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Elizabeth SINCLAIR 1495 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jun 1495

Birth Location: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Isle of Man, Scotland

Father: HRH Scotland

Mother: Margaret Hepburn

Spouse(s): Sir Kilmaurs,

Children(s): William Kilmaurs,

Elizabeth SINCLAIR was born in 1495 in Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of HRH James IV Stuart, King of Scotland and Margaret Hepburn. Elizabeth SINCLAIR married Sir Lord William "The Notorious Intriguer" Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs,, and had children including William Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs,. Elizabeth SINCLAIR passed away in 1562 in Isle of Man, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth SINCLAIR was born in 1495 in Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of HRH James IV Stuart, King of Scotland and Margaret Hepburn.
  • Elizabeth SINCLAIR married Sir Lord William "The Notorious Intriguer" Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs,, and had children including William Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of Kilmaurs,.
  • Elizabeth SINCLAIR passed away in 1562 in Isle of Man, Scotland.

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Elizabeth SINCLAIR's Ancestors

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Elizabeth SINCLAIR
1495 – 1562
Birth Place: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
HRH James IV Stuart, King of Scotland
1473 – 1513
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret Hepburn
1456 – 1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1450 – 1508
Abt. 1452
Margaret Gordon
1468 –
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth SINCLAIR's Descendants

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Elizabeth SINCLAIR (26 Jun 1495 – 1562) m. Sir (Lord William "The Notorious Intriguer" Cunningham, Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of) Kilmaurs, (24 Mar 1493 – 11 Mar 1548)
  1. 1. William (Cunningham, "The Notorious Intriguer,"Knight of Glencairn, English Courtier, 4th Lord Cunningham of) Kilmaurs, (10 Jul 1510 – 23 Dec 1574) m. Lady (Jean Hamilton of) Arran (Jan 1517 – 13 Apr 1579)
    1. 1. Archibald Cunningham (1535 – 13 Apr 1579)
      1. 1. James (Cunningham, 6th Earl of) Glencairn (12 Jan 1574 – 26 May 1625) m. Isobel Boyd (1580 – 1626)
        1. 1. Andro Cunynghame (22 Jan 1626 – 30 Jun 1676) m. Katherine ((Kid)) McCullough (18 Jun 1643 – 30 Jun 1676)

Elizabeth SINCLAIR's Timeline

2 Records

1495
26 Jun 1495
Birth of Elizabeth SINCLAIR in Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1562
1562
Age 67
Death of Elizabeth SINCLAIR in Isle of Man, Scotland
Isle of Man, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1495
    Event Place: Borthwick, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Isle of Man, Scotland

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