Researching Catherine Calderwood
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1075 people with the Calderwood surname? In that year Calderwood was ranked number 2525 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Catherine means "Pure" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Catherine Calderwood on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Calderwood ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Catherine Calderwood and the Calderwood Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Calderwood Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Calderwood family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Catherine Calderwood at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Catherine Calderwood using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Catherine Calderwood.
Research the Calderwood surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Calderwood Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1357 people with the Calderwood surname in the UK? Calderwood is now ranked number 2805 for popularity in the UK. |
Calderwood Family History Databases
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Find Catherine Calderwood from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Calderwood Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Catherine Calderwood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Catherine Calderwood
Catherine Calderwood
Catherine Jane Calderwood FRCOG FRCPE (born 26 December 1968) is Northern-Irish born Scottish consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, who has served as the National Clinical Director for Sustainable Delivery at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital since 2021. She previously served as the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland from 2015 to 2020, having advised the Scottish Government's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.
Calderwood was born in Belfast, where she spent her early years, before moving to Scotland. After graduating from Cambridge and then Glasgow University, she worked in clinical medicine, while training obstetrics and gynaecology. She later moved to London to finish her training at the St Thomas’ Hospital. After finishing her training she worked in NHS Lothian. For nine years, Calderwood was a panel member on the Morecambe Bay Investigation, a commission by the UK's Health Department to investigate maternity and neonatal services at Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
In 2013, she was appointed the Scottish Government's senior medical officer for women's and children's health. From 2014 to 2015, Calderwood was also NHS England's national clinical director for maternity and women's health. Following the retirement of Sir Harry Burns as Chief Medical Officer for Scotland (CMO), she was appointed Acting Deputy CMO for Scotland, a position she held until February 2015. Calderwood was appointed the CMO for Scotland shortly after. As one of Scotland's top medical advisors, she reported and advised the Scottish Government over the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2020, Calderwood was forced to resign after she was caught breaking her department's own advice on COVID.
She returned to medical practice and in January 2021 was appointed the Executive National Clinical Director of Centre for Sustainable Delivery of Health and Social Care at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital.
Source: Catherine Calderwood, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Calderwood
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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