Catharine (The Good Cavers) Rigg Of Athernie, Lady^{[1, 2, 3]}

1625 -

• Name	Catharine (The Good Cavers) Rigg Of Athernie  [2, 3]
  Suffix	Lady
  Baptism	15 Nov 1618	Edinburgh   [3]
  Birth	1625	Aithernie, Fife, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Married	Abt 1655
  Married	Abt. 1662
  Death	Scotland
  Person ID	I422697173691	Kaufmann
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Rigg, of Athernie,   b. 1599, Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom d. Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Mother	Margaret Monypenny,   b. 1603, Fordell, Fife, Scotland d. 05 Sep 1685, Fordell, Fife, Scotland (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1635	Fife, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Douglas, 11th of Cavers,   b. 1635, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Dec 1676, Cavers Castle, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1659	Douglas tried to borrow money from Sir John Scot of Scotstravet to pay off pressing debts. Scott turned him down but suggested that he get the money from a young woman in his household, Catherine Rigg. They were married   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Sir William Douglas, 12th Lord Douglas of Cavers,   b. 1665, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1698, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland (Age 33 years)   2. John of Cavers Douglas, Sir,   b. 1667, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Scotland   3. James of Cavers Douglas, Sir,   b. 1668, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Scotland   4. Archibald Douglas, 13th of Cavers,   b. Abt. 1668, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. 1741 (Age ~ 73 years)   5. Thomas of Cavers Douglas, Sir,   b. May 1677, Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland d. Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  https://electricscotland.com/history/ladies/ladies15.pdf

  
  

• Sources

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