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9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland 1558–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Jan 1618

Death Location: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Sutherland

Mother: Elizabeth Grant

Spouse(s): Lady Sinclair

Children(s): Sir Sutherland, John Sutherland, Lady Sutherland, Lady Sutherland, Earl Sutherland

9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland was born in 1558 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, the child of Sir Viii Earl Of Duffus Alexander Sutherland And Elizabeth Sarah Jane Grant. 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland married Lady Margaret Sinclair, and had children including Earl Of Duffus William Sutherland, John Sutherland, Lady Janet Sutherland, Lady Margaret Sutherland, Sir James William Sutherland. 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland passed away in 1618 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.

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  • 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland was born in 1558 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, the child of Sir Viii Earl Of Duffus Alexander Sutherland And Elizabeth Sarah Jane Grant.
  • 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland married Lady Margaret Sinclair, and had children including Earl Of Duffus William Sutherland, John Sutherland, Lady Janet Sutherland, Lady Margaret Sutherland, Sir James William Sutherland.
  • 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland passed away in 1618 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland.

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9th Sutherland's Ancestors

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9th Sutherland
1558–1618
Birth Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Parents
Sir VIII Earl of Duffus Alexander Sutherland
1534–1577
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth (Sarah Jane) Grant
1534–1600
Freuchie, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
7th (Laird of Duffus William Montagu Sutherland) II
1501–1543
Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Helen (Elizabeth Elspeth Stewart Countess of Methven, Stewart, Mistress to King James) V
1503–1580
Kintail, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
James ("The Bold" Grant, 3rd Laird of) Freuchie
1483–1553
Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth (Harrit) Forbes
1487–1545
Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sutherland
1459–1529
Janet Innes
1462–1517
Sir Stewart
1440–1526
Lady Sinclair
1457–1518
John Forbes
1461–1547
Katherine Stewart
1470–1500
2nd-Great-Grandparents

9th Sutherland's Descendants

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9th (Earl of Duffus William) Sutherland (1558–30 Jan 1618) m. Lady (Margaret) Sinclair (Abt. 1547–19 Oct 1607)
  1. 1. Sir (James William) Sutherland 1586–1671 m. Lady (Margaret Longford Seton) Seaton 1598–1662 m. Lady (Janet Gordon) Sutherland 1598–1637
    1. 1. Margaret Sutherland 1650–1702 m. James (Irvine 2nd Laird of) Artamford 1643–1703
      1. 1. Alexander (of Crimond Irvine 16th Laird of) Drum 1675–1744 m. Isabell Thompson 1678–1744
        1. 1. James (Nathaniel Erwin Ewing Sr) 8GGF 1709–1770 m. Agness Patterson 1716–1800
        2. 2. Alexander Irvine 1711–1761
        3. 3. Elizabeth Irvine 1715–1779
        4. 4. Isabell Irvine 1703–
        5. 5. Janet Irvine 1705–1782
        6. 6. Mary Irvine 1721–1779
        7. 7. Thomas Irvine 1699–1701
        8. 8. Margaret Irwin 1701–1779
    2. 2. Alexander SUTHERLAND 1625–1665
    3. 3. Jane SUTHERLAND 1630–
    4. 4. Lady (Margaret) Sutherland 1627–
  2. 2. John Sutherland 1588–1671
  3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Sutherland 1580–1626
  4. 4. Lady (Janet) Sutherland 1580–1642
  5. 5. Earl (of Duffus William) Sutherland 1592–1626

9th Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland in Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
1618
30 Jan 1618
Age 60
Death of 9th Earl of Duffus William Sutherland in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1618
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland

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