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Hi Heather, ive been busy finding grave stones etc. Ive found a Maregret, Robert & James Sutherland at Bannockburn cemetery where they apparently died, there was no Isaac Sutherland though. Im getting a copy of the photos sent to me. Hopefully some of the inscriptions will lead to something else. By your last post with the extra kids that i haven't got, i found a picture of  Robert Sutherland that my dad had. He also had a picture of Margeret with Daughters Margeret, Grace & Annie! Which may confirm what you wrote. Im going to try & scan the pictures & put them on ancestry so you can see. Not the best copies though.

Ben

Hi Heather, i uploaded some photos on ancestory. I'll be doing some more over the next couple of days when i can. By the way, if you go to www.zades.com & go to the meredith grave plots, go to page 21 & plot number 176 from memory there is James McFarlane Sutherland & Grace Arabella. The only child i know of is Edward Tonkin Sutherland, but on the inscription it says "our father" which means more kids to me! There is a Robert William Sutherland also on this site who on the plot says that He had the same parents as Grace! It doesn't make scence to me as Grace's last name was Mathews. He died in 1908 at age 37, im trying to find out a little more, ill keep you informed! Ben

Hi there Heather, I'll try & answer as best i can with the questions you have! Isaac Sutherland & Margaret Buchanan had a son James McFarlane Sutherland(In the picture of family)who married Grace Arabella Mathews & had a son Edward Tonkin Sutherland(im putting photos of him up soon)who married Elizabeth Ellen Cavey & had a son Robert Thomas Sutherland. He is my Grandfather.
In relation to the Marriage for Catherine(Katharine)Gunn & John Sutherland it was once again in my dads family tree from 1991. He got it from the Sutherland bible that apparently existed. He said that it has been lost over the past 100 years. It would be good to find that! I hope this helps you! I think this is the correct IGI. Im also interested in the" I am following a bit more of the Somerset Hotel and I have been informed for sure Isaac and sons built it for E.E.Holmes" I would like to find out some more about that also! Let me know how it goes.

I hope that i am on the right road, it seems to fit except for the Watten part. Isaac was born in Dunn, Watten in Scotland. He married a Margaret Buchanan on 11 Feb 1831. They had several children, one of them being Isaac Jr who was born in 1838 in Eunant, Midloths, Scotland. Isaac Jr's mother(Margaret) was born on the 21 Sept 1806 in Caithness. She passed away on the 11 Aug 1893 in Victoria Australia where Isaac Sr passed on July 28 1896. His mother Catherine Gunn who was born in Latherton Caithness Scotland in 1773, married John Sutherland on the 22 of Jan 1796 in Caithness. John died about 1841 & Catherine on the 14 June 1861 both in Caithness. Isaac Sr also had another son who was James McFarlane Sutherland who was born in 1844 in Caithness & died on the 5 March 1903. He married a Grace Arabella Mathews who was born in 1852 & died on the 18 Oct 1944 in Victoria Australia. They had a son who was Edward Tonkin Sutherland  who was born in 1887, died in 1952 in Western Australia. He was my gg grandfather. I hope this some how marries up to everything you have described. Ill post some more details up later, thanks very much Ben

Im also at this stand still as i have found that not much info on Catherine Gunn or John Sutherland. I do believe that Catherine's parents are John Gunn & Janet Sutherland as i can tell so far. I also think that John Sutherland"s father is James Sutherland but have to investigate more to be sure. If you have any luck be sure to let me know as i with you!