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Lady Elizabeth Gordon 1552 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1552

Birth Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 1601

Death Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Lord Gordon

Mother: Janet Forbes

Spouse(s): Sir Caithness

Children(s): Margaret Jack

In 1552, Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland entered the world in Orkney Islands, Scotland, born to Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon and Janet Forbes. Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland married Sir Alexander Jack Caithness, and had children including Margaret Patterson Jack. Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland passed away in 1601 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1552, Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland entered the world in Orkney Islands, Scotland, born to Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon and Janet Forbes.
  • Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland married Sir Alexander Jack Caithness, and had children including Margaret Patterson Jack.
  • Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland passed away in 1601 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Gordon
1525 – 1567
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
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Janet Forbes
1522 – 1595
Birth Location: Barns, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sir Caithness
1547 – 1602
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Jack
1574 –
Birth Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
MJ

Lady Gordon's Ancestors

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Lady Gordon
1552 – 1601
Birth Place: Orkney Islands, Scotland
Parents
Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon
1525 – 1567
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Janet Forbes
1522 – 1595
Barns, Aberdeen, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Gordon, Earl van) Sutherland
1500 – 1530
Jeanette Stewart
1510 – 1570
Lord (Alexander) Forbes
1500 – 1547
Tolquhoun Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Alison (Elizabeth) Anderson
1501 – 1591
Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Stewart
1475 – 1513
Dame Campbell
1500 – 1546
Lord Anderson
1480 – 1557
Lady Smythe
1480 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Gordon's Descendants

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Lady (Elizabeth) Gordon (1552 – 1601) m. Sir (Alexander Jack) Caithness (03 May 1547 – 1602)
  1. 1. Margaret (Patterson) Jack (1574 – ) m. Peter Ross (1575 – 25 June 1659)
    1. 1. Lady (Marjory Agnes) Ross (June 1602 – 19 February 1639) m. William (Cuthbert) Caldwell (1597 – 19 Feb 1639)
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth 'Bessie') Caldwell (26 July 1630 – 1671) m. Sir (Peter) Duncan (17 Jun 1624 – 9 September 1676)
        1. 1. Sir (William Robert Duncan) ll (18 January 1659 – abt 1719) m. Margaret McMurde (13 Sep 1661 – 23 Sep 1720)

Lady Gordon's Timeline

3 Records

1552
1552
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland
1552
1552
Birth of Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland in Orkney Islands, Scotland
Orkney Islands, Scotland
1601
1601
Age 49
Death of Lady Elizabeth Gordon , of Sutherland in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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