watten, Caithness.8,9

All the other info

     Kathrin Morgan and James Morgan North Dun(n), Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT, in 1733 were possibly related, as James is of an age, and place, to be a sibling.10
     Kathrin Morgan and Isobel Morgan at North Dun(n), Watten, Caithness, in 1755 were possibly related ? siblings? as they were the only Morgan contemporaries on the IGI for Watten, and North and South Dun are not far apart.11
     Click here to see Kathrin's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.12

Family

Donald Gray (cir. 1727 - aft. 1765)
Marriage*
     Kathrin Morgan married Donald Gray, son of John Gray and Margaret Fowler, on 27 Dec 1750 in the Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT, Entry for 4th (or 5th, not terribly legible) Dec 1750 reads: "Matrimonially contracted Donald Gray in South Dun and Kathrine Morgan there accomplished 27 Dec 1750" (the IGI shows date as 20th, but it definitely reads 27th).3,4 
Children
ChartsPaternal ancestors of Lorna
Paternal timeline
GRAY
Last Edited11 Aug 2015

Citations

  1. GRAY, International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  2. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, MORGAN Baptisms, 1725 - 1733, skimmed Nov 2003.
  3. GRAY, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Mar. 1750 Donald GRAY and Kathrin MORGAN, batch M110422 (Watten), extracted 1993.
  4. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Mar 1750 Donald GRAY & Kathrine MORGAN, extracted Nov 2003.
  5. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1751 John GRAY, extracted Nov 2003.
  6. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1754 Donald GRAY, extracted Nov 2003.
  7. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1760 William GRAY, extracted Nov 2003.
  8. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1763 Margaret GRAY, extracted Nov 2003.
  9. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1765 John GRAY, extracted Nov 2003.
  10. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1733 Margaret MORGAN, extracted Nov 2003.
  11. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Mar 1755 Isobel MORGAN and Donald JOHNSTON, extracted Nov 2003.
  12. WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct-11.
  13. GRAY, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap 1751 John GRAY or MORGAN, Batch C110422-?-990557, searched Nov 2002.
  14. GRAY, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap. 1754 Donald to Donald GRAY and Kathrin MORGAN, batch C110422 (Watten), extracted 1993.
  15. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap. John GRAY 1756, extracted Nov 2003.
  16. GRAY, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap. 1758 Alexander, to Donald GRAY and Katharine MORGAN, batch C110422 (Watten), extracted 1993.
  17. Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1760 William GRAY, extracted Nov 2003 (identification of this as the baptism of the William who married Margaret Sutherland is based on birth date, and naming pattern only).

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