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David 1st Dun Sinclair 1514 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1514

Birth Location: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: March 1560

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Lord Caithness

Mother: Elizabeth Sutherland

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In 1514, David 1st Dun Sinclair entered the world in Watten, Caithness, Scotland, born to Lord John Sinclair, 13th Earl of Roslyn, 3rd Earl of Caithness and Elizabeth Sutherland. David 1st Dun Sinclair passed away in 1560 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1514, David 1st Dun Sinclair entered the world in Watten, Caithness, Scotland, born to Lord John Sinclair, 13th Earl of Roslyn, 3rd Earl of Caithness and Elizabeth Sutherland.
  • David 1st Dun Sinclair passed away in 1560 in Scotland.

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David Sinclair's Ancestors

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David Sinclair
1514 – 1560
Birth Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Lord John Sinclair, 13th Earl of Roslyn, 3rd Earl of Caithness
1480 – 1529
Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sutherland
1488 – 1535
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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David Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1514
abt 1514
Birth of David 1st Dun Sinclair in Watten, Caithness, Scotland
Watten, Caithness, Scotland
1560
March 1560
Age 46
Death of David 1st Dun Sinclair in Scotland
Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1514
    Event Place: Watten, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: March 1560
    Event Place: Scotland

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