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Sir Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland

Sir Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland

Male 1552 - 1594  (~ 42 years)

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  1. 1.  Sir Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland was born in Jun 1552 in England (son of John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland and Lady Helen Stewart, of Lennox); died on 6 Dec 1594; was buried on 6 Dec 1594 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.

    Alexander married Lady Jean Gordon on 13 Dec 1573 in Huntly Castle, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Lady (daughter of George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly and Elizabeth Keith) was born in 1543 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 14 Mar 1629 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Jane Gordon, Countess Of Sutherland was born on 1 Nov 1574 in Golspie, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom; was christened on 1 Nov 1574 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 20 Feb 1615 in Strathpeffer, Highlands, Scotland; was buried in 1615 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland.
    2. John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland was born on 20 Jul 1576 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 11 Sep 1615 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.
    3. Sir Robert Gordon, of Sutherland - Gentleman of the Privy Chamber - Tutor to 13th Earl of Sutherland was born on 14 May 1580 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; died in Mar 1656 in Gordonstoun, Morayshire, Scotland; was buried in 1656 in Michael Kirk Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland was born on 7 Apr 1523 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland (son of Alexander Gordon, Master Of Sutherland and Janet Elizabeth Stewart); died on 23 Jun 1567 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in Jun 1567 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

    John married Lady Helen Stewart, of Lennox. Helen (daughter of Sir John Stewart, 3rd Earl Of Lennox) was born in 1522 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lady Helen Stewart, of Lennox was born in 1522 in England (daughter of Sir John Stewart, 3rd Earl Of Lennox).
    Children:
    1. 1. Sir Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland was born in Jun 1552 in England; died on 6 Dec 1594; was buried on 6 Dec 1594 in Dornoch, Highland, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Alexander Gordon, Master Of Sutherland was born in 1501 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland (son of Sir Adam Gordon, Lord Of Aboyne 'Earl Of Sutherland' and Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess Of Sutherland); died on 13 Jan 1529 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.

    Alexander married Janet Elizabeth Stewart in 1521 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Janet (daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Janet Mary Campbell, Countess Of Atholl) was born on 17 Jul 1505 in Blair Atholl, Perth, Scotland; died on 13 May 1566 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in May 1566 in Golspie, Highland, Sutherland, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Janet Elizabeth Stewart was born on 17 Jul 1505 in Blair Atholl, Perth, Scotland (daughter of John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl and Janet Mary Campbell, Countess Of Atholl); died on 13 May 1566 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in May 1566 in Golspie, Highland, Sutherland, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 2. John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland was born on 7 Apr 1523 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 23 Jun 1567 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in Jun 1567 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland.

  3. 6.  Sir John Stewart, 3rd Earl Of Lennox was born on 9 Jan 1495 in The Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (son of Sir Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl Of Lennox and Hon Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess Of Lennox); died on 4 Sep 1526 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom; was buried in Sep 1526.
    Children:
    1. 3. Lady Helen Stewart, of Lennox was born in 1522 in England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir Adam Gordon, Lord Of Aboyne 'Earl Of Sutherland' was born on 14 Oct 1474 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl Of Huntly and Lady Annabella Joan Stewart Princess Of Scotland Countess Of Huntley); died on 17 Mar 1538 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in At Ferrar Near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

    Adam married Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess Of Sutherland in 1503 in Huntly Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of John Sutherland, 8th Earl Of Sutherland and Lady Finvola MacDonald, Of Cromarty) was born in 1480 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died in Sep 1535 in Aboyne Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Aboyne, Aberdeen, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Sutherland, Countess Of Sutherland was born in 1480 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland (daughter of John Sutherland, 8th Earl Of Sutherland and Lady Finvola MacDonald, Of Cromarty); died in Sep 1535 in Aboyne Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Aboyne, Aberdeen, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. John Gordon, Of Tillychaddy was born about 1494 in Scotland; and died.
    2. 4. Alexander Gordon, Master Of Sutherland was born in 1501 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; died on 13 Jan 1529 in Dunrobin Castle, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland.
    3. Gilbert Gordon, Of Garty was born about 1507 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom; died in 1547 in Sutherland, Scotland.
    4. Joan Gordon was born about 1507 in Sutherland, Ross, Scotland; and died.
    5. Lady Eleanor was born about 1511 in Dunrobin, Sutherland, Scotland; and died.
    6. Beatrix Gordon was born in 1520 in Sutherland, Scotland; and died.

  3. 10.  John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Atholl was born in Feb 1475 in Fifeshire, Scotland (son of Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Atholl and Eleanor Sinclair, Of Orkney); died From about 1521 to 1522; was buried in Feb 1546.

    John married Janet Mary Campbell, Countess Of Atholl. Janet (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Argyll) was born in 1486 in Inveraray Glen Aray, Argyllshire, Scotland; died on 2 Feb 1546 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in 1546 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Janet Mary Campbell, Countess Of Atholl was born in 1486 in Inveraray Glen Aray, Argyllshire, Scotland (daughter of Archibald Campbell, 2nd Earl of Argyll and Lady Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of Argyll); died on 2 Feb 1546 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in 1546 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 5. Janet Elizabeth Stewart was born on 17 Jul 1505 in Blair Atholl, Perth, Scotland; died on 13 May 1566 in Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland; was buried in May 1566 in Golspie, Highland, Sutherland, Scotland.
    2. John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Atholl was born on 6 Oct 1507 in Blair Castle, Blair, Perthshire, Scotland; died on 1 Nov 1542 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland; was buried in 1542 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

  5. 12.  Sir Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl Of Lennox was born on 5 May 1456 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (son of Sir John Stewart, 1st Earl Of Lennox and Margaret Christian Montgomerie, Countess Lennox); died on 9 Sep 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England; was buried in 1513 in Kilmun, Argyllshire, Scotland.

    Matthew married Hon Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess Of Lennox on 9 Apr 1494 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Sir James Hamilton, Of Cadzow -First Lord Of Hamilton and Princess Mary Stewart) was born in Mar 1473 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 18 Apr 1531 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was buried in 1531 in Scotland, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Hon Elizabeth Hamilton, Countess Of Lennox was born in Mar 1473 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (daughter of Sir James Hamilton, Of Cadzow -First Lord Of Hamilton and Princess Mary Stewart); died on 18 Apr 1531 in Darnley, Renfrewshire, Scotland; was buried in 1531 in Scotland, United Kingdom.
    Children:
    1. 6. Sir John Stewart, 3rd Earl Of Lennox was born on 9 Jan 1495 in The Lennox, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died on 4 Sep 1526 in Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom; was buried in Sep 1526.
    2. Elizabeth Stewart was born in 1498 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland; died in 1540 in Dunbarton Castle, Dunbartonshire, Scotland; was buried in Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland.