Helen Gibson F Sutherland

Brief Life History of Helen Gibson F

When Helen Gibson F Sutherland was born on 31 December 1878, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Sutherland, was 42 and her mother, Mary King, was 37. She married William Buchanan Whitelaw on 9 June 1899, in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 17 October 1961, in Huntly, Waikato, New Zealand, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

William Buchanan Whitelaw
1876–1955
Helen Gibson F Sutherland
1878–1961
Marriage: 9 June 1899
Archibald Anderson Whitelaw
1900–1964
James Sutherland Whitelaw
1903–1964
Euphemia Miller Whitelaw
1905–2002
John Anderson Whitelaw
1906–1923
Robina Archibald Whitelaw
1909–1994
William Buchanan Whitelaw
1913–1982
Helen Sutherland Whitelaw
1919–2011
George Buchanan Whitelaw
1921–1968

Sources (5)

  • Helen G F S Whitelaw in household of William B Whitelaw, "Scotland Census, 1901"
  • Helen Sutherland Whitelaw, "New Zealand, Cemetery Transcriptions, 1835-2006"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Helen G F Sutherland - Government record: Scotland Census: 1901; Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom

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World Events (8)

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1885 · Creation of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

The post of Secretary for Scotland was established in 1885 after the need arose after establishing different departments for the benefit of the communities.

1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Caithness): habitational name from the Scottish county of Sutherland, named with Old Norse súthr ‘south, southern’ + land ‘land’ because the territory lay south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.

History: This is the name of a Highland Scottish clan associated with the county of Sutherland.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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