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George (Chancellor, of, Caithness) Sinclair 1549 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 21 Dec 1643

Death Location: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Father: GEORGE Caithness

Mother: Elizabeth Sinclair

Spouse(s): Hon Forbes, Margaret Forbes

Children(s): John Sinclair

Born in 1549 in Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair was the child of GEORGE 'The Cruel' SINCLAIR, 4th Earl Caithness and Elizabeth Varian\Marian Elizabeth de Innes Graham Holmes Sinclair. In time, George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair married Hon Margaret Forbes and Margaret Forbes, and they raised a family that included John Sinclair. George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair died in Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland in 1643.

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Parents

GEORGE Caithness
1527 – 1582
Birth Location: Moray, Inverness-Shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Sinclair
1506 – 1576
Birth Location: Moray, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Hon Forbes
1557 – 1630
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Forbes
1557 – 1622
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Sinclair
1590 – 1643
Birth Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1549
    Event Place: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 7 Jan 1566
    Event Place: Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1578
    Event Place: Forbes,Aberdeen,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Greenland (Deeds), Sutherland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Dec 1643
    Event Place: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
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