Kate Sheppard waxay ku dhalatay Catherine Wilson Malcolm bishii Maarso 10, 1848 magaalada Liverpool, England, waalidkeed Scottish-ka ah Jemima Crawford Souter iyo Andrew Wilson Malcolm. Aabaheed, oo ku dhashay Scotland 1819, waxaa lagu sharxay dukumiintiyo kala duwan inuu ahaa qareen, bangiile, xafiisle ama xafiisle sharci; wuxuu guursaday Souter oo ku sugan Inner Hebrides bishii Luulyo 14, 1842. Catherine waxaa loogu magac daray ayeeyadeed, sidoo kale Catherine Wilson Malcolm, laakiin waxay doorbiday inay ku qorto magaceeda "Katherine" ama ay ku soo gaabiso "Kate". Waxay lahayd walaashood ka weyn Marie, oo ku dhalatay Scotland, iyo seddex walaalo ah oo ka yar <unk>, oo ku dhashay Birmingham, iyo Isabella iyo labadaba, oo ku dhashay London; sida muuqata qoyskoodu waxay u guureen London inta lagu jiro muddadaas.
Catherine Wilson Malcom waxay leedahay