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Agnes Sinclair 1498–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England

Death Date: 22 Feb 1574

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Capt Roslin

Mother: Margaret Hepburn

Spouse(s): Patrick Bothwell

Children(s): James Shetland, Johanna Morham

In 1498, Agnes Sinclair entered the world in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England, born to Capt Henry Sinclair 3Rd Lord St Clair Justicar Of Orkney And Shetland Earl Of Caithness Baron Of Roslin And Margaret Baroness Of Hailes Hepburn. Agnes Sinclair married Patrick Ii Fair Earl Hepburn 3Rd Earl Of Bothwell, and had children including James Patrick Hepburn 4Th Earl Of Bothwell Duke Of Orkney Shetland, Johanna Jean Hepburn Stewart Sinclair Douglas Lady Of Morham. Agnes Sinclair passed away in 1574 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1498, Agnes Sinclair entered the world in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England, born to Capt Henry Sinclair 3Rd Lord St Clair Justicar Of Orkney And Shetland Earl Of Caithness Baron Of Roslin And Margaret Baroness Of Hailes Hepburn.
  • Agnes Sinclair married Patrick Ii Fair Earl Hepburn 3Rd Earl Of Bothwell, and had children including James Patrick Hepburn 4Th Earl Of Bothwell Duke Of Orkney Shetland, Johanna Jean Hepburn Stewart Sinclair Douglas Lady Of Morham.
  • Agnes Sinclair passed away in 1574 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Agnes Sinclair's Ancestors

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Agnes Sinclair
1498–1574
Birth Place: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
Parents
Capt Henry Sinclair, 3rd Lord St Clair, Justicar of Orkney and Shetland, Earl of Caithness, Baron of Roslin
1459–1513
Wick, Caithness, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
Margaret (Baroness of Hailes) Hepburn
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William ("The Waster" Sinclair, 2nd Lord St) Clair
1430–1487
Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Christian Leslie
1432–1501
Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Orkney
1404–1480
Elizabeth Douglas
1394–1451
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1375–1420
Egidia Orkney
1387–1438
Archibald Douglas
1370–1424
Margaret Douglas
1375–1450

Agnes Sinclair's Descendants

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Agnes Sinclair (1498–22 Feb 1574) m. Patrick (II 'Fair Earl' Hepburn, 3rd Earl of) Bothwell (1512–Sep 1556)
  1. 1. James (Patrick Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Duke of Orkney &) Shetland 1536–1578 m. Mary (I Stuart, Queen of Scots, Queen Consort of France until Dec 1560,) Catholic 1542–1587
    1. 1. Stillborn (Twin) Hepburn 1568–1568
  2. 2. Johanna (Jean Hepburn Stewart Sinclair Douglas, Lady of) Morham 1540–1599

Agnes Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Agnes Sinclair in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England
1574
22 Feb 1574
Age 76
Death of Agnes Sinclair in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Bothwell, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1574
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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