William Sutherland (1840 - 1929)

Born 26 Jan 1840 in Skaw, Unst, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Joanna Elizabeth (Harper) Sutherland — married 1870 in Unst, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 19 Nov 1929 at age 89 in Charleston, Buller, West Coast, New Zealand

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Biography

Native of Unst, Shetland, Scotland

William Sutherland migrated from Shetland, Scotland to Buller, West Coast, New Zealand.

Born in Unst, Shetland, Scotland. Married Joanna Harper. The family moved to Buller, West Coast, New Zealand some time between 1873 and 1875 with two young children, who both sadly drowned in Feb 1875. They had four more children in New Zealand.^[1]

Info from North Isles Family History website:
Name William SUTHERLAND
Born 26 Jan 1840 Skaw, Unst, SHI, SCT^[2]
Gender Male
Census 1841 Resident at Skaw, Unst.^[3]
Census 1851 Resident at Skaw, Unst.^[3]
Census 1871 Resident at Valley, Norwick, Unst.^[3]
Occupation Shoemaker
Died 19 Nov 1929 Charleston, NZL
Buried Charleston Cemetery, Charleston, NZL^[4]
Person ID I49076 Shetland
Last Modified 2 Dec 2015
Family Joanna Elizabeth HARPER, b. 1845, Norwick, Unst, SHI, SCT, d. 18 Nov 1915, Charleston, NZL (Age 70 years)
Married 29 Dec 1870 Unst, SHI, SCT^[5]
Children
1. Betsy SUTHERLAND, b. 1 Oct 1871, Unst, SHI, SCT, d. 12 Feb 1875, Nine Mile Beach, NZL (Age 3 years)
2. William Robert SUTHERLAND, b. 28 Mar 1873, Unst, SHI, SCT, d. 19 Feb 1875, Nine Mile Beach, Charleston, NZL (Age 1 years)
3. Betsy SUTHERLAND, b. 16 Aug 1875, Charleston, NZL, d. UNKNOWN
4. Margaret Jane SUTHERLAND, b. 27 Dec 1878, Charleston, NZL, d. UNKNOWN
5. William Gilbert Harper SUTHERLAND, b. 5 Oct 1883, Charleston, NZL, d. UNKNOWN
6. Williamina Ann SUTHERLAND, b. 21 Feb 1886, Charleston, NZL, d. UNKNOWN
Last Modified 25 Dec 2016^[1]

Birth/Baptism record (Old Parish Registers):
WILLIAM SUTHERLAND (M). 18/01/1841. Parents/other details: ROBERT SUTHERLAND/. Parish: Unst. Ref: 011/30 118^[6]

Statutory marriage record:
WILLIAM SUTHERLAND married JOANN ELIZABETH HARPER in 1870. RD: Unst. Ref: 011/ 11^[7]

NZ BDM Online: Death Registration
Reg Number: 1929/11185
William Sutherland
Age: 89Y Est. birth year: 1840^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} This info, and its sources, are from North Isles Family History: https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/getperson.php?personID=I49076
2. ↑ IGI Births & Baptisms
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Census return
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #155456427
5. ↑ IGI Marriages
6. ↑ Church of Scotland Old Parish Registers. Accessible at ScotlandsPeople
7. ↑ National Records of Scotland, Statutory registers. Accessible at ScotlandsPeople
8. ↑ Searchable online at https://bdm.psopho.co.nz/ and documents can be ordered from https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search