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Marjory Sutherland 1436 – 1488 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1436

Birth Location: Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Apr 1488

Death Location: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Alexander Sutherland

Mother: Mariota MacDonald

Spouse(s): William Sinclair, William, Orkney

Children(s): Eleanor Orkney

The story of Marjory Sutherland began in 1436 in Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland. Marjory Sutherland married William Sinclair, William, 2nd Lord St. Clair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, and had children including Eleanor Sinclair of Orkney. Marjory Sutherland passed away in 1488 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Marjory Sutherland began in 1436 in Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland.
  • Marjory Sutherland married William Sinclair, William, 2nd Lord St. Clair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, and had children including Eleanor Sinclair of Orkney.
  • Marjory Sutherland passed away in 1488 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Sutherland
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mariota MacDonald
1432 – 1455
Birth Location: Western Isles, Strathclyde, Scotland
MM

Spouses(s)

William Sinclair
1408 – 1482
Birth Location: of, Caithness, Scotland
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William, Orkney
1430 – 1487
Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Yr Alban, Caithness, Scotland
WO

Children(s)

Eleanor Orkney
1457 – 1518
Birth Location: Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
EO

Marjory Sutherland's Ancestors

Self
Marjory Sutherland
1436 – 1488
Birth Place: Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Sutherland
Dunbeath, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mariota MacDonald
1432 – 1455
Western Isles, Strathclyde, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander MacDonald
1396 – 1449
Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Seton
1408 – 1479
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Donald MacDonald
1364 – 1423
Mariota Leslie
1370 – 1440
Alexander Seton
1385 – 1441
Elizabeth Gordon
1385 – 1439
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John MacDonald
1320 – 1387
Margaret Stewart
1336 – 1410
Walter Ross
1321 – 1380
Euphemia Ross
1330 – 1394
William Seton
1343 – 1424
Janet Seton'
1351 – 1430
Adam Gordon
1348 – 1402
Elisabeth Keith
1360 – 1438

Marjory Sutherland's Descendants

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Marjory Sutherland (1436 – 29 Apr 1488) m. William Sinclair (1408 – 29 Mar 1482) m. William, (2nd Lord St. Clair, 3rd Earl of) Orkney (1430 – 14 Jul 1487)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Sinclair of) Orkney (19 Apr 1457 – 21 Mar 1518) m. John Stewart (1440 – 15 Sep 1512)
    1. 1. Katherine Stewart (1473 – 30 May 1538) m. John Forbes (1475 – 9 Oct 1547)
    2. 2. Elspeth Stewart (1474 – 25 Nov 1564) m. Robert (Innes) Haines (1470 – Oct 1551)
    3. 3. John Stewart (1475 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Janet (Mary) Campbell (1468 – 2 Feb 1546)
      1. 1. Helen Stewart (1504 – 26 Jun 1577) m. John Lindsay (1504 – 17 Dec 1563) m. Thomas Moncour (Abt 1483 – )
      2. 2. Janet Stewart (1505 – 5 Feb 1580) m. Henry Stewart (1499 – 10 Oct 1551) m. Alexander Gordon (1501 – 13 Jan 1529) m. Hugh Kennedy (1500 – 16 Aug 1565)
        1. 1. Joan Stewart (1540 – 17 Nov 1593) m. Colin Campbell
        2. 2. Duncan Campbell (1540 – 1595) m. Margaret Douglas (Abt 1540 – Aft 1561)
        3. 3. Henry Stewart (1547 – 3 Mar 1572) m. Lady (Jean) Ruthven (1552 – Sep 1591)
        4. 4. Margaret Stewart m. Andrew Stewart (1535 – 10 Sep 1578) m. Andrew Stewart (Abt 1527 – 9 Sep 1513)
        5. 5. Dorothea Stewart ( – 1 Jan 1627) m. William Ruthvern (Bet 11 May 1541 and 10 Jun 1541 – 4 May 1584) m. William Ruthven (1511 – 28 May 1524) m. Ruthven (W) Ruthven (1528 – 2 May 1584)
      3. 3. John Stewart (6 Oct 1507 – 1 Nov 1542) m. Grizel Rattray (1511 – 1587) m. Jean ((Janet)) Forbes (1516 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Isabel) Stewart (1513 – 23 Jun 1567) m. Kenneth Mackenzie (1513 – 6 Jun 1568)
        1. 1. Janet MacKenzie (1530 – 1560) m. John (Alexander) Bayne (1514 – 29 Oct 1600)
        2. 2. Elizabeth MacKenzie (Abt 1539 – ) m. Walter (Laird Cromarty) Urquhart (1537 – 5 Aug 1589) m. Robert Munro (Abt 1535 – )
        3. 3. Murdoch Mackenzie (1540 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Mackenzie (1543 – Jun 1570) m. Walter Innes (Abt 1540 – )
        5. 5. Roderick (Moir) Mackenzie (1544 – 1615) m. Florence Munro (1548 – 1617)
        6. 6. Dugald Mackenzie (1545 – 1558)
        7. 7. Marjory McKenzie (1549 – 1587) m. Robert Munro (Abt 1560 – ) m. Robert Munro (Abt 1547 – Jul 1589)
        8. 8. Agnes MacKenzie (1550 – 1609) m. Lachlan (Mohr) Mackintosh (1543 – 1606)
        9. 9. Colin (Cameron) Mackenzie (1556 – 14 Jun 1594) m. Margaret MacKenzie (Abt 1540 – 1615)
        10. 10. Catherine MacKenzie (1559 – 12 Apr 1592) m. Kenneth MacKenzie (Abt 1560 – )
    4. 4. Christina Stewart (1476 – 30 May 1530)
    5. 5. Isabel Stewart (Abt 1477 – Abt 1516)
    6. 6. Margaret Stewart (1479 – 26 Jul 1524) m. Robert (ROBERTSON younger of) Strowan (1466 – 1520) m. William Murray (1464 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Colin (Cailen Malloch Campbell 3rd Laird of) Glenurchy (6 Jan 1480 – 12 Aug 1523)
    7. 7. Andrew Stewart (1485 – Bef 9 Aug 1541)
    8. 8. Elizabeth Stewart (1494 – 25 Nov 1564) m. John Stewart (1492 – 4 Sep 1526) m. Alexander Robertson (Abt 1476 – ) m. Ninian Ross (1490 – 2 Feb 1556)

Marjory Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1436
1436
Birth of Marjory Sutherland in Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland
Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland
1488
29 Apr 1488
Age 52
Death of Marjory Sutherland in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1436
    Event Place: Dunbeath, Calthness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1488
    Event Place: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
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