On 13 May 1909 Catherine had a son she named Robert Richmond. Thomas Richmond, his father, was present when his birth was registered at the parish registrar's office.
On 16 July 1909 Catherine married Thomas Richmond at Laighstone Hall in Hamilton. She was 21 years old, worked as a domestic servant and lived with her family at One Dykehead Rows. Four years after her marriage her brother, John, married Thomas' sister, Agnes.
Four months Thomas and Catherine married, he immigrated to Canada.
Catherine and her infant son boarded the Donaldson Line's S/S Cassandra in Glasgow on 13 August 1910. They arrived in Montreal on 22 August and took a train to Nanaimo, British Columbia, joining Catherine's husband.
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| Nanaimo and Vancouver Island; map courtesy of Google Maps |
When the 1911 Canadian census was taken, the Richmond family lived in Nanaimo. Little Robert was two years old. In 1919 the family traveled back to Montreal and boarded the S/S Cassandra on 4 September. They were returning to Auchentibber, Scotland, to visit family. Thomas and Catherine traveled with their four children. The youngest three had been born in Canada.
Thomas returned to Canada in March 1920, but Catherine stayed longer. She and the children boarded the S/S Saturnia in Glasgow on 27 May 1920 and arrived at the port of Quebec on 5 June. They took the train to back home to Nanaimo. Thomas' brother, William Richmond, and Catherine's father, Robert, traveled with them.
In 1921 the Richmond family lived at 480 Irvine Street in Nanaimo and their son, Roxburgh, had been born the previous year. Catherine's father, Robert, was living with them.
Catherine and her daughter, Margaret, returned to Scotland on 10 June 1928 aboard the S/S Melita, which sailed from Montreal. They traveled with Thomas' brother, John and his wife Jessie. John had immigrated to Canada in 1923. Catherine's older brother, Robert's, wife had died in 1925. He immigrated to Canada in August 1928 and Catherine stayed with his children until they all went to Canada aboard S/S Montcalm. They arrived at the port of Quebec on 21 September 1928.
Catherine lived in Nanaimo the remainder of her life. She lost her husband, Thomas, in 1950.
She died on 9 February 1962 of mesenteric thrombosis and allure-sclerosis at Nanaimo Hospital. Her home address at the time of her death was 567 Townsite Road. She was buried on 13 February 1962 at the Nanaimo City Cemetery in Nanaimo.
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1891 Scotland Census, Parish: Hamilton; ED: 18; Page: 4; Line: 1; Roll: CSSCT1891_310
1901 Scotland Census, Parish: Blantyre; ED: 1; Page: 10; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1901_245
1911 Canada Census, Census Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page: 2; Family No: 23
1921 Canada Census, Census Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo, British Columbia; Page: 22; Family No: 140
Canada, British Columbia Death Certificate, 1872-1993, 1962-09-002593
Canada, British Columbia Death Index, 1872-1990, 1962 Richmond, Catherine
Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924, 1920 Richmond, Catherine
Canada, Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, 1910 Richmond, Catherine
Canada, Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, 1920 Richmond, Catherine
Canada, Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, 1928 Richmond, Catherine
Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, 1949 Richmond, Catherine Mrs.
Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, 1953 Richmond, Catherine Mrs.
Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, 1957 Richmond, C. Mrs.
Nanaimo and Vancouver Island Map, Google MapsScotland, Statutory Registrations, 1855-2013, 1888 Riddell, Catherine (Statutory Births 647/00 0172)
Scotland, Statutory Registrations, 1855-2013, 1909 Richmond, Thomas - Riddell, Catherine (Statutory Marriages 647/00 0179)
UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Class: BT26; Piece: 650; Item: 110
UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, Class: BT26; Piece: 864; Item: 39
UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, 1910 Richmond, Catherine
UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, 1920 Richmond, Catherine
UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960, 1928 Richmond, Catherine
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