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George Earl of Sutherland Gordon 1552–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: June 1552

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 6 December 1594

Death Location: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland

Father: John Sutherland

Mother: Helen Stewart

Spouse(s): Jean Ogilvy, Lady Sutherland, Margaret None

Children(s): John Gordon, Robert Gordon, Betsy Gordon

In 1552, George Earl of Sutherland Gordon entered the world in England, born to John Gordon Earl Van Sutherland And Helen Stewart. George Earl of Sutherland Gordon married Jean Ogilvy, Lady Jean Hepburn Countess Of Sutherland, Margaret, and had children including Betsy Ann Gordon, George Gordan, John Gordon, Robert Gordon. George Earl of Sutherland Gordon passed away in 1594 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1552, George Earl of Sutherland Gordon entered the world in England, born to John Gordon Earl Van Sutherland And Helen Stewart.
  • George Earl of Sutherland Gordon married Jean Ogilvy, Lady Jean Hepburn Countess Of Sutherland, Margaret, and had children including Betsy Ann Gordon, George Gordan, John Gordon, Robert Gordon.
  • George Earl of Sutherland Gordon passed away in 1594 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Gordon's Ancestors

Self
George Gordon
1552–1594
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Gordon Earl van Sutherland
1530–1567
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Helen Stewart
1525–1567
Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
1501–1529
Golspie, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Stewart
1505–1580
Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Gordon's Descendants

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George (Earl of Sutherland) Gordon (June 1552–6 December 1594) m. Jean Ogilvy (1546–14 May 1629) m. Lady (Jean Hepburn, Countess of) Sutherland (1546–14 May 1629) m. Margaret (–1626)
  1. 1. John Gordon 1576–1615
    1. 1. John (Gordon Fourteenth Earl of) Sutherland 1609–1663
  2. 2. Robert Gordon 1580–1656 m. Agnes Elphinstone 1581–1617 m. Louisa Gordon 1597–1680
    1. 1. Ludovick Gordon 1614–1685
    2. 2. Lucia Gordon 1628–1649
    3. 3. Robert Gordon-Sutherland 1618–1688
    4. 4. Daughter (Gordon) Sutherland 1619–1619
    5. 5. Elizabeth Gordon 1623–1634
    6. 6. David Barclay 1610–1686
    7. 7. Daug Gordon-Sutherland 1624–1634
    8. 8. Jane Gordon-Sutherland 1618–1619
    9. 9. Gordan Sutherland 1622–1685
    10. 10. Katherine Gordon 1621–1663
    11. 11. Ludovick Gordon 1624–1688
    12. 12. Charles Gordon 1631–1674
    13. 13. Katherine Gordon 1619–1663
    14. 14. Janet Sutherland 1598–1651
    15. 15. Jean Gordon 1636–1676
    16. 16. Lady (Katherine) Gordon 1621–1663
    17. 17. James Gordon 1617–1686
  3. 3. Betsy (Ann) Gordon 1864–

George Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1552
June 1552
Birth of George Earl of Sutherland Gordon in England
England
1594
6 December 1594
Age 42
Death of George Earl of Sutherland Gordon in Highland, Scotland
Highland, Scotland
1808
3 Jan 1808
Age 256
George Earl of Sutherland Gordon was baptized in Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland
Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland
1821
7 Mar 1821
Age 269
George Earl of Sutherland Gordon was baptized in Southwark, Surrey, England
Southwark, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: June 1552
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] 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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1821
    Event Place: Southwark, Surrey, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tobago
    Record Source: U.S., Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Moray, Scotland, Local Heritage Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1594
    Event Place: Highland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dornoch, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Gravestone Photograph Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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