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Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham 1516–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1516

Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 4 April 1576

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Graham

Mother: Janet Keith

Spouse(s): George, Sinclair

Children(s): George Mey, John Caithness, Agnes Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, David Sinclair, Margaret Mowat, Isabella Sinclair, George Caithness, GEORGE Mey, William Mey, Barbara Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, John Caithness, Beatrice Sinclair, Lady Sutherland, Lady Sinclair, William Sinclair, Lady Hay

In 1516, Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham entered the world in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, born to William Graham And Janet Keith. Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham married George The Cruel Iv Earl Caithness Sinclair, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Barbara Sinclair, Beatrice Sinclair, David De Saint Clair Sinclair, George Arthur Sinclair 2Nd Mey Chancellor Of Caithness, George Capel Sinclair 2Nd Of Mey, George Sinclair Lord Chancellor 2Nd Laird Of Mey, Henry Sinclair, Isabella Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, John Garrow Sinclair Nd Mey Chancellor Caithness, John Sinclair Ll 4Th Earl Of Caithness, Lady Agnes Sinclair Hay, Lady Elizabeth Sinclair, Lady Margaret Sinclair Sutherland, Margaret Mowat, William De Saint Clair Sinclair, William Sinclair 1St Lord Of Mey. Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham passed away in 1576 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1516, Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham entered the world in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, born to William Graham And Janet Keith.
  • Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham married George The Cruel Iv Earl Caithness Sinclair, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Barbara Sinclair, Beatrice Sinclair, David De Saint Clair Sinclair, George Arthur Sinclair 2Nd Mey Chancellor Of Caithness, George Capel Sinclair 2Nd Of Mey, George Sinclair Lord Chancellor 2Nd Laird Of Mey, Henry Sinclair, Isabella Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, John Garrow Sinclair Nd Mey Chancellor Caithness, John Sinclair Ll 4Th Earl Of Caithness, Lady Agnes Sinclair Hay, Lady Elizabeth Sinclair, Lady Margaret Sinclair Sutherland, Margaret Mowat, William De Saint Clair Sinclair, William Sinclair 1St Lord Of Mey.
  • Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham passed away in 1576 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Graham
1492–1571
Birth Location: Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
WG
Janet Keith
1494–1548
Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
JK

Spouses(s)

George, Sinclair
1527–1582
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Inverness-shire, Scotland
GS

Children(s)

George Mey
1545–1616
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
GM
John Caithness
1543–1576
Birth Location: Latheron, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
JC
Agnes Sinclair
1539–1619
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
AS
Henry Sinclair
1540–1576
Birth Location: Scotland
HS
David Sinclair
1541–1616
Birth Location: Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
DS
Margaret Mowat
1570–
Birth Location: Scotland
MM
Isabella Sinclair
1553–1634
Birth Location: Woodhouselee, Midlothian, Scotland
IS
George Caithness
–1616
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
GC
GEORGE Mey
1545–1616
Birth Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
GM
William Mey
1547–1575
Birth Location: Wick, Castle Of, Caithness, Scotland
WM
Barbara Sinclair
1553–1575
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
BS
Janet Sinclair
1560–1617
Birth Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
JS
John Caithness
1570–1614
Birth Location: Lybster, Caithness, Scotland
JC
Beatrice Sinclair
1546–1573
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
BS
Lady Sutherland
1547–1619
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
LS
Lady Sinclair
1557–1591
Birth Location: Murkle, Caithness, Scotland
LS
William Sinclair
1566–1575
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
WS
Lady Hay
1560–1619
Birth Location: Caithness, Orkney, Scotland
LH

Dame Graham's Ancestors

Self
Dame Graham
1516–1576
Birth Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Parents
William Graham
1492–1571
Montrose, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Keith
1494–1548
Kincardineshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dame Graham's Descendants

