Catherine Louisa Henderson Fraser ^{1434,2204,2332,2333,2334,2335,2336}

  General Notes:

LAING, CATHERINE FRASER, death registration # 1940-09581083 BC Archives film # B13170

died Dec 10, 1940, age 75 yrs, 11 mo. 14 days, Winfield B.C.
buried Dec 12, 1940, Kelowna Cemetery
born Dec 26, 1864, Glasgow, Scotland
name of father ANDREW FRASER, b. Scotland
name of mother : not known, b. Scotland
informant was JOHN LAING, son.
cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, physician Dr. W. Knox
residence in municipality and in Canada= 18 years.

(note by jca. Catherine Fraser believed to have been born in 1863, not 1864)
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Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v4.01 British Isles

Catherine Louisa Henderson FRASER Sex: F

Event(s):
Birth: 28 Dec 1863
High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Parents:
Father: Andrew FRASER
Mother: Mary PATERSON

Batch C119181 1855-1874 film # 6035516 REGISTER
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  Noted events in her life were:

• Residence, 1 Jun 1894, #90, Finlay Drive, Dennistown, Glasgow.

Catherine married Robert William Laing, son of John Laing and Robina Baillie, on 1 Jun 1894 in Springburn Church, Glasgow, Scotland ^2200,2201.^,2209 (Robert William Laing was born on 7 Jul 1863 in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland,^{1434,1675,2206,2338} died on 23 Mar 1941 in Kelowna, B.C. ²²⁰⁷ and was buried on 25 Mar 1941 in Kelowna Cemetery.)

  Marriage Notes:

Marriage Certificate, Robert Laing and Catherine Louisa Henderson Fraser,

Robert Laing , Bachelor Miner, Logantia by West Calder, Scotland, marriage to Catherine Louisa Henderson Fraser, spinster, No. 90 Finlay Drive, Dennistown, married 1 June 1894 in the Parish Church of Springburn. (note Springburn Church is in Glasgow, Scotland. jca).
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The Blackburn Boat People Print this page.

Extract from the West Lothian Courier Friday January 16th 1987

Its 60 years since the boat people of Blackburn emigrated to British Columbia, Canada. Most were related through blood or marriage to two of Blackburn's main families, the Ried's and the Andersons. Every year at Pitt Meadows, Vancouver there is a wonderful get together, called the "Ried - Anderson Picnic" when the occasion is recalled.

Many travel hundreds of miles to attend, with their new descendants to be with old friends. Some of course are no longer alive and are ver much missed.

The now intermingled Canadian/Scott's recall memories, while older ones explain to the younger all about the clans of Scotland. The "wean", the baby held in Jessie Ried's arms on the left of the picture lifts his accordion and his younger brother Harry joins in with "The Rowan Tree". "John Anderson My Jo" "Loch Lomond" and all Scotland's old traditional songs. The party always ends with everyone making plans for the next year's.
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