[3] In the mid-1620s, Catherine married William Murray, the son of the parson of Dysart, Fife, who could trace his lineage to James II of Scotland.

[7] In 1641, William transferred ownership of the Ham House estate to Catherine, under the supervision of trustees led by Thomas Bruce, 1st Lord Elgin as a means of safeguarding their assets.

"[12] This discretion served her well while traveling abroad in 1645 - to the Netherlands and France as well as Scotland - to visit her husband while he was in service of the King, as she managed to avoid arousing the suspicions of the Parliamentary authorities.

[14] After her return to England, a final attempt to seize the Ham House estate was made, which Catherine won after months of persistent struggle.

[25] Her burial plate, which was gifted to the NT by Sir Humphrey Tollemache in 1976 excludes her title of Countess of Dysart, but mentions that "the whole funerall was celebrated with all fiting solemnitie according to her degree.