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Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland 1501–1530 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 15 January, 1530

Death Location: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland

Father: Adam Sutherland

Mother: Elizabeth Moravia

Spouse(s): Janet Stewart

Children(s): Jean Gordon, Beatrice Sutherland, Alexander Sutherland, Janet Sutherland

Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was born in 1501 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Adam Gordon Of Sutherland And Elizabeth De Moravia. Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland married Janet Stewart, and had children including Alexander Gordon Of Sutherland, Beatrice Gordon Of Sutherland, Janet Gordon Of Sutherland, Jean Jeanette Gordon. Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1530 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was born in 1501 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Adam Gordon Of Sutherland And Elizabeth De Moravia.
  • Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland married Janet Stewart, and had children including Alexander Gordon Of Sutherland, Beatrice Gordon Of Sutherland, Janet Gordon Of Sutherland, Jean Jeanette Gordon.
  • Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1530 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Adam Sutherland
1474–1538
Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Moravia
1480–1535
Birth Location: Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Stewart
1505–1566
Birth Location: Athol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Jean Gordon
1510–1577
Birth Location: Kenmure, Kircudbrightshire, Schotland, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Beatrice Sutherland
1523–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Sutherland
1527–1552
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Janet Sutherland
1521–
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Sutherland's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sutherland
1501–1530
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Adam Gordon of Sutherland
1474–1538
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (de) Moravia
1480–1535
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Sutherland's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Gordon I, 10th Earl of) Sutherland (1501–15 January, 1530) m. Janet Stewart (1505–13 May 1566)
  1. 1. Jean (Jeanette) Gordon 1510–1577 m. Sir (James Ogilivie , Lord of Deskford &) Findlater 1515–1574
    1. 1. Lord (Alexander Dunkeld Ogilvy , of) Collard 1537–1562 m. Barara Home 1539–1565
      1. 1. Sir (Walter Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy , van) Deskford 1560–1624 m. Lady (Mary) Douglas 1561–1600 m. Agnes Elphinstone 1559–1602
        1. 1. Lady (Marion \ Mary Ogilvy , of) Deskford 1597–1646 m. Lord (John Grant V, 6th Earl of) Freuchie 1596–1637
        2. 2. Christian Ogilvy 1579–1625
        3. 3. Anne Ogilvie 1582–
        4. 4. James Ogilvie 1588–1652
  2. 2. Beatrice (Gordon of) Sutherland 1523–
  3. 3. Alexander (Gordon of) Sutherland 1527–1552
  4. 4. Janet (Gordon of) Sutherland 1521–

Alexander Sutherland's Timeline

20 Records

1395
Abt 1395
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Duntreath Castle,Strathblane,Stirlingshire,Scotland
Duntreath Castle,Strathblane,Stirlingshire,Scotland
1447
1447
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1460
1460
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1469
abt 1469
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Parish Church, Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland
Parish Church, Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland
1474
1474
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in , , , Scotland
, , , Scotland
1479
25 Nov 1479
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Parish Church, Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland
Parish Church, Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland
1485
Abt. 1485
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland
1488
25 Nov 1488
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Parish Church Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland
Parish Church Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland
1491
3 Mar 1491
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1496
1496
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Kincadine, Fife, Scotland
Kincadine, Fife, Scotland
1500
25 Nov 1500
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1501
1501
Birth of Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1505
21 Dec 1505 or 15
Age 4
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Marchamstoun Lestalrig Leith Rattounraw Edinburgh Holyrood, Midlothia, Scotland
Marchamstoun Lestalrig Leith Rattounraw Edinburgh Holyrood, Midlothia, Scotland
1510
1510
Age 9
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Dunross, Shetland, Scotland
Dunross, Shetland, Scotland
1513
1513
Age 12
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
1517
1517
Age 16
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1520
16 Jun 1520
Age 19
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1524
abt 1524
Age 23
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1527
1527
Age 26
Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland was married
None
1530
15 January, 1530
Age 29
Death of Alexander Gordon I, 10th Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1505 or 15
    Event Place: Marchamstoun Lestalrig Leith Rattounraw Edinburgh Holyrood, Midlothia, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1395
    Event Place: Duntreath Castle,Strathblane,Stirlingshire,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1447
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1469
    Event Place: Parish Church, Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: , , , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1479
    Event Place: Parish Church, Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1485
    Event Place: Buchanan, Stirling, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1488
    Event Place: Parish Church Muthyll, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1491
    Event Place: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Kincadine, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1500
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Dunross, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1517
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1520
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1524
    Event Place: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1527

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January, 1530
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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