| Also Known As | Catherine Beban |
|---|---|
| Born | about 1848, |
| Died |
13 December 1916, Find grave |
| Burial | Hokitika Cemetery, Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand |
| Spouse | Stephan Beban |
| Parents | Hugh McDonald • Mary McDonald |
| Children | John Beban • Martha Beban • George Thomas Beban • Stephen Eugenie Beban • Hugh Thomas Beban • Donally Mordik (Dan) Beban • Mary Jane Beban • Frank Beban • James Beban • Arthur Beban • Rocco Beban |
Catherine Beban (née McDonald; about 1848 – 13 December 1916) was a Scottish-born settler on New Zealand's West Coast. Born at Loch Broom in Ross-shire, she married Stephan Beban at Hokitika in 1867 and raised eleven children in Westland.
Catherine was born about 1848 in Loch Broom, Ross-shire, Scotland. Family records identify her parents as Hugh McDonald and Mary McDonald.1)
Catherine married Stephan Beban in Hokitika on 17 December 1867. They had eleven children, including Rocco Beban, whose later family remained on the West Coast.2)
Catherine died at Hokitika on 13 December 1916 and was buried at Hokitika Cemetery.3)