John
Sutherland
Born about in Parish of Berriedale, Caithness, Scotland
Son of Robert Sutherland
and Jannet Sutherland
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Esther Sutherland
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Sutherland, Hugh Sutherland, Janet (Sutherland) McGrigor, Ann Sutherland and Alexander Sutherland
Died
at about age 92
in Knockally, Dunbeath, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
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Biography
John Sutherland is a member of Clan Sutherland.
John Sutherland [1]
Born abt 1782 Parish of Berriedale, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland [2]
- By the time he died his birth was estimated as around 1786, but 1841 (rounded down ages) & 1851 agree about 1782/3
Census
1841 Knockally, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
- SUTHERLAND: John 55 tailor; Esther 56 ; Alexander 14, All born County [3]
1851 Knockally, Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
- SUTHERLAND: John 69 tailor b. Par. of Berriedale, CAI; wife Esther 69 b. Par. of Latheron; Dtr Anne 25 Hemp Spinner b. Par. of Berriedale, CAI [4]
In 1861, in Knockally were John, 76 widower and farmer, Ann Sutherland domestic servant 38 and Ann McGrigor 13 granddaughter.
In 1871, in Knockally, lived John Sutherland retired farmer 84, his daughter Ann Sutherland a domestic servant 50 .
John Sutherland survived Esther and died on 12 March 1874, aged 88, having had a left sided paralysis for 7 years. He had no medical attendant. He is described as a tailor and cottager. He died at Knockally and their son Hugh registered the death.
The death certificate of 12 March 1874 gives his parents as Robert Sutherland crofter and Janet Sutherland née Sutherland and says he was 88 years old,[5] implying a birth date of 1786 or so. Robert and Janet may well be the couple who married on 20 February 1777 in Dunbeath, Latheron [6]
Sources
- ↑ His name is recorded as father of Jessie Sutherland on her Death Certificate
- ↑ 1851 Census: Knockally, Latheron, hsehold of John & Ann SUTHERLAND, Par. 38 ED: 17 Page: 11 Sched. 46, transcript via Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1841 Census: Knockally, Latheron, hsehold of John & Ann SUTHERLAND, Par. 38 ED: 12 Page: 5, transcript via Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1851 Census: Knockally, Latheron, hsehold of John & Esther SUTHERLAND, Par. 38 ED: 17 Page: 11 Sched. 46, 1851 census transcription via Ancestry.com
- ↑ Dth 1874 SUTHERLAND, JOHN (Statutory registers Deaths 038/ 16)
- ↑ 20/02/1777 SUTHERLAND, ROBERT (Old Parish Registers Marriages 038/ 10 492 Latheron)
- WikiTree profile Sutherland-880 created by R Bain through the import of BAINRobert4WikiTreeJul2013.ged on Jul 13, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
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It is a typo I think. On Scotlands People the 1851 census for Knockally has John, Esther wife and Anne daughter. I will email it to you Best wishes Rob
1851 Census, John's wife is recorded as Ann
Esther died 1855.
My question is: are these two Johns the same person?
And yes, his age does vary somewhat, although the 1841 census will have been rounded down to the nearest multiple of 5, so could be actually 55-59, which 59 fits with the 1851 aged 69
1841 Census, John 55, implies b. 1785/86 1851 Census, John 69, implies b. 1781/82. 1861 Census, John 76, implies b. 1784/85 1871 Census, John 84, implies b. 1786/87 My question is: are these John Sutherlands the same person? From the ages given in the Census they appear to have different birth years.
Regarding John Sutherlands wife Esther Sutherland: 1841 Census, Esther 56, implies b. 1784/85, which ties in with her profile. 1851 Census, John is recorded as a widower. According to Esthers profile, she died on 2 Apr 1855.
There are many Sutherland families in that neck of the woods. Some Sutherlands may have married Sutherlands, possibly cousins or second cousins, or unrelated next door neighbour Sutherlands.
Some more investigation may be required.
Mark Sutherland-Fisher: Genealogist of Clan Sutherland