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Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack 1547–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 May 1547

Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Sir Jack

Mother: Helen Reid

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gordon

Children(s): Lady Jack

Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack was born in 1547 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Sir William Alexander Jack And Helen Reid. Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack married Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Lady Margaret Patterson Jack. Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack passed away in 1602 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack was born in 1547 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Sir William Alexander Jack And Helen Reid.
  • Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack married Elizabeth Gordon, and had children including Lady Margaret Patterson Jack.
  • Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack passed away in 1602 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Jack
1520–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland or Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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Helen Reid
1530–
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gordon
1552–1601
Birth Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Children(s)

Lady Jack
1574–1659
Birth Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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Sir Jack's Ancestors

Self
Sir Jack
1547–1602
Birth Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Alexander Jack
1520–
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland or Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Helen Reid
1530–
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Jack's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Alexander of Dunnett Caithness) Jack (03 May 1547–1602) m. Elizabeth Gordon (1552–1601)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaret Patterson) Jack 1574–1659 m. Sir (Peter) Ross 1575–1659
    1. 1. Alexander Ross 1608–1694 m. Isabella MacLeod 1614–1647
      1. 1. John Ross 1637–1675 m. Lady (Isabel) Chalmer 1629– m. Margaret Cochrane 1630–1666
        1. 1. John ROSS 1637–1690 m. Elizabeth Wall 1655–1683 m. Isobel Morris 1650–

Sir Jack's Timeline

2 Records

1547
03 May 1547
Birth of Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
1602
1602
Age 55
Death of Sir Alexander of Dunnett Caithness Jack in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 May 1547
    Event Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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