Alexander Donn (1840 - 1890)

Born 28 Aug 1840 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Sutherland) Donn — married 29 Dec 1865 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Husband of Elizabeth (Campbell) Donn — married 21 Jan 1876 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

Died 25 Jun 1890 at age 49 in At Sea

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Biography

Alexander Donn is a member of Clan Sutherland.

Alexander was baptised at Latheron on 21 Sep 1840. He was the son of William Donn and his wife Catherine Forbes.

He died at sea, North Atlantic off Scotland - washed overboard during a storm - Body not found

Sources

• Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. FHL Film Number: 990522
• 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Latheron; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 1220; Year: 1841
• Scotland, National Probate Index 1890
• Information taken from entries in the Old Parochial Registers in Scotland (1553-1854) and Registers of Births, Deaths and Marriages (1855-to date) administered by the Registrar General for Scotland and available on the Scotland’s People website.
• Scotland’s People Birth entry 038/20 183 Latheron
• Scotland’s People 1st Marriage entry 038/33 Latheron
• Scotland’s People Death Marine Return 022/MR/423
• Extracts of wills of family members, private papers and family correspondence in the collection of John M Sutherland-Fisher

Research Note by Genealogist of Clan Sutherland

(Sutherland alias Donn explanation) In the 18th century in Latheron Parish due to the frequency of cousins sharing the same names, it became common for some to be known by a “T” name or nickname which in many cases was subsequently adopted as the family surname. This particular family was a Sutherland family but owning to some of the men having brown hair they became known as “Donn” and subsequently many descendants simply adopted the Surname Donn. The Latheron Parish register refers to a number of the men as [Christian name] Sutherland Donn or [Christian name] Sutherland alias Donn.