Helen MACKENZIE & Joseph SUTHERLAND

Helen MACKENZIE
[20/1/1857-22/3/1929]
married
Joseph SUTHERLAND
[18/10/1857-4/10/1910]

Helen (Ellen) is the daughter of William Mackenzie and Elspet Mackay of Torbreck Rogart. She is a great granddaughter of Colin Mackenzie and Barbara Gordon. Joseph, a master mason, was born at Gartymore, Loth, son of James Sutherland and Helen (Annie) Bannerman. Joseph and Helen married on 20 November 1891 at Torbreck, Rogart. In the 1901 census Ellen was at home in Lillieshall Street, Helmsdale, Kildonan, with her daughters. Her husband was shown in Dornoch on census night where he was boarding in Church Street where he was presumably working. Joseph died in Cambusavie Hospital, Dornoch in 1910. Helen died in Edinburgh in 1929.

They had the following children:
ANNIE ELIZABETH SUTHERLAND born 27th August 1892 Helmsdale [married Edward N. Kerr, chauffeur in 1914 in Edinburgh
CHRISTINA SUTHERLAND (Chrissie) born 17th October 1893 Helmsdale [died in London 1933/4]
WILLIAMINA SUTHERLAND (Mina) born 24th January 1896 Helmsdale [married William Gellatly in 1928 in Edinburgh] (NT)