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William Sutherland 1837 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 FEB 1837

Birth Location: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 22 JAN 1886

Death Location: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Father: Gilbert Sutherland

Mother: Bruce Morrison

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William Sutherland was born in 1837 in Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of Gilbert Sutherland and Bruce Morrison. William Sutherland passed away in 1886 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Sutherland was born in 1837 in Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of Gilbert Sutherland and Bruce Morrison.
  • William Sutherland passed away in 1886 in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

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William Sutherland's Ancestors

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William Sutherland
1837 – 1886
Birth Place: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Sutherland
1806 – 1865
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Bruce Morrison
1806 – 1892
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Sutherland
1771 – 1856
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Mary Nicolson
1776 – 1841
Cruster, Shetland Islands, Scotland
William Morrison
1760 – 1837
Shetland Islands, Scotland
Catherine Leask
1765 – 1836
Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sutherland's Timeline

2 Records

1837
23 FEB 1837
Birth of William Sutherland in Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1886
22 JAN 1886
Age 49
Death of William Sutherland in Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 FEB 1837
    Event Place: Brough, Nesting, Shetland Islands, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JAN 1886
    Event Place: Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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