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John Sutherland 1800 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 JUN 1800

Birth Location: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 14 MAR 1856

Death Location: Braewick, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Sutherland

Mother: Mary Nicolson

Spouse(s): Margaret Irvine

Children(s): Gilbert Sutherland, George Sutherland, John Sutherland

The story of John Sutherland began in 1800 in Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland. John Sutherland married Margaret Irvine, and had children including Gilbert Sutherland, George Shewan Sutherland, John Sutherland. John Sutherland passed away in 1856 in Braewick, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sutherland began in 1800 in Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
  • John Sutherland married Margaret Irvine, and had children including Gilbert Sutherland, George Shewan Sutherland, John Sutherland.
  • John Sutherland passed away in 1856 in Braewick, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland.

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John Sutherland's Ancestors

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John Sutherland
1800 – 1856
Birth Place: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Sutherland
1771 – 1856
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Mary Nicolson
1776 – 1841
Cruster, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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John Sutherland's Descendants

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John Sutherland (6 JUN 1800 – 14 MAR 1856) m. Margaret Irvine (22 DEC 1792 – 29 SEP 1855)
  1. 1. Gilbert Sutherland (1830 – 25 FEB 1895) m. Janet (Marnoch) Reid (13 DEC 1826 – 22 OCT 1884)
    1. 1. Charlotte (Forsyth) Sutherland (16 APR 1862 – 29 OCT 1937) m. William (Steedman) Drover (28 FEB 1864 – 7 JUN 1940)
      1. 1. Frederick (William Harvey) Drover (15 OCT 1890 – 29 JUL 1966) m. Nellie (Looker) Bigg (21 JUL 1894 – 25 MAY 1978)
        1. 1. Ethalinda (Freda) Drover (22 JUL 1917 – 4 APR 2005) m. Kenneth (Alexander) MacMillan (6 FEB 1911 – 16 NOV 1987)
        2. 2. William (Warrington Harvey) Drover (19 MAR 1919 – 13 NOV 1995) m. Rymer (Florence) Tegan (10 JAN 1919 – 10 NOV 1992)
        3. 3. John Drover (2 SEP 1923 – 22 MAY 1988) m. Claire (Mary Johanna) White (12 MAR 1918 – 7 OCT 1994)
        4. 4. Richard (Forsyth) Drover (23 NOV 1927 – 23 SEP 1998) m. Yvonne Barrett (13 SEP 1932 – 2010)
      2. 2. Janet (Katherine) Drover (12 OCT 1892 – 27 OCT 1984) m. William (Andrew) Dryden (15 APR 1895 – 10 AUG 1979)
        1. 1. Gilbert (William) Dryden (16 MAY 1920 – 21 MAR 1999) m. Decima Grayson (30 OCT 1919 – 4 OCT 2021)
      3. 3. Gilbert (George Lyle) Drover (6 MAR 1900 – 27 FEB 1948) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Newey (1906 – 15 AUG 1990)
        1. 1. George (Steedman) Drover (BEF 1930 – 19 APR 2016) m. Muriel Berry (BEF 1936 – )
      4. 4. Charlotte (Sophie Margaret) Drover (17 JAN 1902 – 7 SEP 1986) m. Sidney (Victor) Anderson (16 JUN 1891 – 21 DEC 1973)
        1. 1. Daphne (Charlotte) Anderson (23 NOV 1924 – 27 MAY 1929)
        2. 2. Paul (Victor) Anderson (7 AUG 1928 – 28 AUG 2013) m. Valmai (Mary) Jordan (2 JUL 1936 – 4 AUG 2021) m. Catherine Pictagio (1938 – )
        3. 3. Valma (Anne) Anderson (20 OCT 1935 – 11 MAY 2012) m. Barrie (Robert) Smith (21 AUG 1934 – 19 JUL 2014)
    2. 2. Jean (Margaret) Sutherland (29 AUG 1864 – 8 MAR 1931) m. Robert Forsyth (26 JUL 1856 – BEF 8 MAR 1931)
      1. 1. William Forsyth (4 NOV 1891 – 2 JAN 1972) m. Ruby (Edna Rene) Switzer (19 APR 1896 – 6 JAN 1980)
        1. 1. Robert (William) Forsyth (5 NOV 1923 – 23 MAY 2001)
  2. 2. George (Shewan) Sutherland (10 DEC 1832 – BEF 1932)
  3. 3. John Sutherland (4 MAR 1835 – BEF 1935)

John Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1800
6 JUN 1800
Birth of John Sutherland in Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1856
14 MAR 1856
Age 56
Death of John Sutherland in Braewick, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Braewick, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1800
    Event Place: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1856
    Event Place: Braewick, Tingwall, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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