Dorothy Sutherland (abt. 1777 - 1870)

Born about 1777 in Ardachy, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Wife of Alexander (Sutherland) Sutherland in Tormsdale — married 8 Aug 1797 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1870 at about age 93 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Dorothy Sutherland is a member of Clan Sutherland.

Dorothy was born around 1777

Name

Name: Dorothy /Sutherland/

for baptisms of several children so assumed to be the more common name she used^[1][2]

Name: Dolly

on baptism of son William

Name: Donaldina

on death cert. of son James

Name: Dolina

on death cert. of son Hugh

Birth

Birth:

Date: EST 1775

Place:  ?Latheron, Caithness, Scotland^[3][4]

Reference

Reference: 71273

Note

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

Dorothy's year of birth has been estimated as 1777 from her age at the time of death although census returns suggest 1775.

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Sutherland

Wife: Dorothy Sutherland

Child: Alexander Sutherland

Child: Hugh Sutherland

Child: James Sutherland

Marriage:

Date: 08 AUG 1797

Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

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^[5][6]

Sources

• Source: S55 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Burial entries (to 1854) http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S56 Title: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), Record Type: Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), File Number: http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php

1. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Bap. 9 Oct 1815 James s/o Alexander SUTHERLAND (Tormsdale) & Dorothy SUTHERLAND, Halkirk, Caithness, 037/00 0010 0280, copy d/loaded Nov 2013
2. ↑ Source: #S55 Page: Marr. 9 Aug 1797 Alexander SUTHERLAND (Tormsdale, Halkirk) & Dorothy SUTHERLAND (Ardachy, Latheron), Halkirk, Caithness, 037/00 0010 0313, copy d/loaded Nov 2013
3. ↑ 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
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ 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
6. ↑ 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

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Sutherland-1122 through the import of GraySutherlandBainGeorgeson4WikiTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 17, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.