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Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland 1557 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland

Death Date: 6 Dec 1594

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Marion Montrose

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In 1557, Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland, born to John 11th Earl of Sutherland Gordon and Marion Marriott Seton-Graham of Montrose. Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1557, Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland entered the world in Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland, born to John 11th Earl of Sutherland Gordon and Marion Marriott Seton-Graham of Montrose.
  • Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Alexander Sutherland's Ancestors

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Alexander Sutherland
1557 – 1594
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland
Parents
John 11th Earl of Sutherland Gordon
1525 – 1567
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Marion (Marriott Seton-Graham of) Montrose
1528 – 1567
Seton, East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Alexander (I Gordon Earl van) Sutherland
1501 – 1529
Dunrobin Castle, Golspier, Sutherland, Scotland
Lady (Janet Dowager) Stewart
1505 – 1566
Athol, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Stewart
1475 – 1513
Dame Campbell,
1484 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland in Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland
Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland
1594
6 Dec 1594
Age 37
Death of Alexander Gordon, Earl of Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle (Sutherland), Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1594
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

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