Catherine McRae 1857-1941

Catherine McRae

Daughter of Alexander McRae and Ann Jane Connolly

Wife of  Thomas McCord
Wife of William James Nelson

Mother of
Henry Alexander McCord 1879-1936
Thomas Russell McCord 1882-1957
James Cameron Rause McCord 1885-1912

Willam Stewart Glassford Nelson 1895-1896
Isabella Rubina Nelson  1897-
John James Nelson 1899 -

Sister of
John McRae 1860
Isabella McRae 1862
Mary McRae 1864
Thomas McRae 1867
James McRae 1868
Ann Jane McRae 1870
Donald Reuben McRae born 7 April 1872 Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario
Ruth Evangeline McRae born 9 Jan 1874 Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario
Robert Farquhan McRae born 20 June 1877 Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

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  1857  Born 19th  November  (source: birthdate taken from 1901 census, year is given as 1859 but she was 2 yrs older then her brother born in 1859 and her headstone staes she was born in 1857)
I have not been able to locate a birth register for Catherine


1861 Jan 14 Census
Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1871 April 2 Census
Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1878 Marriage  28th November to Thomas McCord

1879  Sept 23rd Birth of son Henry Alexander McCord -  Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1881 April 4  Census

Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

Cathherine is living with her husband Thomas a farmer along with her son Henry age 1. They belong to the  Church of England

1882 Sept 24th Birth of son Thomas Russel McCord - Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1885  Oct 27th Birth of son James Cameron Rause McCord - Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1887 May 17th  Death of Husband
Upon the death of her husband Catherine was left with three small children, so it is believed she went to live with her parents for the next nine years.

1891 March 31 Census
Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

Catherine is found living on a farm in Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, wtih her parents Alexander and Ann Jane McRae

Catherine is age 33, a widow with children Alexander age 11, Thomas age 8 and Cameron age 5

Her religion is listed as Presbyterian

1895 February 15th
Marriage to William James Nelson
North Gower, Carleton Co, Ontario

1895 Sept 5 Birth of son William Stewart Glassford Nelson - Goulbourn Twp, carleton Co, Ontario

1896 July 25 Death of son William Stewart Glassford Nelson - Gloulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1897 Aug 10 Birth of daughter Isabella Rubina Nelson - Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1899 Mar 16 Birth of son John James Danby Nelson - Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

1901 March 31 Census

Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

Catherine is living with her husband William a farmer, sons Alex and Cameron McCord and John D Nelson as well as her daughter Ruby Nelson. William is listed as Church of England while Catherine and the children are Presbyterian

1911 June 1 Census

Goulbourn Twp, Carleton Co, Ontario

In the 1911 census Catherine is called Katie age 52 she is listed with her husband William a farmer, daughter Ruby age 14 and son Danby age 12. They are listed as Irish and their religion is Presbyterian

Catherine died in 1941 and is buried in St Paul's United / Old Methodist Cemetery, Carleton County, Ontario

On the headstone the birth date is 1857 but on the 1901 census she is listed as being born

19 November 1859