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Alexander Sinclair 1480 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1541

Death Location: Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Sir Caithness)

Mother: Baroness Hepburn

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The story of Alexander Sinclair began in 1480 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. Alexander Sinclair passed away in 1541 in Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Sinclair began in 1480 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland.
  • Alexander Sinclair passed away in 1541 in Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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Alexander Sinclair's Ancestors

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Alexander Sinclair
1480 – 1541
Birth Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Sir Henry Sinclair (3rd Lord of St. Clair, 2nd Earl of Caithness)
1459 – 1513
Roslin Castle, Roslin, Caithness, Northwest Highlands, Scotland
Baroness (Margaret of Hailes) Hepburn
1456 – 1542
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Willem (Graham Earl van) Montrose
1494 – 1571
Montrose, Angusshire, Schotland
Johanna Keith
1500 – 1545
Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Patrick (Hepburn, 1st of Bothwell, Lord High Admiral of) Scotland
1451 – 1508
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Willem Marischal
1455 – 1530
Lady Scotland
1462 – 1525
Adam Hepburn
1435 – 1479
Elyne Home
1436 – 1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of Alexander Sinclair in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
1541
1541
Age 61
Death of Alexander Sinclair in Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland

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