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George Sutherland, Weldford, Kent, NB

George Sutherland, Weldford, Kent, NB

Posted: 14 Dec 2014 10:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Sutherland
My second great grandfather was George Sutherland. He was born in Scotland, c 1793, and he died 24 Nov 1863 in Weldford, Kent, NB and was buried in Weldford. I don't have his wife's name, but he is believed to have had at least two children, James Sutherland, b. circa 1820 in Main River, Kent, and possibly Samuel Kent Sutherland, b. circa Aug 1842, Kent, NB. Please note the 22 year difference between ages for James and Samuel. This could imply an error in the information I have.

James Sutherland was married to Mary Lawson, and the couple had 8 children, including Alexander (b. 08 Jul 1855, d. 21 Sep 1924), Robert Lawson (b.28 Feb 1857, d. 20 Sep 1930), Mary Esdale (b. 22 Jan 1859, d. 04 Sep 1945), George (#1) (b. Jun 1861, d. 27 Aug 1861), Jane (b. 11 Feb 1863, d. 21 Sep 1944), George (#2) (b. 23 May 1865, d. 26 Dec 1948), Elizabeth (Lizzie) (b. 06 Feb 1867, d. 01 Dec 1948), and James (b. circa 1868, d. 05 Aug 1895).

I am looking for information on George Sutherland and his family, including how George came to Kent, NB (via clearances or military, etc), what he did for work, who was his wife, and who were his children. I believe George was Presbyterian.

Any information will be helpful, all corrections are very much appreciated.

Thank you.

Re: George Sutherland, Weldford, Kent, NB

Posted: 15 Dec 2014 10:39PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Sutherland
I wonder if the following might help...

I found the following record of a marriage in Richibucto in 1839. If this is your George, then the date would imply that this is George's second marriage, given James' birth, also the fact that he seems to be marrying a widow. This could explain the significant difference between the sons' ages:

Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 8 Number 1
Date January 8 1839
County Northumberland
Place Chatham
Newspaper The Gleaner and Northumberland Schediasma
m. 31st ult., Richibucto (Kent Co.) by Rev. James Hannay, George SUTHERLAND / Mrs. Elizabeth MANSON both of Weldford parish.

George is alive on the 1861 census, living with his son James. Next door is Daniel Sutherland, born about 1841, living as a farm servant at the Ferguson/Graham's. A Daniel Sutherland, son of George and Elizabeth, aged 41, born Richibucto, is found marrying Agnes Stuart at Lower Cove, Cumberland, Nova Scotia on 25 Jan 1882. Could he be the same Daniel? And thus, James' brother or 1/2 brother?

Re: George Sutherland, Weldford, Kent, NB

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 12:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Laurie,

Thank you. Let me work on this tomorrow. It looks interesting and certainly not in an area I was expecting.

Best regards,

John

Re: George Sutherland, Weldford, Kent, NB

Posted: 16 Dec 2014 12:33AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 16 Dec 2014 2:47AM GMT
Surnames: Sutherland, Ferguson
I found something else too, and would certainly explain why George lives beside the Ferguson's in 1861. His first marriage looks to be to widow Mary Ferguson on 06 Oct 1825. This is registered in Northumberland County. Hopefully, this link works:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-27454-51586-24...

I should also add that son James, according to the 1861 census, was born about 1826. This is much more inline with the marriage noted above.

I'm also having trouble with Samuel Kent Sutherland. There is a Nova Scotia death for Samuel K. Sutherland, born 1842, died 1924, but his parents are different on his death record. What clues do you have that George and his second wife has a son named Samuel?

Re: George Sutherland, Weldford, Kent, NB

Posted: 17 Dec 2014 6:37PM GMT
Classification: Query
Lauri,

Thanks for the edited post. The generic problem I have had with the early Sutherlands in NB is that the names George and James were pretty common names, and not being inside NB today, I can't just go down to the local church or cemetery and check things out. For example, with James there is an age conflict between the 1861 census age (b. 1826) and the gravestone age (b 1820).

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nbken/CemST_And.html

I have a copy of the 1861 census, and I thought the cemetery gravestone age was a better fit for James, and that the census, like many census reports, could have wrong data. That assumption could have been very wrong - the gravestone could have been read incorrectly.

I've just checked my backup records for Samuel Kent and find none, so I can't support the link at this time. I do have a record of a George Sutherland marrying an Elizabeth Semple on 27 Oct 1826. Both were listed from what appears to be the Parish of Cranston, NB. I don't know where that is, and I'm not certain this record is my George. I suspect it may not be.

I am aware the parishes of Wellington and Carleton were created in 1814 as part of Northumberland County and that Kent County was formed from Northumberland County in 1826. Weldford Parish was established in 1835 from part of Richibucto Parish. Timing is everything, eh.

The Weldford 1871 census shows both George sr. and James unlisted (both were dead by this time) and Mary (Lawson) Sutherland is shown as the head of the family.

Ideally, I would have liked to reviewed the 1851 census, but as I recall, that census was somehow destroyed.

Thanks for your ongoing help.

John
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