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Catherine Sinclair 1391 – 1462 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1391

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 8 Feb 1462

Death Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Florentia Magnusdottir

Spouse(s): William Borthwick

Children(s): Margaret Borthwick, Margaret BORTHWICK, William Borthwick, John Borthwick, Isabella Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, James Borthwick, William Borthwick, Thomas Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick, William Borthwick

Catherine Sinclair was born in 1391 in Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair and Florentia Magnusdottir. Catherine Sinclair married William Borthwick, and had children including Margaret de Borthwick, Margaret BORTHWICK, William Borthwick, John Borthwick, Isabella Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, James Borthwick, William Borthwick, Thomas Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick, William Borthwick. Catherine Sinclair passed away in 1462 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Catherine Sinclair was born in 1391 in Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair and Florentia Magnusdottir.
  • Catherine Sinclair married William Borthwick, and had children including Margaret de Borthwick, Margaret BORTHWICK, William Borthwick, John Borthwick, Isabella Borthwick, Margaret Borthwick, James Borthwick, William Borthwick, Thomas Borthwick, Alexander Borthwick, William Borthwick.
  • Catherine Sinclair passed away in 1462 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sinclair
1340 – 1400
Birth Location: Chapel Loan Roslin Midlothian Scotland
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Florentia Magnusdottir
1348 –
Birth Location: Denmark
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Spouses(s)

William Borthwick
1388 – 1458
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Borthwick
1409 – 1466
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret BORTHWICK
1410 –
Birth Location: Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Borthwick
1411 – 1483
Birth Location: Lochorwart Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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John Borthwick
1425 – 1459
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Isabella Borthwick
1428 – 1492
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Margaret Borthwick
1430 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Borthwick
1435 – 1503
Birth Location: Brathwick, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Borthwick
1435 – 1503
Birth Location: Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland
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Thomas Borthwick
1437 –
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Alexander Borthwick
1439 – 1495
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Borthwick
1500 – 1543
Birth Location: Borthwick, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Catherine Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Catherine Sinclair
1391 – 1462
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair
1340 – 1400
Chapel Loan Roslin Midlothian Scotland
Florentia Magnusdottir
1348 –
Denmark
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1320 – 1358
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
Strathearn Prethshire Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Rosabelle
Malise STRATHEARN
1327 – 1357
Marjory ROSS
1296 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rosabelle
Malise Strathearn
– 1346
Marjory ROSS
1296 –
Hugh-Aodh Ross
1275 – 1333
Maud Brus
1287 – 1323

