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Alexander Sinclair 1490–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: Abt 1541

Death Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Margaret Hailes

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In 1490, Alexander Sinclair entered the world in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, born to Henry Sinclair 3Rd Lord Sinclair And Margaret Hepburn Of Hailes. Alexander Sinclair passed away in 1541 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1490, Alexander Sinclair entered the world in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland, born to Henry Sinclair 3Rd Lord Sinclair And Margaret Hepburn Of Hailes.
  • Alexander Sinclair passed away in 1541 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland.

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Alexander Sinclair's Ancestors

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Alexander Sinclair
1490–1541
Birth Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair 3rd Lord Sinclair
1459–1513
Caithness, Scotland
Margaret (Hepburn of) Hailes
1456–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (II Sinclair -2nd Lord) Sinclair
1436–1487
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christina Leslie
1432–1501
Caithness, Scotland
Adam (Hepburn Master of) Hailes
1432–1479
Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Helen Home
1436–1513
Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Caithness
1410–1482
Elizabeth Buchan
1401–1451
George Rothes
1416–1490
Christina Dirleton
1420–1508
Patrick Berwick
1412–1482
Ellen Hepburn
1414–1482
Alexander Home
1428–1468
Elizabeth Hepburn
1427–1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1373–1421
Egidia Orkney
1381–1438
Archibald Douglas
1369–1424
Margaret Douglas
1370–1451
Norman Fythkill
1393–1440
Christian Seton
1395–
Walter Dirleton
1364–1449
Isabelle Stewart
1378–1410
Adam Hailes
1382–1448
Janet Borthwick
1388–1464
Thomas Auchinbothy
1387–1447
Elizabeth Cathcart
1395–1424
Alexander Home
1407–1489
Mariotta Landell
1394–1451
Adam Hailes
1382–1448
Janet Borthwick
1388–1464

Alexander Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Alexander Sinclair in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
1541
Abt 1541
Age 51
Death of Alexander Sinclair in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Sinclair, person ID GK5N-L5D.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1541
    Event Place: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Alexander Sinclair, person ID GK5N-L5D.

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