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Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland 1552 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 December 1594

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Johanna Gordon

Children(s): Johanna Gordon, Betsy Gordon, Mary Gordon, George Gordan

In 1552, Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, born to John Gordon and Mary. Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland married Johanna Gordon, and had children including Johanna Gordon, Betsy Ann Gordon, Mary Gordon, George Gordan. Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1552, Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, born to John Gordon and Mary.
  • Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland married Johanna Gordon, and had children including Johanna Gordon, Betsy Ann Gordon, Mary Gordon, George Gordan.
  • Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Sutherland's Ancestors

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Alexander Sutherland
1552 – 1594
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Gordon
1530 – 1567
Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary
Grandparents
Henry (II) France
1519 – 1559
Laye, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'azur, France
Janet Stewart
1505 – 1566
Athol, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Francis France
1494 – 1547
Claude F
1499 – 1524
John Stewart
1478 – 1513
Elizabeth Atkinson
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Louis Peuple
1462 – 1515

Alexander Sutherland's Descendants

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Alexander (GORDON 12th Earl) Sutherland (1552 – 6 December 1594) m. Johanna Gordon (1545 – 14 May 1629)
  1. 1. Johanna Gordon (1 November 1574 – 20 February 1615)
  2. 2. Betsy (Ann) Gordon (14 May 1580 – 1654)
  3. 3. Mary Gordon (14 August 1582 – 1605)
  4. 4. George Gordan

Alexander Sutherland's Timeline

3 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland in Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1594
6 December 1594
Age 42
Death of Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1808
3 Jan 1808
Age 256
Alexander GORDON 12th Earl Sutherland Twelfth Earl of Sutherland was baptized in Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland
Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Sunderland, Scotland, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920, WO364; Piece: 1384
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 212
    [3] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1747601
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1808
    Event Place: Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The clan Campbell

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1594
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 212
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1747601
    [3] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Roosevelt Genealogy : 1649-1902
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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