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James Southerland 1561–1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1561

Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

Death Date: 1622

Death Location: Scotland

Father: William Sutherland

Mother: Janet Grant

Spouse(s): Violet Fraser

Children(s): JOHN SOUTHERLAND

James Southerland was born in 1561 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, the child of William Sutherland And Janet Grant. James Southerland married Violet Fraser, and had children including John Robert Rot Southerland. James Southerland passed away in 1622 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Southerland was born in 1561 in Duffus, Moray, Scotland, the child of William Sutherland And Janet Grant.
  • James Southerland married Violet Fraser, and had children including John Robert Rot Southerland.
  • James Southerland passed away in 1622 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sutherland
1536–1583
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
WS
Janet Grant
1534–1600
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Violet Fraser
1567–1618
Birth Location: Strichan Buchen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
VF

Children(s)

JOHN SOUTHERLAND
1600–1696
Birth Location: Elgin, Moray, Scotland
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James Southerland's Ancestors

Self
James Southerland
1561–1622
Birth Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Parents
William Sutherland
1536–1583
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Janet Grant
1534–1600
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Grandparents
William Sutherland
1507–1543
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth Elspeth Stewart Countess) Methven
1512–1580
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Atholl
1440–1512
Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1519
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Southerland's Descendants

1.
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James Southerland (1561–1622) m. Violet Fraser (1567–11 May 1618)
  1. 1. JOHN (ROBERT ROT) SOUTHERLAND 1600–1696 m. Elizabeth Haley 1600–1621 m. Elspet ((Elizabeth)) Haley 1600–1621
    1. 1. Alexander Sutherland 1620–1699 m. MARGARET (Lady) STEWART 1631–1667
      1. 1. GEORGE Sutherland 1660–1699 m. Elizabeth Norment 1660–1705 m. Elizabeth Norment 1660–1705
        1. 1. GEORGE Sutherland 1695–1763 m. Elizabeth Mallory 1700–1724 m. Judith Sanders 1690–1763

James Southerland's Timeline

2 Records

1561
1561
Birth of James Southerland in Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
1622
1622
Age 61
Death of James Southerland in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Duffus, Moray, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Scotland
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