by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
James Sutherland was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1778. (1) The family moved to South Ronaldsay, Orkney, when James was still quite young. He was raised at Knockhall where his father was a tenant farmer. He was fortunate enough to receive sufficient education to enable him to enter the service of the HBC as a writer.
James Sutherland was born in Caithness, Scotland in 1778. (1) The family moved to South Ronaldsay, Orkney, when James was still quite young. He was raised at Knockhall where his father was a tenant farmer. He was fortunate enough to receive sufficient education to...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
James Sutherland (age 47) of Kenacoil, Sutherlandshire, emigrated with the 1815 party. James was a weaver by trade. He was also a Presbyterian church elder, authorized to perform baptisms and marriages, and known in the settlement as “the Parson”. He was accompanied to Red River by his wife Marion (Mary) Polson (48) and four children. According to the ship’s passenger list, the children were Jannet (16), Karthrine [sic] (14), Isabella (13) and James (12). (1) The Scottish Old Parish Registers include a daughter named Christian – 1800, who does not seem to have accompanied the family. There were also four older children: John, Elspy, Heman, and Barbara. John and Elspy remained in Scotland; Heman and Barbara had preceded the family to Red River.
James Sutherland (age 47) of Kenacoil, Sutherlandshire, emigrated with the 1815 party. James was a weaver by trade. He was also a Presbyterian church elder, authorized to perform baptisms and marriages, and known in the settlement as “the Parson”. He was accompanied...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
George Sutherland was born in Scotland ca 1800. In 1830 he sailed on the Prince Rupert as a colonist for the Red River Settlement. (1,2) Seven years after his arrival, he married Henrietta Gunn, daughter of John and Ann Gunn, who had arrived in the settlement in 1823. (3) The Sutherlands farmed in Kildonan and had a family of twelve. George died in 1880 at the age of 80. Henrietta, who was 20 years younger than her husband, died in 1904.
George Sutherland was born in Scotland ca 1800. In 1830 he sailed on the Prince Rupert as a colonist for the Red River Settlement. (1,2) Seven years after his arrival, he married Henrietta Gunn, daughter of John and Ann Gunn, who had arrived in the settlement in 1823....
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
Alexander Sutherland was the son of John and Elspeth Sutherland, tenants in Ulbster, Parish of Kildonan, Sutherland. Letters sent to him at Red River by his mother and sisters indicate that he had four sisters – Johanna, Margaret, Ann, and Christina. There was also a brother who died in Scotland after Alexander emigrated. (1) He was the only one of his family to come to Red River. Alexander was 25 when he emigrated from Scotland in 1815 according to the log of the Hadlow.(2) A list of passengers landed at York Fort 26th August 1815 gives the further information that he was a labourer and sergeant of the passengers. Alexander had served with a Highland regiment in the Peninsular War (1808-14) and was wounded at Corunna, Spain in 1809. He was known in the settlement as “Sodger” (soldier).
Alexander Sutherland was the son of John and Elspeth Sutherland, tenants in Ulbster, Parish of Kildonan, Sutherland. Letters sent to him at Red River by his mother and sisters indicate that he had four sisters – Johanna, Margaret, Ann, and Christina. There was also a...
by Garth Merkeley | Mar 4, 2015
John Sutherland, aged about 50, emigrated from Kildonan, Sutherlandshire, in 1813. He was accompanied by his wife Catherine (Grant) and four children: George (18), Donald (16), Janet (14) and Alexander (9). (1) According to the Scottish Old Parish Registers, the children were actually a year or two older than the ages given on the ship’s list. The registers also include a son William, born in 1800. There is no record of William having accompanied the family, so it is probable that he died at a young age in Scotland. Also on board the ship were Angus McKay and his wife Jean, who was a daughter of John Sutherland and Catherine Grant.
John Sutherland, aged about 50, emigrated from Kildonan, Sutherlandshire, in 1813. He was accompanied by his wife Catherine (Grant) and four children: George (18), Donald (16), Janet (14) and Alexander (9). (1) According to the Scottish Old Parish Registers, the...
