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Alexander (12th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon[1]

Male 1552 - 1594  (42 years)Deceased


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  • First & lastname Alexander (12th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon 
    Birth 1552  Darnaway Castle (Sutherland) Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 6 Dec 1594  Dunrobin, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age 42 years 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    George Gordon,   b. 1430, Huntly, Aberdeenshire,, Scotland, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1501, Stirling, Stirlingshire,, Scotland, Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Eleanor ( Countess of Atholl) Sinclair,   b. 19 Apr 1457, Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 March 1519, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)  (Great Grandmother) 
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    Person ID P13784  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

    Father Ancestors John "the Good Earl"( 11th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon,,   b. 1525, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 June 1567, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Other: Elizabeth Isabel Campbell  m. 06 Aug 1546  
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ancestors Lady Helen Elizabeth Stuart of Lennox,   b. January 1520, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 June 1567, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 47 years)
    Other: Willem (Earl of Errol) Hay  m. 1534  
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 06 August 1548  Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 23 years and 8 months - She : 28 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F3868  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Ancestors Lady Jean Janet Gordon,   b. 1546, Huntly Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1629, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Other: James Lord Hailes, 4th Earl Bothwell, 1st Duke of Orkney, Lord High Admiral of Scotland Hepburn 
    Marriage 13 Dec 1573  Huntley Castle, Aberdeen Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years - She : ~ 28 years. 
    Children 
     1. James Gordon,   b. 1 Nov 1574, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1615, Strathpeffer, Ross-shire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Jane Gordon,   b. 1 Nov 1574, Dunrobin Castle, Aberdeen, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 February 1615, Strathpeffer, Highlands, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. John ( 13th Earl of Sutherland) Gordon,   b. 20 July 1576, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sept 1615, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    ▻ Agnes Elphinstone  m. 5 Feb 1600
     [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. *Sir Robert (1st Bart of Gordantoun) Gordan,   b. 14 May 1580, Dunrobin Castle (Suther) Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1654, Gordonstown (Aberdeen) Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. George Gordon,   b. Apr 1583, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1610, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Adam Gordon,   b. 1584, Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Sir Alexander Gordon,   b. 5 March 1585, Dunrobin Castle, Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1636 (Age 50 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Jul 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S-2109027946] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=6361038&pid=13784