John Sutherland (1859 - 1937)

Born 21 Jul 1859 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Jane McKenzie — married 27 Sep 1883 in Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

Died 13 Feb 1937 at age 77 in Barroch, Par. of Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

John Sutherland is a member of Clan Sutherland.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John /Sutherland/ ^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 21 JUL 1859

Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland^[2]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1860

Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland^[3]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 21 JUL 1859

Death

Death:

Date: 13 FEB 1937

Place: Barroch, Par. of Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Note: Janice could not find in her transcript of Northmavine deaths to 1939, so either died later, or moved. Ruby believes he died at Tow. Scots Origins index search 1901 to 1926, no John SUTHERLAND in Shetlands with mother BAIN. Now believed to have moved to Dunnet, which is borne out by the dth cert. which reads: John SUTHERLAND; shepherd (retired) and married to Jane MacKenzie; LS of James Sutherland (crofter - dec) and Betty Bain (dec) DIED 13 February 1937 at Broadlean, Barroch, Dunnet; age 77; cause of death - a) cardiac arrest b) influenza; informant - Hugh Sutherland (son).^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Reference

Reference: 24632

Burial

Burial:

Place:  ?Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Note: H/stone reads: "Sacred to the memory of John SUTHERLAND who died at Broadleen 13th February, 1937, aged 77 years.

Also his wife Jane McKENZIE, who died at Broadleen 31st October, 1947, aged 91 years"

Verse at base: "Till the day break and the shadows fall away"

"Erected by their Sorrowing Family"^[11][12]

Marriage

Husband: John Sutherland

Wife: Jane McKenzie

Child: Barbara Thom Sutherland

Child: James Sutherland

Child: Hugh Sutherland

Child: John Sutherland

Child: Jessie Sutherland

Child: Matthew Williamson Sutherland

Child: Robert Forbes Sutherland

Child: William Donald Sutherland

Child: Alexander Bain Sutherland

Marriage:

Date: 27 SEP 1883

Place: Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

Note: date/place from Janice H. confirmed by mar. cert: John SUTHERLAND, 24, of ??, s/o James SUTHERLAND, dec, & Elizabeth BAIN, to Jane McKENZIE, 26 of Upper Lybster, d/o James McKENZIE and Janet BAIN. Wit: John WAUGH & Maggie McKENZIE (assumed to be Jane's sister).

Sandwick registers checked for SUTHERLAND births to 1911.^[13][14][15]

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: Ollaberry, Northmavine, Shetland, Scotland

Note: Summary info supplied was: at Leon, Northmavine: Elizabeth, son John and dtr-in-law Jane McKENZIE (all from Latheron) plus the latter's children all born Northmavine. John working as a shepherd. Catherine not with family.

Detail info supplied: at Leon, Ollaberry, Northmavine: John, head, mar, 31, shepherd, wife Jane, 33, both b Latheron. Children: Barbara T, 6, scholar; James, 4; Hugh, 2; John, 8m, all b Northmavine. Mother Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, widow, 70, grasskeeper, b Latheron; Niece, Elizabeth SUTHERLAND, 10, scholar b Northmavine.^[16][17]

Census:

Date: 1901

Place: Tow, Par. of Cunningsburgh, Shetland, Scotland

Note: John, 41, shepherd, wife Jane, 43 both b Lathorn (sic). Children: Barbara T, 16; James, 14, scholar; Hugh, 12, scholar; john, 10, scholar; Jessie, 8, scholar; Matthew W, 5; Robert F, 3, all b Northmavine, Zetland; William D 1, b Cunningsburgh, Zetland. Lodger: Jeanie CRUICKSHANK, 28, unm, teacher elementary school, b Huntly ABD.^[18]

Husband: James Sutherland

Wife: Elizabeth Bain

Child: Hugh Sutherland

Child: Elizabeth Sutherland

Child: Barbara Sutherland

Child: Jessie Sutherland

Child: Catherine Sutherland

Child: John Sutherland

Marriage:

Date: 26 FEB 1847

Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: James Sutherland Golticlay and Elizabeth Bain Clashscriby were matrimionically contracted 21st January & married 26th February 1847.^{[19][20][21][22][23]}

Census:

Date: 1851

Place: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: James SUTHERLAND, 48 b Latheron, wife Elizabeth, 29, b Latheron. Children: Ann, 13, Hugh, 3, Elizabeth, 1. Sister in law Catherine KEITH, 61.^[24]

