SUTHERLAND James 1877-1956- Grandfather

James Sutherland and Elizabeth Colman [Coleman]

James Sutherland
1877-1956

**BIRTH** 21 FEB 1877 Orchardfield Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland
**DEATH** 13 MAY 1956 – 5 Gilchrist ‘s Entry, Greenside, Edinburgh, Scotland
maternal grandfather of husband

James’s father was Donald Sutherland, son of David Sutherland and Isabella Munro. He was Born on 6th and baptised the 9th August 1833.
This was Fearn, Ross and Cromarty in Scotland.
Donald’s worked as a Crofter before moving down to Elgin in 1870.
He married Jane Gordon in Elgin in 1867 when he was 30. From Elgin the growing family moved down to Leith where Donald found work as a Carter, an occupation he enjoyed until his death in 1894. They had 10 children – please see dedicated page.

Marriage of James’s parents giving us another generation back in time

1871 They lived at 8 West Back Street, Elgin.
1881 They lived at Quarry Hole Cottages, Easter Road, Leith, Edinburgh. These stood on the corner of Lorne Street and Easter Road.
1892 They lived at 16 Murano Place, Leith, Edinburgh. This was the year
that Jane Gordon died. He died in 1894.

James Sutherland
1877â€“1956
**BIRTH** 21 FEB 1877 â€¢ Orchardfield Lane, Leith Walk, Edinburgh, Scotland
**DEATH** 13 MAY 1956 â€¢ 5 Gilchrist ‘s Entry, Greenside, Edinburgh, Scotland
maternal grandfather of husband

SON James Sutherland 1877-1956

Growing up in Leith at the time James was born was not easy. His parents had moved down from ELGIN and things were really tough in Edinburgh at the time. James It seems when he was young followed the wrong path in life and paid the price.

Jamie was one of seven children, . He was born on 21st February 1877 and was the survivor of himself and his twin sister Jane. Living conditions were not easy then and the Sutherland family who numbered many had to wheel and deal to find a living for themselves.

Jamie from an early age was put into one of the very first Industrial Schools in Scotland. It was called the Edinburgh Certified Industrial School for boys and we would now call this a Remand Home for boys. This particular home later became known as Dr. Guthrie’s. The school was situated in 1891 the Liberton area of Edinburgh. The school was run by a Matron called Isabella Robertson and her assistant Lizzie Dickson. In 1891 there was only one man living at the home and he was described as the Joiner. So these Matrons and their other four assistant Matrons would have had their work cut out for them I am sure!

The home consisted of all boys and their ages are confirmed in the 1891 census as 13, 14 and 15 year old boys.

Jamie’s parents had left Elgin around about the year 1875 travelling down to Leith in search of work. The clearances had taken it’s toll on most of the Highland families. Even those who lived in the small townships foundwork hard to come by and many travelled down to the central belt of Scotland seeking employment where they could find work.http://www.childrenshomes.org.uk/EdinburghLibertonIS/

This tells us that when he was 12 he was given detention in a reformatory, Now he was given 6 months.

This was in the Edinburgh Evening News on the day of 31st March 1897. James would now be 20

By 1909 James was now living in the Southside of the City at 33 Richmond Place with Elizabeth Coleman who was 9 years his junior. They married at 3 Chalmers Crescent by Thomas Muir who was in fact the Minister of Lady Glenorchy Church [Greenside] Edinburgh. It was interesting to see their occupations. Dad Donald now a shop porter and James a Coal Miner.

COLEMAN Connections

Elizabeth Colman died of Lung Cancer on 31st October 1946. They were living at 1 St. John’s Street in Edinburgh at the time of her death. Mary Stanton Sutherland was the informant at her address 85 Niddrie Mains Terrace, Edinburgh.

This photograph is Mary Stanton with two of her boys. If you look closely you will see a ghostly apparition over it. Mary would always talk about her mother having a blonde streak down one side of her hair.

Elizabeth Colman’s birth was registered with no father. However she was born in Edinburgh as was her mother before her Mary Colman 1865-1936.
Mary went on to marry William Fraser.
Mary’s parents were Peter or Patt Colman and Susan Lynch.
They were poor immigrants and would do hawking to get by. They at first lived in the Grassmarket area of Edinburgh where the nearby St. Pat’s would see them worship.

Peter Colman was Elizabeth grandfather. He had came over from Leitrim in Ireland and had been in Scotland since c1865 as is shown by the births of their children in the census information 1871. There were a few Colman children, Bridget, Elizabeth, Mary, Francis and Susan.
This document however is the 1891 Scottish Census and it tells us that he was a furniture dealer. He was an inmate in the Royal Edinburgh Asylum Morningside. He died shortly thereafter

CHILDREN OF James Sutherland and ELIZABETH COLEMAN

Jane Sutherland was born in 1910 and died in 1911.

Mary Sutherland was born on October 1st 1911 at 27 Marshall Street in Edinburgh’s Southside. She married Peter Stanton D/Line

Mary Sutherland [left with sister Betty]

William Sutherland was born in 1918. William had many health problems and was institutionalised at an early age. He died in 2002 in Edinburgh.

Mary with her brother William. Mary regularly paid visits to see her brother right up until she died in 1982.

Margaret Sutherland was born on 30th March 1921 at 27 Marshall’s Street in Edinburgh’s Southside. She married Thomas Liddle Scotland in Edinburgh in 1942. They had two sons and [probably more] Thomas 1945-2013 and Raymond 1950 who died shortly after birth. Thomas also has a son Thomas Help please Thomas

James Sutherland was born on 11th July 1923. He died in 2005. He married Mary Kemp in 1954. They had children Valerie, Linda, Alan, James and one other son. help please Valerie or Linda

James Sutherland with wife Mary and daughter Valerie and with brother. And on the right

Annie Sutherland was born in 1925 at 27 Marshall Street, Edinburgh. She married Harry Cotterall in 1947. They had one daughter Annie who was born on 9th April 1948. Daughter Annie married Angus Grant and they had one son Scott Grant

Sisters Annie, Mary and Betty Sutherland

Betty Sutherland was born in 1928. She married William Todd in 1951 in Leith. They in turn had 3 children, Billie, Irene and Stuart

1972 Irene Todd’s wedding. Her brother Stuart at the left

Betty is centre with Mary right and Annie back right.

1972 our wedding the Sutherland Clan, Annie, Betty, Davie, Mary and Irene Todd and Annie Cotterall

Their youngest son was Davie Sutherland who was born on 12th March 1933 at 27 Marshall Street, Edinburgh. He married Margaret Robertson and they in turn had five children, Graham, David, Janice and Tracy and Denise the twins.