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Catherine Morrison

Also Known As: "Katherine (Morison) Sutherland", "Lady Strathnaver Sutherland", "Lady Strathnaver Morison", "Catherine"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Prestongrange, Prestonpas, East Lothian, Scotland
Death: March 21, 1765 (75-84)
Edinburgh, Midlothian , Scotland
Place of Burial: Greyfriars
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Morrison, 6th Baron of Prestongrange and Janet Rocheid
Wife of William Sutherland, Lord Strathnaver
Mother of George Gordon; William Sutherland, 17th Earl of Sutherland; Alexander Sutherland; George Sutherland; Robert Sutherland and 12 others
Sister of Jean Morrison; Helen Morison, Countess of Glasgow and John Morrison

Managed by: Oliver Marcus Stedall
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About Catherine Morrison

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms

  • 30 September 1684 birth or baptism of Catharin Morison, daughter of William Morison and Jonet Rochead [child 2], in the parish of Edinburgh

From Scotland's People: Old Parish Records - Marriages and Banns

  • 4 October 1705 marriage or banns of Katherine Morison to William Sutherland, Baron Strathnaver, in the parish of St Cuthbert's
  • 6 October 1705 marriage or banns of Katharine Morison to William Gordon Sutherland, Baron Strathnaver, in the parish of Prestonpans
  • Father: William Morrison, of, Prestongrange, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland  
  • Mother:  Janet Rocheid

Married

  1. William Sutherland, "Lord Strathnaver",   b. Dec 1683,   d. 13 Jul 1720  Married  Abt 4 Oct 1705 MARRIAGE: Contract> 4 Oct 1705.

Children 

  1. John Sutherland, "Lord Strathnaver",   b. Nov 1706,   bur. 13 Dec 1720, , Kensington, Middlesex, England
  2. William Sutherland, Earl of Sutherland,   b. 2 Oct 1708,   d. 7 Dec 1750, Montauban
  3. George Sutherland,   b. Jul 1711,   d. Jul 1714
  4. Alexander Sutherland,   b. Jul 1712,   d. Bef 18 May 1713
  5. Charles Sutherland,   b. Aug 1713,   d. Aug 1732, Spa Or Olne
  6. George Sutherland,   b. Sep 1714,   d. 13 Mar 1736
  7. Robert Sutherland,   b. Oct 1715,   d. Yes, date unknown
  8. Helen Sutherland,   b. 8 Apr 1717,   d. 7 Jan 1791
  9. Frederick Sutherland,   b. Sep 1718,   d. Yes, date unknown
  10. Janet Sutherland,   b. Bef 16 May 1720,   d. 9 Jun 1795, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

  1. Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  2. SUTHERLAND, William, Lord Strathnaver (1683-1720). b. c.19 Dec. 1683, o. s. of John Sutherland (formerly Gordon), 16th Earl of Sutherland [S] by his 1st w. Helen, da. of William Cochrane, Ld. Cochrane (1st s. d.v.p. of William Cochrane, 1st Earl of Dundonald [S]), sis. of John Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald.  m. contract 9 Oct. 1705 (with 60,000 merks), Katharine (d. 1765), da. of William Morison*, 8s. (4 d.v.p.) 2 da.  Styled Master of Strathnaver to 4 Mar. 1703, Ld. Strathnaver 4 Mar. 1703–d.1 "A young man of high promise, at least in his father’s eyes, Lord Strathnaver seems to have sacrificed his bright prospects to a love of the bottle, which even before he reached his majority had given his face ‘as many colours as the rainbow’. Already a colonelcy of foot had been secured for him, and soon afterwards a lucrative match was arranged with the daughter of an influential political associate, William Morison of Prestongrange. Once the marriage had taken place his father handed over to him responsibility for the great Sutherland estate. ..."

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Catherine Morrison's Timeline

1685
1685
Prestongrange, Prestonpas, East Lothian, Scotland
1705
September 1, 1705
Strathnever, Scotland
1705
Islay, Ayrshire, Scotland
1706
November 1706
Scotland, United Kingdom
1708
October 2, 1708
Dornoch Castle, Dornoch, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
October 2, 1708
Scotland, United Kingdom
1709
1709
Darnoch Castle, Sutherland, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
1712
July 1712
Darnoch Castle, Sutherland, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
1714
September 1714
of, Darnoch, Sutherlandshire, Scotland