1.
DG
Dame (Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness) Graham (1516–4 April 1576) m. George, ("The Cruel" , IV Earl Caithness) Sinclair (14 July 1527–09 September 1582)
  1. 1. George (Capel Sinclair, 2nd of) Mey 1545–1616 m. Margaret Forbes 1557–1622
    1. 1. Sir (William Sinclair 2nd Laird of) Mey 1578–1636 m. Lady (Katharine) Ross 1585–1603
      1. 1. James Sinclair 1602–1662 m. Sinclair (Sir James LESLIE) Lindores 1603–1662 m. Elizabeth Graham 1615–1686 m. Anna Sinclair 1630–1633
        1. 1. Robert (1st Baron) Sinclair 1652–1704 m. Anne Sinclair 1660–1699 m. Christian Lesk 1660– m. Anne ((11th GGM) of Rattar) Sinclair 1660–1699 m. Maryken Duyckink 1659–1736 m. Elizabeth Sinclair 1656–1731
        2. 2. John (James) Sinclair 1623–1682
        3. 3. Jean Sinclair 1622–1694
        4. 4. William (2nd Baronet of Mey and Canisbay) Sinclair 1620–1684
        5. 5. Elizabeth SINCLAIR 1625–1722
        6. 6. George Sinclair 1630–
  2. 2. John (Garrow Sinclair nd Mey Chancellor) Caithness 1543–1576 m. Bessie Gunn\Rorison 1540–1618 m. Lady (JEAN \ Janet of Aubigny (xxx) Lady Bothwell HEPBURN (m1. Stewart) (m2. Sinclair) (m3. Douglas)) 11GGM 1543–1599
    1. 1. James ("French & Scottish Nobel House of SinClair - Scottish Nobel Clan of SinClair" Sinclair I, 1st Earl of) Murkle 1567–1642
    2. 2. William Sinclair 1572–
    3. 3. Jane Sinclair 1574–
    4. 4. Agnes Sinclar 1571–1619
    5. 5. Sir (John I of Greenland &Ratter,) Sinclair 1568–1622 m. Janet Sutherland 1580–1642
    6. 6. George, (V Earl Von Caithness, "The Wicked",) Sinclair 1566–1643
    7. 7. Margaret Sinclair 1570–1608
    8. 8. Henry Sinclair 1575–1614
  3. 3. Agnes Sinclair 1539–1619
  4. 4. Henry Sinclair 1540–1576
  5. 5. David ((de Saint-Clair)) Sinclair 1541–1616 m. JEAN HEPBURN 1536–1575 m. JEAN HEPBURN 1536–1575
  6. 6. Margaret Mowat 1570–
  7. 7. Isabella Sinclair 1553–1634 m. James (Hamilton Bothwellhaugh Clan) MacFarlane 1555–1581
  8. 8. George (Arthur Sinclair, 2nd Mey Chancellor of) Caithness –1616
  9. 9. GEORGE (SINCLAIR, Lord Chancellor, 2nd Laird of) Mey 1545–1616 m. Lady (Margaret) Forbes 1557–1630
  10. 10. William (Sinclair, 1st Lord of) Mey 1547–1575
  11. 11. Barbara Sinclair 1553–1575
  12. 12. Janet Sinclair 1560–1617
  13. 13. John (Sinclair ll 4th Earl of) Caithness 1570–1614 m. Bessie (Rorieson Gunn (of) Stemster) 1570–1642
  14. 14. Beatrice Sinclair 1546–1573
  15. 15. Lady (Margaret Sinclair \) Sutherland 1547–1619 m. Malcolm (Jamesson) Sinclair 1545–1618 m. William (Sutherland, 9th of) Duffus 1558–1618
  16. 16. Lady (Elizabeth) Sinclair 1557–1591
  17. 17. William ((de Saint-Clair)) Sinclair 1566–1575
  18. 18. Lady (Agnes Sinclair \) Hay 1560–1619

Dame Graham's Timeline

4 Records

1506
1506
Birth of Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham in Moray, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Moray, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
1516
1516
Birth of Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham in Montrose, Angus, Scotland
Montrose, Angus, Scotland
1576
4 Apr 1576
Age 60
Death of Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham in Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland
1576
4 April 1576
Age 60
Death of Dame Elizabeth, Countess of Caithness Graham in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1506
    Event Place: Moray, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Montrose, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Caithness, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1576
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1576
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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