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Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND 1403–1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1403

Birth Location: Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1484

Death Location: Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Sutherland

Mother: Margaret Moray

Spouse(s): Murial Chisholm*, Mariote Mac-Donald

Children(s): Sir Castle, Majorie Caithness, Isabel Sutherland, Muriella Sutherland, William Sutherland, Isabella Sutherland

The story of Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND began in 1403 in Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland. Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND married Mariote Mac Donald, Murial Morella Chisholm Of Chisholm, and had children including Isabel Sutherland, Isabella Sutherland, Majorie Sutherland Gravin Van Caithness, Muriella Sutherland, Sir William Sutherland Laird Of Berriedale Castle, William De Moravia Of Sutherland. Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND passed away in 1484 in Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND began in 1403 in Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland.
  • Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND married Mariote Mac Donald, Murial Morella Chisholm Of Chisholm, and had children including Isabel Sutherland, Isabella Sutherland, Majorie Sutherland Gravin Van Caithness, Muriella Sutherland, Sir William Sutherland Laird Of Berriedale Castle, William De Moravia Of Sutherland.
  • Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND passed away in 1484 in Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland.

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Sir SUTHERLAND's Ancestors

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Sir SUTHERLAND
1403–1484
Birth Place: Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Sutherland
–1427
Souterland, Scotland
Margaret Moray
1372–1438
Moray, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir SUTHERLAND's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander, Laird of Duffus) SUTHERLAND (1403–1484) m. Murial (Morella Chisholm of) Chisholm* (1407–1474) m. Mariote Mac-Donald (1410–)
  1. 1. Sir (William Sutherland Laird of Berriedale) Castle 1425–1513 m. Isabel Douglas 1406–1505
    1. 1. Isabel (De Moravia of) Sutherland 1452–1484 m. Hugh (Rose, 8th Laird of) Kilravock 1442–1517
      1. 1. Isabella Rose 1472–1498 m. John (Calder, 8th Thane of) Cawdor 1466–1494
        1. 1. Muriëlle ((Lady) Calder (van) Cawdor) 1497–1575 m. John (Campbell\ Lord of) Thane 1487–1546
      2. 2. Hugh Rose 1474–1543
      3. 3. Ann Rose –1856
  2. 2. Majorie (Sutherland Gravin van) Caithness 1440–1475
  3. 3. Isabel Sutherland 1406–1505
  4. 4. Muriella Sutherland 1420–
  5. 5. William (De Moravia of) Sutherland 1425–1474
  6. 6. Isabella Sutherland –1748

Sir SUTHERLAND's Timeline

3 Records

1403
1403
Birth of Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND in Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
1484
1484
Age 81
Death of Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND in Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
1488
18 Oct 1488
Age 85
Sir Alexander, Laird of Duffus SUTHERLAND was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1403
    Event Place: Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1488
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1485-1489
    Record Source: Midlothian (Edinburgh), Scotland, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1484
    Event Place: Duffus Castle, Moray, Morayshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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