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Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon 1525 – 1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jun 1567

Death Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

Father: Alexander Sutherland

Mother: Jeanette Stewart

Spouse(s): Janet Forbes

Children(s): Lady Gordon

The story of Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland began in 1525 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland married Janet Forbes, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Gordon. Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland passed away in 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland began in 1525 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.
  • Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland married Janet Forbes, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Gordon.
  • Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland passed away in 1567 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

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Lord Gordon's Ancestors

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Lord Gordon
1525 – 1567
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Gordon, Earl van Sutherland
1500 – 1530
Jeanette Stewart
1510 – 1570
Grandparents
Lord (Sir John) Stewart
1475 – 1513
Balveny Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dame (Jane Gillospe "Janet") Campbell
1500 – 1546
Lochowe, Argyllshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Gordon's Descendants

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Lord (Sir John "The Good Earl John") Gordon (1525 – 23 Jun 1567) m. Janet Forbes (1522 – 27 Jan 1595)
  1. 1. 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)

Lord Gordon's Timeline

4 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1525
1525
Birth of Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1567
23 June 1567
Age 42
Death of Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
1567
23 Jun 1567
Age 42
Death of Lord Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon XI, Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 June 1567
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1567
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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