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MonicaLesl
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Hi James
By the look of what you have posted here, in the main, the notes you have inherited come from Esther Sutherland's 1855 death cert. 1855 was the first year of official registration in Scotland. For one year only, the entries ran over two pages of the register and included a wealth of additional info. By 1856, the entries has been cut down to one page.
So for deaths, they would include:
- spouse's details
- where the person had been born and how long they had lived at place where they died
- parents' details
- full list of children, inc. year of birth and year of any deaths
- details of where they were buried.
As you can see, this pretty much fits with what you have here.
The only bit I am not getting are the parent details for Esther at the beginning of your post as the names differ what looks to have been included on the cert.
The certificate is availble to view and download on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Monica 
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MonicaLesl
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Just realised also that the Esther showing as born in 1778 cannot be the same Esther having all those children up to late 1830s, it would be a fair age to be still having babies 
You need to work on the details as showing on her death cert. The death cert will also include her age at death which will help you when looking for her birth and family.
Census info is a good way to go forward. Caithness is very well covered by http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl You need to make sure you click the right tab for census year at the top.
Monica
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MonicaLesl
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I think we are missing a generation down from Esther and it may well be Esther and John Sutherland's son or daughter who died in 1855. Without knowing all their children, it is hard to guess at this stage.
Someone has a tree on Ancestry for John and Esther. They have included the OPR image of Esther's birth, clearly showing as the twin of William to John S and Janet Cormack.
However, on this tree, they only show one daughter, Jessie who married a James McGregor (is this any connection with your McGregors?). Their list of children don't match what you have from your G Aunt, so not Jessie's family.
Can I ask, which line up are you following? Might be a better way to work back given we are potentially missing a bit in the middle on your notes that you have inherited
Monica
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MonicaLesl
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A few more trees. Pulling together the children they show to John and Eshter (assuming no other couple with those names):
Alexander b. 1810 m. Catherine Henderson - their children showing on Ancestry don't match your list
Donald b. 1812
Catherine b. 1816
Jessie b. 1818 m James McGregor - their children showing on Ancestry don't match your list
Isabella b. 1818
Monica
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MonicaLesl
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Jim, it is your family tree where the OPR image shows. There are another three trees showing for what looks like the same line. The one for son Alexander and Catherine Henderson looks the most comprehensive apart from yours.
Monica
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MonicaLesl
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Jim
Take a break...brain start to go round in circles after a while  I'll add anything I find and you can have a look through when you can
Monica
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MonicaLesl
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From 1851, this looks like Esther and John, and daughter Jessie (Janet) and James McGregor:
John Sutherland 69, tailor, b. Parish of Berriedale, Caithness
Esther Sutherland 69, b. Parish of Latheron, Caithness
Anne Sutherland 25, daughter, hemp spinner, b. Parish of Berriedale, Caithness
Also at the same addresss of Knockally (on the same page) are your McGregors:
James McGregor 38, Agricultural Labourer, b. Parish of Latheron, Caithness
Janet McGregor 29, b. Parish of Berriedale, Caithness, as are all the children...
Jane McGregor 13
Isabel McGregor 12
Esther McGregor 9
Charles McGregor 6
Anne McGregor 3
Johanna McGregor 2
Monica
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MonicaLesl
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There is a death in 1855 showing on SP for an Esther Sutherland, with a birth year of 1783, in Latheron. I wonder if this is the one found by your G Aunty?
I found this:
Esther SUTHERLAND(2139) was born in 1783. She died on 2 Apr 1855. Parents: William SUTHERLAND and Ann SUTHERLAND.
She was married to John SUTHERLAND in 1802 in Latheron.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kaob/d120.htm#P3005
Jim, might be worthwhile you looking at the original image for this death. As mentioned earlier, it will (should!) show her children's names and birth years or ages at the point of this Esther's death. This will let you confirm whether it is the right line. If the children match what you know about them, then it may be that you have the wrong parents in John S and Janet Cormack perhaps?
Also been thinking the list of children you show in your post. I think that the dates are not actual dates but should be ages for Esther's children from her death cert (if you take of the 18 from the numbers you show )
See http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=robbain&id=I1963
Stage at a time though.....
Monica
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