Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus was a Scottish noble who was seated at Duffus Castle, near Elgin, Moray, Scotland in the 14th and 15th centuries.
Charter by William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland to Nicholas Sutherland, his brother, for the barony of Torboll dated 13 September 1360.
Charter by David II of Scotland confirming charter from the Earl of Sutherland to Nicholas Sutherland dated 17 October 1362.
Coat of Arms of Henry Sutherland of Torboll, younger son of Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus and whose son, Alexander, succeeded to Duffus
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The title Lord Duffus was created by Charles II in the Peerage of Scotland on 8 December 1650 for Alexander Sutherland. He was a descendant of the 4th Earl of Sutherland, who fell in battle in 1333. T
Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus
…Torboll married Margaret Mureff or Moray. Their son was Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus who succeeded his father in Torboll and his uncle in Duffus. Lord Duffus…
Duffus Castle where the Sutherland of Duffus family were seated from 1350 to 1705.
Coats of arms of the Sutherland families of Forse and Duffus, showing the progression of the Duffus coat of arms as they married into the Cheyne and Chisholm families. Nicholas Sutherland, 1st of Duffus married a daughter of Reginald le Chen (d.1345) and Alexander Sutherland, 3rd of Duffus married a daughter of John Chisholm of Chisholm in 1433