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Hello Mardee, I am new to family research and have just discovered these message boards,
hence this very out of date reply. It does seem however that your relative Mary Cathcart
b1795 or 6 is also in my family tree although distantly. Her father was William Cathcart
who was the 1st Earl Cathcart.. She had a brother William b 1782, who I assume inherited
the Earldom but I'm not sure of this. She was the 8th child of 10. Her eldest sister
was Jane who died as an infant in 1780. However, William (1st Earl) had a sister called
Jane b1754 she married John Murray who probably would have been Scottish aristocracy. All
your information seems to fit what I have on the Cathcarts. This branch of the
Cathcart's come from Clackmananshire in Scotland. I am decended from Archibald
Cathcart, William, 1st Earl's brother, hope this is of help to you.