Note on the Catherwood family
Ellen Catherwood appears to have had three sisters :-
Ann b. 24 Mar 1748 bap. 25 Mar 1748 mar. Hugh Fegan on 22 Aug 1770
Margaret b. 27 Jan 1752 mar. Thomas Phillips on 22 Sep1778
Elizabeth b. 13 Mar 1754 bap. 14 Apr 1754 mar. George Bates on 22 Aug 1773
George Bates was a witness at Ellen’s marriage to William Pemberton and Ellen used the names of two of her brothers-in-law for two of her children :-
George Bates Pemberton b. 29 Oct 1785
Thomas Phillips Pemberton b. 2 Jul 1791
The parents of the Catherwood sisters were Robert Catherwood (cooper) and Mary Worsley who were married at St Nicholas, Liverpool on 9 May 1746.
Although a birth/baptism record for Ellen has not yet been found it would appear that the family connection is so strong that she is very likely to be a sister to the other three.
Ellen’s age was 81 years old when she died in January 1839 and this would imply that she was born between Jan 1757 and Jan 1758. This would fit with her age given at her marriage in April 1779 as 21 and above. It seems likely, therefore, that she was born in 1757 to parents Robert (cooper) and Mary Catherwood.