William
Sutherland Farmer at Golsary
formerly Sutherland
Born before in Blackness, Clyth, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Helen Sutherland, James Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, John Sutherland, Elizabeth Sutherland, Alexander Sutherland and George Sutherland
Husband of
Ann Sutherland
— married
9 Feb 1772 in Par. of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
William (Sutherland) Sutherland Farmer at Golsary is a member of Clan Sutherland.
William [1]is presumed to have been born around 1755, probably in Latheron, Caithness. This clearly indicates he is a son of the Blackness family.
Family
- Husband: William Sutherland
- Wife: Ann Sutherland
Married 9 Feb 1772 Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [2]
Children:
- Adam (abt 1770 - 1855) [3]
- Esther (abt 1783 - 1855) [4]
- Margaret (abt 1786 - 1864) [5]
- William [6]
- Amelia
William was the second son and according to the Rev George Sutherland, a descendant of the Blackness family, William inherited Golsary farm from his maternal grandfather after whom he was named, William Sutherland, Tacksman of Golsary.
Research Note
A great deal of work has been done in recent years on the membership of the Sutherland of Blackness, Sutherland of Golsary and Sutherland of Catchery families who all descend from the main cadet branches of the Sutherland family. These three families have intermarried many times over many generations. A frequent problem is the limited use of Christian names owing to all 3 families strongly adhering to the traditional Highland Scottish naming pattern.
As a result it appears there are 5 distinct William Sutherlands married to Ann Sutherlands at exactly the same time and in broadly the same location (Parish of Latheron and adjacent parishes of Halkirk, Wick, Thurso and Canisbay). All of these locations are within a day’s walk. Please therefore do not suggest merging profiles or worse still actually merge profiles which look like the same person within these families without consulting Mark Sutherland-Fisher Genealogist of Clan Sutherland first. All these families have children with the same names born often within months of one another.
It's a reasonable bet to assume that any of the baptisms shown in the Latheron Parish Register to William in Golsary belong, provided the dates don't conflict among the children.
The Marriage date shown is unverified and not immediately obvious in the Latheron Parish Register. Indeed it may be that this couple is the one which married on 2nd January 1778 at Canisbay. It post-dates the birth of son Adam, which doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong, as it could be his dates that are inaccurate. Henderson-2297 21:31, 7 November 2018 (UTC) [However it is now believed that Adam was in fact son of one of the other William and Ann couples].
Sources
- ↑ Bap. 19 Apr 1798 William s/o Willm SUTHERLAND in Golsary, from Latheron, CAI OPR 037 / 10 315, image available ScotlandsPeople
- ↑ Marr. 9 Feb 1772 William SUTHERLAND & Ann SUTHERLAND, Latheron, CAI, unsourced information supplied by a descendant Heather B.
- ↑ Dth 26 May 1855 Adam s/o William SUTHERLAND & Ann SUTHERLAND, Knockally, Latheron, CAI, 037 #75, image available ScotlandsPeople
- ↑ Dth 2 Apr 1855 Esther dtr of William & Ann (SUTHERLAND) SUTHERLAND; Knockally, Latheron, CAI, image from ScotlandsPeople, Dist 038 #42
- ↑ Bap. 4 Jan 1786 Margaret d/o William SUTHERLAND in Golsary, Latheron, CAI, 38 / 10 231, image available ScotlandsPeople
- ↑ Bap. 19 Apr 1798 Willam s/o Wilm SUTHERAND in Golsary, Latheron, CAI, 037 / 10 315, image available ScotlandsPeople
- WikiTree profile Sutherland-888 created by R Bain through the import of BAINRobert4WikiTreeJul2013.ged on Jul 13, 2013.
- Daughter's (Jane Sutherland) Statutory Death Record
- Scotland baptism certificate. Daughter Margaret's death certificate.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Bill Sutherland
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #293285 - Eric Sutherland :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #B753654
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~1.56%
L MacDonald :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A023542 [compare], Ancestry member macdonaldancestry
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A023542 [compare], Ancestry member macdonaldancestry, FTDNA kit #N80786
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~1.56%
R Bain :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T721742 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Bill Sutherland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T981353 [compare], FTDNA kit #293285
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Grant Hallam :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A558879 [compare], Ancestry member grhallam
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A558879 [compare], FTDNA kit #B104230
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~0.78%
Rob Reid :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch MR6673791 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN47194
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Rejected matches › William Sutherland (1747-)
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Categories: Clan Sutherland
One died 1855, married to Alexander SUTHERLAND, the other 1864 married to James CORMACK. More work is needed to distinguish the two, so for now the unmerged match of the parents should stand, despite what I said below!
although I don't believe the Canisbay couple married in 1778 are "your" William and Ann, I do believe that the unmerged matches listed for the couple should proceed. They definitely had a daughter Margaret, who married James CORMACK.
Sutherland-3257 and Sutherland-888 appear to represent the same person because: Daughter Esther shown is definitely the same Esther. Cannot merge the Esther's without merging the parents, which involves resolving discrepancies. I suggest that we discount the 1778 Canisbay marriage shown for William and Ann as unlikely for a Latheron based couple with at least one child who looks to well predate that date.. Has anyone any evidence that Esther's William and Ann were ever at Aukingill, which is where the couple of that name marrying in Canisbay were when they married?
BUT, even without the DNA, Canisbay and Latheron as the respective contemporary William Sutherland's places make the id also unlikely IMO