Census:

Date: 1861

Place: Golticlay, Par. of Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Note: James SUTHERLAND, 57, farmer 18 acres, wife Elizabeth, 40. Children: Hugh, 13, Elizabeth, 11, Barbara 9, Janet 6 all scholars; Catherine, 4 and John 1. All b. Latheron.^[25]

Sources

• Source: S1596 Title: IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Name: Family Search (LDS) Address: State: UT Country: USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1777 Title: Corres. re John SUTHERLAND (SHI) between Janice HALCROW (Lerwick, SHI) & Lorna HENDERSON (NZ)
• Source: S1905 Title: EM BAIN/SUTHERLAND CAI & SHI ex Tony GOTT to Lorna
• Source: S210 Title: 1881 Census for UK (transcripts)Family Search/LDS CDs Repository: #R21
• Repository: R21 Name: LDS library Address: State: Utah Country: USA Note: films and cd roms
• Source: S2885 Title: SUTHERLAND/McKENZIE Correspondence Edith S (VIC) / Lorna Henderson (NZ) Note: Found (Dec 2009) a bundle of postcards, letters, will extracts etc relating to Alexander Bain SUTHERLAND in her uncle's estate. She believes they were friends, and her uncle may have helped clear his house. CONT See http://familytree.lornahen.com/originals
• Source: S333 Title: BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, GRO, SCT
• 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
• Source: S758 Title: BAIN Corres ex Robert B, Caithness, Scotland, Recipient: Lorna Henderson, Author Address: Lybster, Caithness, Scotland

1. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203394 GRO Ref Volume 008 EnumDist 5 Page 1
2. ↑ Source: #S1596 Page: SUTHERLAND Apr 2001
3. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203394 GRO Ref Volume 008 EnumDist 5 Page 1
4. ↑ Source: #S210 Page: FHL Film 0203394 GRO Ref Volume 008 EnumDist 5 Page 1
5. ↑ Source: #S1777 Page: Apr 2002 ex Ruby HALCROW
6. ↑ Source: #S1777 Page: Apr 2002 ex 1901 Cunningsburgh Census
7. ↑ Source: #S1905 Page: Apr 2001
8. ↑ Source: #S56 Page: SUTHERLAND Shetland, death index 1901 to 1926 searched Apr 2002
9. ↑ Source: #S758 Page: From interview with Donald YOUNG, desc. of James and Janet (BAIN) McKENZIE, Jul 2004
10. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1937 John SUTHERLAND, transcr. by Robert McC rcvd Apr 2005
11. ↑ Source: #S2885 Page: H/stone John SUTHERLAND & Jane McKENZIE, presumed to be Dunnet, original rcvd Jan 2010
12. ↑ Source: #S2885 Page: 9 Nov 1947 Letters (2) from Jamie(SUTHERLAND, Mertoun Schoolhouse, St Boswells, Roxburghshire) to Sandy (SUTHERLAND, 361 Coventry St, S Melbourne, VIC), original rcvd Jan 2010
13. ↑ Source: #S1777 Page: Apr 2002 ex Northmavine birth records
14. ↑ Source: #S1905 Page: Apr 2001
15. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Mar. cert 1883 John SUTHERLAND to Jane McKENZIE trans. Robert B. Oct 2002
16. ↑ Source: #S1905 Page: Apr 2001 ex 1891 census
17. ↑ Source: #S1777 Page: Apr 2002 ex 1891 census
18. ↑ Source: #S1777 Page: Apr 2002 ex 1901 Cunningsburgh Census
19. ↑ Source: #S385
20. ↑ Source: #S442 Page: death James 1861
21. ↑ Source: #S758 Page: May 2001 ex Latheron OPR marriage entry
22. ↑ Source: #S1905 Page: Apr 2001
23. ↑ Source: #S333 Page: Dth 1899 Elizabeth SUTHERLAND nee BAIN, transcr. Stuart H. rcvd July 2001
24. ↑ Source: #S758 Page: Aug 2001 ex 1851 census
25. ↑ Source: #S359 Page: Dist 38 Enum Dist 14 Page 4 House #20

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lorna Henderson for creating WikiTree profile Sutherland-1143 through the import of BAINDescElizASlex4WTreeNov2013.ged on Nov 19, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorna and others.