Catherine Sinclair's Descendants

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Catherine Sinclair (1391 – 8 Feb 1462) m. William Borthwick (Jan 1388 – 24 Jun 1458)
  1. 1. Margaret (de) Borthwick (1409 – 24 Jul 1466) m. John Maxwell (1403 – 6 Jun 1476) m. John Maxwell (1403 – 6 Jun 1476) m. Sir (John) Maxwell (1380 – 19 Jan 1478)
    1. 1. Mariotta Maxwell (1425 – 25 Jun 1472) m. Robert Boyd (1425 – 14 Oct 1482)
      1. 1. Thomas Boyd (1441 – 1473) m. Mary Stewart (13 May 1453 – 16 May 1488) m. Elizabeth Montgomerie
      2. 2. Robert Boyd (Abt 1445 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Catherine) Boyd (1450 – 21 Feb 1498) m. Archibald (Bell Cat Earl Angus Douglas Knight of) Douglas (25 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)
      4. 4. Alexander Boyd (1452 – 26 Jun 1508) m. Janet Colville (1467 – 21 Apr 1504)
      5. 5. Archibald Boyd (1454 – 14 May 1507) m. Christian Mure (1453 – Aft 28 Jan 1523) m. Christian Mure (Abt 1549 – 28 Jan 1523)
      6. 6. Annabella Boyd (Abt 1454 – 1476) m. Sir (John) Gordon (1449 – 9 Sep 1513) m. John Gordon (1445 – 1517)
      7. 7. John Boyd (1456 – 1 Oct 1482)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Boyd (1458 – 21 Feb 1496) m. Archibald ("Bell the Cat") Douglas (1454 – 29 Nov 1513) m. Alexander Fraser (1431 – Abt 1486) m. Archibald Douglas (16 Oct 1449 – 29 Nov 1513)
        1. 1. William Douglas (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Elizabeth Auchinleck (1475 – 18 Sep 1570) m. Anchelet Auchinleck
        2. 2. Elizabeth Douglas (1474 – Jul 1509) m. Robert Lyle (1469 – Bet 1499 and 1502)
        3. 3. Gavin Douglas (1474 – Sep 1522)
        4. 4. Archibald ("Graysteel") Douglas (1475 – 1535)
        5. 5. Janet Douglas (1476 – Bef 25 Feb 1500) m. Andrew (Robert) Herries (1477 – 9 Sep 1513)
      9. 9. Margaret Boyd (1462 – Aft 16 Sep 1453) m. David Cathcart (Abt 1455 – 1497) m. Robert Boyd (Abt 1448 – )
      10. 10. Adam Boyd
  2. 2. Margaret BORTHWICK (Abt 1410 – )
  3. 3. William Borthwick (1411 – Abt 1483)
  4. 4. John Borthwick (1425 – 1459) m. Margaret Borthwick (1430 – 1480)
  5. 5. Isabella Borthwick (Abt 1428 – 10 Feb 1492) m. William Abernethy (1430 – 11 Jun 1488)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Abernathy (1446 – ) m. Walter Ogstoun (1425 – 1500)
    2. 2. William Abernethy (Abt 1450 – )
    3. 3. Lady (Margaret) Abernethy (Abt 1451 – Aft 1470)
    4. 4. Christina ((Christian) Abernethy) Saltoun (30 May 1452 – 12 Feb 1494) m. John Wemyss (17 May 1448 – 1507)
      1. 1. Margaret (Isobel) Wemyss (1463 – 1524) m. John Clephane (1460 – 1517)
      2. 2. David Wemyss (18 Sep 1490 – 17 May 1544) m. Catherine Sinclair (1489 – 1526) m. Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 7 Mar 1526) m. Mariota (Wemyss) Towers (Apr 1500 – 1588)
        1. 1. John Wemyss (11 Jul 1513 – 25 Jan 1571) m. Margaret Otterburne (1515 – 1567) m. Janet Traill (Abt 1515 – ) m. Janet Trail (Abt 1515 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Wemyss (1515 – )
        3. 3. Margaret Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 1544)
        4. 4. David Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 22 Feb 1596)
    5. 5. Christian Abernethy (Abt 1454 – 1494) m. John (Wemyss of Strathaedle and) Wemyss (17 May 1450 – 13 May 1508)
      1. 1. Agnes Wemyss (1468 – Bef 1507) m. Andrew Kinnimonth (1468 – 1526)
      2. 2. John Wemyss (Abt 1468 – 1519) m. daughter Arnot
      3. 3. David Wemyss (1470 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Euphemia Lundy ( – 26 Mar 1511) m. Janet (Gray) Lovat (1483 – 21 Oct 1539)
      4. 4. Gavin Wemyss (Abt 1473 – 1521)
      5. 5. Charles Wemyss (Abt 1475 – 1501)
      6. 6. Margaret Wemyss (1485 – ) m. John Melville (Abt 1486 – 13 Dec 1548)
        1. 1. Janet Melville (1505 – 1565) m. James Kirkcaldy (1500 – 1556)
        2. 2. Alison (( Isobel)) Melville ( – 1552) m. William Echlin (Abt 1528 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Wemyss (1511 – ) m. John Clephane
      8. 8. Thomas Wemyss ( – 1499)
    6. 6. Jane Abernathy
      1. 1. Elizabeth Ogstoun (1420 – ) m. Sir (Adam of Dunsyre) Berwickshire (Jan 1435 – ) m. Sir (Master Adam Sheriff of Berkwichshire) Hepburn (1418 – 1494)
        1. 1. Margaret Knocks (1477 – 1542) m. William Dryden (1475 – 1503)
  6. 6. Margaret Borthwick (1430 – Deceased) m. John Maxwell (1424 – 1476)
  7. 7. James Borthwick (Abt 1435 – 20 May 1503) m. Borthwick (1440 – )
  8. 8. William Borthwick (Abt 1435 – 20 May 1503) m. Mariote (de) Hoppringill (Abt 1430 – 25 Dec 1473)
  9. 9. Thomas Borthwick (Abt 1437 – ) m. Helen Rutherford (Abt 1430 – Aft 1503)
  10. 10. Alexander Borthwick (Abt 1439 – 1495)
  11. 11. William Borthwick (Abt 1500 – Abt 1543) m. Margaret Hay (1463 – 1536)

Catherine Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1391
1391
Birth of Catherine Sinclair in Scotland
Scotland
1462
8 Feb 1462
Age 71
Death of Catherine Sinclair in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1391
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1462
    Event Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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