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Messages - Rodney Paterson

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Sutherland / Re: William Sutherland of Killipheder
« on: Friday 16 March 18 02:50 GMT (UK)  »
As the letter also states that "Milpeter in Sutherlandshire, a place above Helmsdale...." I have found that Kilpheader is a shire of Sutherland s. a village in the Parish of Clyne on Loch Brora.

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Sutherland / Re: William Sutherland of Killipheder
« on: Thursday 15 March 18 22:17 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Don, Thankyou for your efforts.

A change in tack.
I have a copy of a letter written in 1854 by George Sutherland to his son John (my ancestors).
The letter refers to his Great Grandfather being a Laird of Milpeter. The Gt Grandfather claims that "after the Earl of Aboyne married the heiress of Sutherland (ie Elizabeth) ......the Gordons were a strong clan........dared anyone..... to throw her out and reinstate the male line, that is the Milpeter families."

The Sutherlands of Kilipheder are the ones documented as having unsuccessful claims initially through Alexander 1st of Killipheder (Elizabeth's half brother) and then John his son. That is why I thought Killipheder and Milpeter might be one in the same.

I have been unable to find any information at all on Milpeter.

Jock

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Sutherland / Re: William Sutherland of Killipheder
« on: Monday 12 March 18 17:44 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry, I don't know where William died. William's wife was Catherine Polson and he had two sons Alexander and John.

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Sutherland / Re: William Sutherland of Killipheder
« on: Monday 12 March 18 03:28 GMT (UK)  »
William Sutherland's father was Hugh Sutherland, Mother Margaret Gunn. Killipheder was also an estate just outside Helmsdale.

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Sutherland / William Sutherland of Killipheder
« on: Sunday 11 March 18 21:17 GMT (UK)  »
I am searching for William Sutherland's brothers and their issue. William S. of Killipheder, born 1730 and died 1832.

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