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George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon 1633 – 1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 November 1633

Birth Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 March 1703

Death Location: Holyrood Abbey Church, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Sutherland,

Mother: Lady Drummond

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Gordan

In 1633, George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon entered the world in Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Thomas Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland, and Lady Jean, Countess Sutherland Drummond. George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon had children including John 16th Earl of Sutherland Gordan. George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon passed away in 1703 in Holyrood Abbey Church, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1633, George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon entered the world in Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Sir John Thomas Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland, and Lady Jean, Countess Sutherland Drummond.
  • George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon had children including John 16th Earl of Sutherland Gordan.
  • George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon passed away in 1703 in Holyrood Abbey Church, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sutherland,
1609 – 1679
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lady Drummond
1609 – 1637
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, County of Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
LD

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gordan
1661 – 1733
Birth Location: Darnoch Castle, Sutherlandshire, Northern Scotland
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George Gordon's Ancestors

Self
George Gordon
1633 – 1703
Birth Place: Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John Thomas Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland,
1609 – 1679
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Jean, Countess Sutherland) Drummond
1609 – 1637
Dunrobin Castle, County of Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon
1576 – 1615
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Aberdeenshire Highlands, Scotland
Agnes (Ann) Elphinstone
1579 – 1617
Elphinstone, Stirlingshire, Scotland
James (Drummond, Earl of) Perth
1580 – 1611
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sutherland
1552 – 1594
Alexander Elphinstone
1552 – 1638
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Scotland
1525 – 1567
Lady Stuart,
1520 – 1565
Lord Stirlingshire
1530 – 1602

George Gordon's Descendants

1.
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George ("15th Earl of Sutherland") Gordon (2 November 1633 – 4 March 1703)
  1. 1. John (16th Earl of Sutherland) Gordan (3 Mar 1661 – 27 Jun 1733) m. Lady (Helen, Countess of Sutherland) Montgomery (1665 – 22 Jul 1699)
    1. 1. Jean Sutherland (1681 – 11 Feb 1746) m. Sir (James Viscount Maitland 7th Earl of Lauderdale Lord Strathnaver Lord) Halton (19 Feb 1690 – 17 July 1769)
      1. 1. Jean Maitland (7 Dec 1703 – 4 Apr 1766) m. Lord (James Fergusson, Lord of) Kilkerran (6 December 1687 – 20 Jan 1759)
        1. 1. John Fergusson (27 Jul 1727 – Aug 1797) m. Charlotte (Catherine COOK) (Ferguson) (5 Jan 1727 – 1777)

George Gordon's Timeline

9 Records

1633
2 November 1633
Birth of George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon in Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1655
1655
Age 22
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married in Forse, Caithness, Scotland
Forse, Caithness, Scotland
1656
1656
Age 23
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married in Sutherland, Schottland
Sutherland, Schottland
1659
08/10-11/1659
Age 26
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1659
24 Jul 1659
Age 26
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1659
11 August 1659
Age 26
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1659
11 August 1659
Age 26
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1679
19 May 1679
Age 46
George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon was married
None
1703
4 March 1703
Age 70
Death of George "15th Earl of Sutherland" Gordon in Holyrood Abbey Church, Midlothian, Scotland
Holyrood Abbey Church, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 November 1633
    Event Place: Dornoch, Sutherland, (Present UK), Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 08/10-11/1659
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: Forse, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Sutherland, Schottland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1659
    Event Place: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 August 1659
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 August 1659
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 May 1679

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Ayr, Lanark, & Stirling: - The Commissariot Record of Glasgow Register of Testamenis, 1547-1800

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1703
    Event Place: Holyrood Abbey Church, Midlothian, Scotland
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