Her parents were Mary Anne (born Leslie) and Professor Patrick Davidson.

[1] The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland's Woman's Guild had been founded in 1887 at the suggestion of A. H.

[4] Another source credits his wife Catherine Charteris's "wise counsel and loving heart" and says that the guild "owes its very existence to her efforts".

She was credited with inspiring more branches with her infectious enthusiasm as she went to over 100 different parishes by horse and cart.

The stone records that she was one of the first three deaconesses and mentions her work with the guild and with Scotland's fisher girls.