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Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) 1720–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Sutherland, Scotland

Father: William Sutherland

Mother: Catherine Morison

Spouse(s): Thomas Matheson, George Sinclair

Children(s): James Matheson, Donald Matheson, John Matheson, Anne Matheson, Katherine Matheson, Hugh Matheson, James Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Katharine Sinclair, Sir Caithness

The story of Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) began in 1720 in Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland. Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) married George Sinclair, Thomas Matheson, and had children including Anne Matheson, Donald Matheson, Helen Sinclair, Hugh Matheson, James Matheson, James Sinclair, John Matheson, Katharine Sinclair, Katherine Matheson, Sir John Sinclair Ulbster Caithness. Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) passed away in 1795 in Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) began in 1720 in Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) married George Sinclair, Thomas Matheson, and had children including Anne Matheson, Donald Matheson, Helen Sinclair, Hugh Matheson, James Matheson, James Sinclair, John Matheson, Katharine Sinclair, Katherine Matheson, Sir John Sinclair Ulbster Caithness.
  • Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) passed away in 1795 in Sutherland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sutherland
1683–1720
Birth Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
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Catherine Morison
1684–1765
Birth Location: Prestongrange, East Lothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Matheson
1718–1830
Birth Location: Achavandra, Croft, west, of, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
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George Sinclair
1715–1776
Birth Location: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Matheson
1740–1823
Birth Location: Achavandra, Croft, west, of, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
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Donald Matheson
1747–1810
Birth Location: –
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John Matheson
1740–
Birth Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
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Anne Matheson
1748–
Birth Location: –
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Katherine Matheson
1758–
Birth Location: –
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Hugh Matheson
1742–1810
Birth Location: Rumsdale, Kildonan Parish, Sutherland County, Scotland
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James Sinclair
1750–1777
Birth Location: –
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Helen Sinclair
1747–1787
Birth Location: –
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Katharine Sinclair
1753–
Birth Location: Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
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Sir Caithness
1754–1835
Birth Location: Thurso Castle, Caithness
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Lady Strathnaver)'s Ancestors

Self
Lady Strathnaver)
1720–1795
Birth Place: Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Parents
William Gordon Sutherland
1683–1720
Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland
Catherine Morison
1684–1765
Prestongrange, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Strathnaver)'s Descendants

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Lady (Janet Gordon Sutherland (of) Strathnaver) (1720–1795) m. Thomas Matheson (1718–16 Jun 1830) m. George Sinclair (1715–1776)
  1. 1. James Matheson 1740–1823 m. Isobell Mackay 1745–1831
    1. 1. John Matheson 1761–1841 m. Margaret Munro 1765–1865
      1. 1. James Matheson 1797–1869
      2. 2. Gordon (Clunes) Matheson 1795–1884
      3. 3. Ann Matheson 1802– m. Robert Sutherland 1793–
      4. 4. Alexander Matheson 1801–1857
      5. 5. Jane ((Jean)) Matheson 1800–1855
      6. 6. Hector Matheson 1794–1857
  2. 2. Donald Matheson 1747–1810
  3. 3. John Matheson 1740– m. Christian 1745–
    1. 1. Isabella Matheson 1780–
    2. 2. Ann Matheson 1760–
    3. 3. James Matheson 1770–1830
    4. 4. Alexander Matheson 1780–1845
  4. 4. Anne Matheson 1748–
  5. 5. Katherine Matheson 1758–
  6. 6. Hugh Matheson 1742–1810 m. Katherine Munro 1749–1810
    1. 1. George Matheson 1767–1856 m. Elizabeth Farmer 1784–1862 m. Elizabeth Farmer 1782–1862
      1. 1. Helen Matheson 1798–
      2. 2. Ebenezer Matheson 1808–1878
      3. 3. Marianna Matheson 1817–
      4. 4. Robert Matheson 1819–1871
      5. 5. Joseph Matheson 1826–1846
      6. 6. Ann ((Annie)) Matheson 1818–1897
      7. 7. Elizabeth Matheson 1816–1851
      8. 8. John Matheson 1823–1861
      9. 9. Elizabeth Matheson –1794
      10. 10. Marianna Matheson 1821–
    2. 2. Matheson 1772–1859
    3. 3. John Matheson 1772–1812 m. Margaret Bremner 1782–
      1. 1. James Matheson 1810–1870
    4. 4. Neil Matheson 1772–1811
    5. 5. Mary Matheson 1774–1859
    6. 6. Alexander (l) Matheson 1778–1860 m. Elizabeth 1791–
      1. 1. John (P) Matheson 1824–
      2. 2. Murdoch (P) Matheson 1816–1878
      3. 3. Alexander Matheson 1815–
      4. 4. Flora (Matheson) Dana 1823–1887
    7. 7. William Matheson 1778–1859
    8. 8. Murdock Matheson 1784–
    9. 9. Janet Matheson 1790–
    10. 10. William (Malcolm) Matheson 1766–1830
    11. 11. Donald Matheson 1766–
    12. 12. Norman Matheson 1768–1846 m. Isabella Kelly 1774–1855
      1. 1. Nancy Matheson 1806–1849
      2. 2. Ann Matheson 1810–
      3. 3. Nancy ((Matheson)) Crowder 1819–1908
      4. 4. Malcolm (Daniel) Matheson 1822–1917
      5. 5. John (Talbert) Matheson 1805–1878
      6. 6. Kenneth Matheson 1815–1897
      7. 7. Christian Matheson 1808–1880
      8. 8. Catharine Matheson 1813–1851
  7. 7. James Sinclair 1750–1777
  8. 8. Helen Sinclair 1747–1787
  9. 9. Katharine Sinclair 1753–
  10. 10. Sir (John Sinclair Ulbster) Caithness 1754–1835 m. Diana (Jane Elizabeth) MacDonald 1769–1845
    1. 1. Lady (Catherine Camilla) Sinclair 1790–1868
    2. 2. Godfrey Sinclair 1811–1890
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Diana) Sinclair 1791–1863
    4. 4. John Sinclair 1797–1875
    5. 5. James Sinclair 1805–1826
    6. 6. Captain (Archibald, Royal Navy,) Sinclair 1801–1859
    7. 7. Julia (Dowager Countess) Glasgow 1796–1868

Lady Strathnaver)'s Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) in Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
1795
1795
Age 75
Death of Lady Janet Gordon Sutherland (of Strathnaver) in Sutherland, Scotland
Sutherland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1766
    Event Place: United States or West Indies
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: United States or West Indies; Year: 1766; Page Number: 324

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Sutherland, Scotland
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