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Catherine Roxburgh Carswell
Submitted by Alison McCall on 28 December 2015 - 11:48am
Revised: 28 December 2015 - 12:14pm — Alison McCall
Other names:
Her maiden name was Macfarlane and her first married name was Jackson.
Dates:
27 March 1879- 18 February 1946
Catherine R. Macfarlane was born in Glasgow, one of four children of George Macfarlane, merchant, and Mary Anne Lewis. She was educated at the Park School, Glasgow, the Frankfurt Conservatorium and Glasgow University.
In 1904 she married Herbert Jackson. Their daughter Diana was born in 1905. However, Jackson's mental health deteriorated to the point that he was permanently hospitalised and the marriage was annulled.
During this time she worked for The Glasgow Herald as a reviewer.
