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James Sutherland 1558–1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 May 1618

Death Location: Auldearn, Highland, Scotland

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Elizabeth Maxwell

Spouse(s): Jean Gordon, Violet Fraser, Katherine Fraser

Children(s): Barbara Sutherland, John Sutherland, John Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland, James Sutherland, William Sutherland, Janet Sutherland, Hugh Sutherland, John Kinstearie, John Southerland

The story of James Sutherland began in 1558 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland. James Sutherland married Jean Gordon, Katharine Morison, Katherine Violet Fraser, Magdalene Falconer, Margaret Sutherland, Violet Fraser, and had children including Barbara Sutherland, Elizabeth Mary Sutherland, Hugh Sutherland, James Sutherland, Janet Sutherland, John Robert Rot Southerland Sutherland Sutherlin 2Nd Laird Of Kinstearie, John Robert Rot Southerland, John Sutherland, Margaret Sutherland, William Sutherland. James Sutherland passed away in 1618 in Auldearn, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Sutherland began in 1558 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland.
  • James Sutherland married Jean Gordon, Katharine Morison, Katherine Violet Fraser, Magdalene Falconer, Margaret Sutherland, Violet Fraser, and had children including Barbara Sutherland, Elizabeth Mary Sutherland, Hugh Sutherland, James Sutherland, Janet Sutherland, John Robert Rot Southerland Sutherland Sutherlin 2Nd Laird Of Kinstearie, John Robert Rot Southerland, John Sutherland, Margaret Sutherland, William Sutherland.
  • James Sutherland passed away in 1618 in Auldearn, Highland, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Sutherland's Ancestors

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James Sutherland
1558–1618
Birth Place: Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
John Gordon
1534–1571
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth Maxwell
1534–1600
Morayshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Grant
1485–1553
Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) FORBES
1487–1545
Traquair House, Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Grant
1500–1528
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Sutherland's Descendants

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James Sutherland (1558–11 May 1618) m. Jean Gordon (–14 May 1629) m. Violet Fraser (1567–11 May 1618) m. Katherine (Violet) Fraser (Abt. 1567–11 May 1618)
  1. 1. Barbara Sutherland –1769
  2. 2. John Sutherland 1597–1669 m. Elspet Haley 1600–1621 m. Lilias Hay 1607– m. Elizabeth Haley 1598–1656
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Alexander of Duffus Sutherland,) * 1620–1668
    2. 2. George (Sutherland,) * 1621–1699
    3. 3. Alexander (1st. lord Duffus) Sutherland 1620–1699
    4. 4. William Sutherland 1620–1699
    5. 5. Jane French 1635–
  3. 3. John Sutherland 1580–1661
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Mary) Sutherland 1606–1660
  5. 5. James Sutherland 1586–1680
  6. 6. William Sutherland 1590–1626
  7. 7. Janet Sutherland 1595–1651
  8. 8. Hugh Sutherland 1596–1696
  9. 9. John (Robert (Rot) Southerland (Sutherland, Sutherlin), 2nd Laird of) Kinstearie 1594–1669
  10. 10. John (Robert Rot) Southerland 1596–1669

James Sutherland's Timeline

3 Records

1558
1558
Birth of James Sutherland in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
1618
11 May 1618
Age 60
Death of James Sutherland in Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1759
15 Nov 1759
Age 201
James Sutherland was christened in Saint Philip,Barbadoes,Caribbean
Saint Philip,Barbadoes,Caribbean

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1759
    Event Place: Saint Philip,Barbadoes,Caribbean
    Record Source: Caribbean, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Forss, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Pittenweem, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1618
    Event Place: Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Auldearn, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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