Marjory (Sutherland) Sutherland Countess Orkney (aft. 1424 - 1480)

Born after 1424 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1480 before age 56 in Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

Marjory (Sutherland) Sutherland Countess Orkney is a member of Clan Sutherland.

Marjory Sutherland was the wife of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness. They were the parents of:^[1]

• Sir Oliver Sinclair
• William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness.
• Alexander Sinclair
• George Sinclair
• Robert Sinclair
• Arthur Sinclair
• Eleanor Sinclair, married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl
• Elizabeth Sinclair, married the Laird of Houston
• Margaret Sinclair, married David Boswell of Balmuto
• Katherine Sinclair
• Susan Sinclair
• Marjory Sinclair
• Mariota Sinclair

The earl's second son of his second marriage, William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness, became the designated heir of the Earldom of Caithness and continued that title. The Barony of Roslin went to his first son by that marriage, Sir Oliver Sinclair.

All in all, the Sinclair ancestry is well and thoroughly represented in Scottish and British high nobility, thanks to marriages of his daughters and other descendants. William's daughter of his second marriage, Lady Eleanor Sinclair, married John Stewart, 1st Earl of Atholl, a relative of the kings. Lord Henry Darnley and his son James VI of Scotland descend from Eleanor, and through them, many royal houses of Europe. His other daughter by this marriage, Katherine Sinclair, married Alexander Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, a nephew of the said Atholl.

Research Note

Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath’s family

Historians have long debated this branch of the Sutherland and the parentage of his large family. It has become clear that Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath and his wife Mariot MacDonald of the Isles only had one child who lived, their daughter Marion Sutherland who married William Calder 7th Thane of Calder. This is based on the fact that Alexander left his property to his legitimate heir, Marion.

In his very detailed will, Alexander left items of property to his children by Katherine Chalmers also referred to as “Kateryn of Chaumer”. These children included his daughter Marjory Sutherland who married William Sinclair who went on to become the 1st Earl and Countess of Caithness.

Notes

Note: Marjorie, daughter of Alexander Sutherland of Dunbeath

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Sources

1. ↑ William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness