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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Aug 2025 01:25

Are you sure Catherine 1841 is a daughter of David and Catherine??

What is the "family book" in which Catherine 1841 is mentioned?
When does it date from, if hand-written?

There's no daughter named Catherine with David and Catherine senior in 1851:

David Wallace
in the 1851 Scotland Census
Name David Wallace
Age 60
Estimated Birth Year abt 1791
Relationship Head
Spouse
Catherine Wallace
Gender Male
Where born Denino, fifeshire
Parish Number 417
Civil parish Crail
County Fife
Address Marketgate
Occupation Gardener
ED 2
Page 8
Household schedule number 33
Line 1
Roll CSSCT1851_86
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
David Wallace 60 Head
Catherine Wallace 51 Wife
Jessie Wallace 25 Daughter
Mary Wallace 17 Daughter
Isabella Wallace 14 Daughter
Davidina Wallace 7 Grandaughter (Granddaughter)


There's no Catherine with them in 1841, 1861, or 1871, either.


Janet/Jessie's baptism - not 1833:

WALLACE
JANET
DAVID WALLACE/KATHARINE HAY
F
24/07/1824
438
30 / 14
Kilrenny


And a previous child of the same name:

WALLACE
JANET
DAVID WALLACE/KATHARINE HAY
F
27/09/1822
438
30 / 10
Kilrenny

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Aug 2025 01:13

The Dickson marriage - NOTE surname Wallace, not Thomson:

DICKSON, GEORGE
WALLACE, CATHERINE THOMS. . .
1880
417 / 1
Crail

Catherine T Dickson
in the 1881 Scotland Census
Name Catherine T Dickson
Age 19
Estimated Birth Year abt 1862
Relationship Wife
Spouse's Name George Dickson
Gender Female
Where born Edinburgh, Midloth
Registration Number 402
Registration District Anstruther Easter
Civil parish Anstruther Easter
Town Anstruther Easter
County Fife
Address Rodger Street
ED 2
Household schedule number 48
Line 20
Roll cssct1881_113
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
George Dickson 32 Head
Catherine T Dickson 19 Wife
Archibald Dickson 10 Mo Son


Birth of that Catherine:

WALLACE
CATHERINE THOMS
F
1861
685 / 1 / 1200
St George [Edinburgh ]


Catherine Thomson Wallace
in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name Catherine Thomson Wallace
Gender Female
Birth Date 23 Nov 1861
Birth Place Edinburgh Parish,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Mother
Catherine Wallace



Birth of son Archibald:

DICKSON
ARCHIBALD
mmn WALLACE
M
1880
417 / 33
Crail

They also had a daughter, Catherine, born 3/10/1881 in Anstruther.

I haven't researched the Dicksons further, as you presumably know all about them.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Aug 2025 00:45

I don't see baptisms of "Janet Jessie b 1833 and Catherine b 1841."


??? (probably not the same family - different area of Fife)

WALLACE
-----
DAVID WALLACE/
U
19/01/1841
447
70 / 243
Markinch

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 23 Aug 2025 00:41

Marriage:

WALLACE
DAVID
CATHARINE HAY/FR464 (FR464)
15/01/1814
425
20 / 100
Dunino


"Dunino is a village and parish in the East Neuk of Fife. It is 10 km from the nearest town, St Andrews, and 8 km from the fishing village of Anstruther. It is a small village with no local shops or services. It had one primary school which was closed down in 2014. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunino


Children:

WALLACE
ISOBEL
DAVID WALLACE/CATHARINE HAY
F
10/05/1835
417
60 / 110
Crail

WALLACE
MARY
DAVID WALLACE/CATHARINE KEY
F
31/12/1832
417
60 / 93
Crail




WALLACE
ELISABETH
DAVID WALLACE/CATHARINE HAY FR465 (FR465)
F
23/07/1815
425
20 / 101
Dunino

WALLACE
JANET
DAVID WALLACE/KATHARINE HAY
F
24/07/1824
438
30 / 14
Kilrenny

WALLACE
JAMES
DAVID WALLACE/KATHARINE HAY FR529 (FR529)
M
16/11/1819
438
30 / 5
Kilrenny

WALLACE
JANET
DAVID WALLACE/KATHARINE HAY
F
27/09/1822
438
30 / 10
Kilrenny

Yvonne

Yvonne Report 23 Aug 2025 00:12

I have David Wallace married to Catherine Hay in 1814 in Crail, Fife, Scotland. In a family book David and Catherine had daughters Janet Jessie b 1833 and Catherine b 1841. A daughter to Catherine (1841) is Catherine Thomson who went on to marry George Dickson (this is correct). There seems to be19 years between the marriage of David and Catherine Hay and their first born so this doesn't seem right to me.
I've checked Scotland's People, FamilySearch, Ancestry and FindMyPast and can't find anything.
Any suggestions where else I might try.