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Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland 1552 – 1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1552

Birth Location: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

Death Date: 6 December 1594

Death Location: Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Scotland

Mother: Lady Stuart,

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Gordon

Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was born in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland and Lady Helen Elizabeth (Cochrane) Stuart,. Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland had children including John 13th Earl of Sutherland Gordon. Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was born in 1552 in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland, the child of Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland and Lady Helen Elizabeth (Cochrane) Stuart,.
  • Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland had children including John 13th Earl of Sutherland Gordon.
  • Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland passed away in 1594 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Scotland
1525 – 1567
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
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Lady Stuart,
1520 – 1565
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Gordon
1576 – 1615
Birth Location: Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Aberdeenshire Highlands, Scotland
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Sir Sutherland's Ancestors

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Sir Sutherland
1552 – 1594
Birth Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Parents
Sir John "The Good Earl John" Gordon, XI Earl of Sutherland, Lord Aboyn, Gov & Lt of Scotland
1525 – 1567
Dunrobin Castle, Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland
Lady (Helen Elizabeth (Cochrane)) Stuart,
1520 – 1565
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sutherland's Descendants

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Sir (Alexander Gordon 12th Earl) Sutherland (Jun 1552 – 6 December 1594)
  1. 1. John (13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon (20 Jul 1576 – 11 September 1615) m. Agnes (Ann) Elphinstone (27 October 1579 – 18 September 1617)
    1. 1. Sir (John Thomas Gordon, 14th Earl of) Sutherland, (9 March 1609 – 14 October 1679) m. Lady (Jean, Countess Sutherland) Drummond (1609 – 29 December 1637)
      1. 1. George ("15th Earl of Sutherland") Gordon (2 November 1633 – 4 March 1703)
        1. 1. John (16th Earl of Sutherland) Gordan (3 Mar 1661 – 27 Jun 1733) m. Lady (Helen, Countess of Sutherland) Montgomery (1665 – 22 Jul 1699)

Sir Sutherland's Timeline

14 Records

1551
10 Jul 1551
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland
1552
Jun 1552
Birth of Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland in Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland
1567
1567
Age 15
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in , Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
1567
1567
Age 15
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1573
13 Dec 1573
Age 21
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1573
13 Dec 1573
Age 21
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1573
13 Dec 1573
Age 21
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Strathbogie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Strathbogie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1579
13 Oct 1579
Age 27
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married
None
1582
1582
Age 30
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Skoury, Sutherland, , Scotland
Skoury, Sutherland, , Scotland
1588
21 Jul 1588
Age 36
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
1592
17 September 1592
Age 40
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
1594
6 December 1594
Age 42
Death of Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1598
1598
Age 46
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in Scotland
Scotland
1686
3 Jan 1686-1687
Age 134
Sir Alexander Gordon 12th Earl Sutherland was married in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1552
    Event Place: Darnaway Castle, Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1551
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: , Aberdeenshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1567
    Event Place: Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1573
    Event Place: Huntley Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1573
    Event Place: St Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1573
    Event Place: Strathbogie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1579

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1582
    Event Place: Skoury, Sutherland, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1588
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 September 1592
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1686-1687
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Strathoun Bonnetoun Ennarernan St. Bartholomew Birse Ennarernan Aberdeen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Strathoun Clune, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 December 1594
    Event Place: Dornoch, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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