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Robert Sutherland 1580–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1580

Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Gordonstown, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Sutherland

Mother: Jean Gordon

Spouse(s): Agnes Elphinstone

Children(s): James Sutherland, David Sutherland, Robert Sutherland, Gordan Sutherland, Lucia Sutherland, Jane Sutherland, Ludovick Sutherland, Daug Sutherland, Charles Sutherland, Katherine Gordon, Elizabeth Sutherland, Janet Sutherland, Daughter Sutherland, Jean Sutherland

Robert Sutherland was born in 1580 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire, the child of Alexander Sutherland And Jean Gordon. Robert Sutherland married Agnes Elphinstone, and had children including Charles Sutherland, Daug Sutherland, Daughter Sutherland, David Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland, Gordan Sutherland, James Sutherland, Jane Sutherland, Janet Sutherland, Jean Sutherland, Katherine Gordon, Lucia Sutherland, Ludovick Sutherland, Robert Sutherland. Robert Sutherland passed away in 1656 in Gordonstown, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Robert Sutherland was born in 1580 in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire, the child of Alexander Sutherland And Jean Gordon.
  • Robert Sutherland married Agnes Elphinstone, and had children including Charles Sutherland, Daug Sutherland, Daughter Sutherland, David Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland, Gordan Sutherland, James Sutherland, Jane Sutherland, Janet Sutherland, Jean Sutherland, Katherine Gordon, Lucia Sutherland, Ludovick Sutherland, Robert Sutherland.
  • Robert Sutherland passed away in 1656 in Gordonstown, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Robert Sutherland's Ancestors

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Robert Sutherland
1580–1656
Birth Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire
Parents
Alexander Sutherland
1552–1594
Duffus, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Gordon
1546–1629
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander (Of Dufus) Sutherland Vlll) !
1534–1577
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth (Jane) Grant
1534–1600
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
Lord (George 4th Earl of Huntly, High Chancellor and Regent of Scotland) Gordon
1513–1562
Castle Huntly, Strathbogie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Keith
1520–1562
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Great-Grandparents
James Grant
1482–1553
Elizabeth Forbes
1500–1545
James Gordon
1470–1558
Margaret Stewart
1497–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Sutherland's Descendants

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Robert Sutherland (14 May 1580–1656) m. Agnes Elphinstone (27 October 1581–18 September 1617)
  1. 1. James Sutherland 1617–1686
  2. 2. David Sutherland 1610–1686
  3. 3. Robert Sutherland 1618–1688
  4. 4. Gordan Sutherland 1622–1685
  5. 5. Lucia Sutherland 1628–1649
  6. 6. Jane Sutherland 1618–1619
  7. 7. Ludovick Sutherland 1614–1685
  8. 8. Daug Sutherland 1624–1634
  9. 9. Charles Sutherland 1631–1674
  10. 10. Katherine Gordon 1621–1663
  11. 11. Elizabeth Sutherland 1623–1634
  12. 12. Janet Sutherland 1598–1651
  13. 13. Daughter Sutherland 1619–1619
  14. 14. Jean Sutherland 1636–1676

Robert Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1580
14 May 1580
Birth of Robert Sutherland in Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire
1656
1656
Age 76
Death of Robert Sutherland in Gordonstown, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gordonstown, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1580
    Event Place: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherlandshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Memories of the Arbuthnots of Kincardineshire and Aberdeenshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Gordonstown, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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