Alexander (Sutherland) Sutherland in Tormsdale (1767 - bef. 1851)

Born 1767 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy Sutherland — married 8 Aug 1797 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Lorna Henderson [send private message] and Mark Sutherland-Fisher [send private message]

Biography

Alexander (Sutherland) Sutherland in Tormsdale is a member of Clan Sutherland.

Alexander Sutherland ^[1] was born in 1767, his year of birth calculated from his age in the 1841 census. He is the son of William Sutherland.

Alexander is referred to in official records and documents as living in Tormsdale.

Married 08 AUG 1797 Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Husband: Alexander Sutherland

Wife: Dorothy Sutherland

Child: William Sutherland

Child: Alexander Sutherland

Child: Hugh Sutherland

Child: James Sutherland

Note: date assumes Donaldina/Dolina from Hugh and James' dth certs is the Dorothy SUTHERLAND of Ardachy, Latheron, who married an Alexander SUTHERLAND of Tormsdale, Halkirk in 1797. The baptisms of several children, including a James of the right age, show her as Dorothy^[2][3]

Other children noted: Margaret 1804, Catherine 1813, Dorothy 1819

DNA

Those of us interested in the genealogy of Caithness all hit a SUTHERLAND brick wall at some stage of our research.

The now not-so-new tool of genetic genealogy can be a great help in sorting out which SUTHERLAND families are related to which others.

It would therefore be very helpful if a direct male line descendant of Alexander would be willing to join the SUTHERLAND DNA project and test at least Y-DNA37.

Ideally we would also prefer another, from a different son of Alexander, so as to confirm the dna signature obtained.

Please then also join the Caithness and Sutherland geographic project (no cost) for all those with ancestry from that area.

Whereas direct male line candidates are best at quickly proving direct paternal lines, clues may also be obtained by autosomal DNA, which tests are not restricted to direct male lines. Check out the FamilyFinder links in the DNA section, top right of this profile. Henderson-2297 15:35, 20 November 2013 (EST)

Research Note

Whereas I (Lorna) am not directly related to Alexander I believe that his family is connected to several of my family lines, most particularly the Margaret SUTHERLAND who married William GRAY, which couple were living at Tormsdale in 1809 when their daughter Margaret GRAY was born.

Alexander and Dorothy were at Tormsdale when son James was born 1815.

This Margaret SUTHERLAND was born around 1767. (At least one tree shows this Margaret as the daughter of Alexander's father's brother, the original source of this information has not yet been sighted.)

In addition there is the Mybster connection.

Both sons James and Hugh are connected, or have descendants who are connected, to the GRAY family at Mybster. It is the GRAY family in particular I am trying to connect back to my GRAYs, also at Mybster.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 13 Dec 1886 James h/o Margaret GRAY; s/o Alexander SUTHERLAND & Donaldina SUTHERLAND, found drowned in Achlachlaw Burn, Halkirk, Caithness, 073/A #30, copy d/loaded Jul 2013
2. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 13 Dec 1886 James h/o Margaret GRAY; s/o Alexander SUTHERLAND & Donaldina SUTHERLAND, found drowned in Achlachlaw Burn, Halkirk, Caithness, 073/A #30, copy d/loaded Jul 2013
3. ↑ Source: #S55 Marr. 9 Aug 1797 Alexander SUTHERLAND (Tormsdale, Halkirk) & Dorothy SUTHERLAND (Ardachy, Latheron), Halkirk, Caithness, 037/00 0010 0313, copy d/loaded Nov 2013

• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php

• The family tree of the Dukes, Earls, Lairds and Chiefs of Clan Sutherland 1100-2015 by John M Sutherland-Fisher, Genealogist of Clan Sutherland

• The Peerage of Scotland by Sir Robert Douglas (1764) 1st edition within which are found:(Sutherland, Lord Duffus pages 194-196 and Sutherland Earl of Sutherland pages 660-667)

• The History of the Earldom of Sutherland by Sir Robert Gordon (written 1650) who was younger son of Alexander Gordon 12th Earl of Sutherland and created 1st Baronet of Gordonstoun

• The Sutherland Books Volumes 1-3 by Sir William Fraser (1892) [presented in 1894 by the Duke of Sutherland to Queen Victoria]

• Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage 1935 edition

• The Scots Peerage by Sir James Balfour-Paul, Lord Lyon King of Arms of Scotland

• A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain ... by Bernard Burke

• Private papers referring to various cadet branches of the Sutherland family in the collection of John M Sutherland-Fisher, Genealogist of Clan Sutherland

• A short history of Clan Sutherland , the families of Sutherland, Forse and Duffus 12th -19th centuries by Daniel J J Sutherland, Historian Emeritus of Clan Sutherland. http://www.duffus.com/ashort.htm

• A Fighting Clan: Officers in Clan Sutherland 1250-1850 by Malcolm Sutherland, Historian Emeritus of Clan Sutherland.

• Private papers in the collection of James B Sutherland, Historian of Clan Sutherland

• Private papers in the collection of John M Sutherland-Fisher, Genealogist of Clan Sutherland

• Memorabilia Domestica by the Rev. Donald Sage, Minister of Resolis, Ross-shire (step-son of Jean Sutherland of Midgarty)

• WikiTree profile Sutherland-1121by created by Lorna Henderson through the import of GraySutherlandBainGeorgeson4WikiTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 17, 2013. (Reference: 71272) and merged with profile created by Mark Sutherland-Fisher: Genealogist Clan Sutherland