Individual Details

Catherine "Katie" SPENCE

(5 May 1881 - 9 Sep 1963)

Events

Birth5 May 1881Abdie, Fife
Residence1891with her parents - Hill Farm Cottage House, Errol, Perthshire
Residence1901with her parents - 40, Watson Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Marriage4 Feb 1905the Register Office, Tynemouth, Northumberland - Hugh DONAGHY
Residence4 Feb 190544, Victoria Street, Low Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Residence (family)19112, Western Glower, Low Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland - Hugh DONAGHY
Residence (family)From 1912 to 191413, Western Glower, Low Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland - Hugh DONAGHY
Residence10 Sep 191413, Western Glower, Low Walker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Residence (family)31 May 191922, Wardlaw Place, St George Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian - Hugh DONAGHY
Divorce2 May 1920Hugh DONAGHY
Marriage2 Sep 1920the Register Office, 14, Frederick Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian - Claude Herbert CAMPBELL
Residence2 Sep 192022, Wardlaw Place, St George Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Residence (family)196048, Findlay Street, Rosyth, Dunfermline, Fife - Claude Herbert CAMPBELL
Death9 Sep 1963myocardial degeneration arteriosclerosis - 48, Findlay Street, Rosyth, Dunfermline, Fife

Families

SpouseHugh DONAGHY (1870 - 1954)
ChildGeorge Wallace DONAGHY RAF (1902 - 1983)
ChildJohn DONAGHY (1905 - 1984)
ChildJessie DONAGHY (1908 - 1949)
ChildFl Lt Joseph DONAGHY RAF (1912 - 1977)
SpouseClaude Herbert CAMPBELL (1884 - 1965)
FatherGeorge SPENCE (1855 - 1908)
MotherJessie SPRUNT (1854 - )
SiblingJessie Ann SPENCE (1877 - )
SiblingIsabella SPENCE (1879 - )
SiblingGeorge SPENCE (1885 - )
SiblingJohn SPENCE (1887 - )

Notes

Birth

1911 Census records Catherine's birthplace as Park Hill, Leven, Fife.

Marriage

They were married by certificate by the registrar Philip M Dodds. The witnesses were Isabel and Alfred Thornborrow. Hugh states on the marriage certificate that he was 30 years old, he was in fact 34.

Residence

This from husband Hugh's military records.

Divorce

The case was heard by Lord Sands of the Outer House. Hugh was serving in the army at the time. Catherine and Claud were co-defendants. This from The Scotsman, published on Monday the 24th of May 1920.

Marriage

They were married by warrant of the Sherriff Substitute of Lothian and Peebles. The witnesses were Annie Mason, shopkeeper and William Mackay, ships fitter.

Death

The informant was her son George W Donaghy of 68, Gorgie Road, Edinburgh 11.