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Alexander Sinclair 1482–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1482

Birth Location: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1541

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

Father: William Caithness

Mother: Margaret Caithness

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Innes

Children(s):

In 1482, Alexander Sinclair entered the world in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, born to William Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness And Margaret Keith Countess Of Caithness. Alexander Sinclair married Elizabeth Innes. Alexander Sinclair passed away in 1541 in -- Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1482, Alexander Sinclair entered the world in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, born to William Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness And Margaret Keith Countess Of Caithness.
  • Alexander Sinclair married Elizabeth Innes.
  • Alexander Sinclair passed away in 1541 in -- Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Sinclair
1482–1541
Birth Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
William Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness
1463–1513
Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret (Keith Countess of) Caithness
1477–1549
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Sinclair -1st Earl of) Caithness
1410–1482
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Marjory Sutherland
1436–1476
Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
Lord (William Keith of) Inverugy
1458–1525
Inverugie Castle, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Janet (Dunbar Lady of) Inverugie
1462–1520
Inverugie, Aberdeen, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1373–1421
Egidia Orkney
1381–1438
Alexander-mac-Robert Dunbeath
1395–1456
Marjory Isles
1398–1448
Gilbert Keith
1418–1490
Marian Ogstoun
1420–1480
James Dunbar
1456–1504
Isabella Brodie
1435–1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1347–1404
Jean Haliburton
1346–1400
William Douglas
1360–1392
Egidia Scotland
1368–1388
Margaret Moravia
1372–1438
Robert Sutherland
1347–1427
Donald Isles
1351–1423
Mariota-nic-Walter Isles
1363–1429
Andrew Keith
1392–1460
Jannet Graham
1394–1491
Alexander Ogston
1405–1473
Martha Abernethy
1408–1455

Alexander Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1482
1482
Birth of Alexander Sinclair in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
1541
1541
Age 59
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: 1482
    Event Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Sinclair, person ID MP3B-CYT.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: -- Killed in Battle in Scotland, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Sinclair, person ID MP3B-CYT.

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