Question for our Scottish members.

[Pamdidle]

What can you tell me about the Sutherland clan. Was going to start on grandsons other side, his grandmother was called Sutherland.
Thanks

[herky]

Hi Pam,
I just noticed your message - can you tell us a little more about your Sutherlands?

Just a little bit of trivia for you - by looking at the ancestry census I have come up with the following distribution of 'Sutherlands' in Scotland in 1901 -
All Scotland - almost 13,000
Caithness - 2,381
Sutherland - 1,457
Ross & Cromarty - 445
Inverness shire - 278
Lanarkshire - 1,780

So considering the small population in the north of Scotland that is a very large number of Sutherlands.

I look forward to finding out more about your Sutherlands.


herky

[Southwick]

National Trust Names

Almost 1000 less Sutherlands in 1998 than in 1881?

[Pamdidle]

Thanks Herky and Southwick.
Have not yet started on the Sutherlands, just thinking about it. Have not done any Scottish researching at all. Just wondered if they were famous for anything

[kylejustin]

they feature in medievel royal genealogies. they had an earldom or two back then.

[Southwick]

Spotted this in British Library
Picture preview: Robert Sutherland - British Library Images Online - A Unique Resource for Commercial Picture Buyers

and this on-line Robert Sutherland’s Will : St. Vincent and the Grenadines Genealogy Research

[JBee]

My b-i-l has Sutherland family connections but I don't know any details.