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Helena Sinclair 1495 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 Jan 1562

Death Location: Airlie, Angus, Scotland

Father: Hendrik Sinclair

Mother: Margaretha Hepburn

Spouse(s): James Ogilvy

Children(s): Marion Ogilvy, James Ogilvy

In 1495, Helena Sinclair entered the world in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Hendrik Lord Sinclair and Margaretha Hepburn. Helena Sinclair married James Ogilvy, and had children including Marion Ogilvy, James IV Dunkeld Master van Ogilvy. Helena Sinclair passed away in 1562 in Airlie, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Helena Sinclair entered the world in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, born to Hendrik Lord Sinclair and Margaretha Hepburn.
  • Helena Sinclair married James Ogilvy, and had children including Marion Ogilvy, James IV Dunkeld Master van Ogilvy.
  • Helena Sinclair passed away in 1562 in Airlie, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hendrik Sinclair
1460 – 1513
Birth Location: Caithnessshire,, Scotland
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Margaretha Hepburn
1465 – 1542
Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Ogilvy
1495 – 1547
Birth Location: Airlie, Angusshire, Schotland
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Children(s)

Marion Ogilvy
1520 – 1570
Birth Location: –
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James Ogilvy
1520 – 1547
Birth Location: Airlie, Angusshire, Schotland
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Helena Sinclair's Ancestors

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Helena Sinclair
1495 – 1562
Birth Place: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Hendrik Lord Sinclair
1460 – 1513
Caithnessshire,, Scotland
Margaretha Hepburn
1465 – 1542
Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1430 – 1487
Caithnessshire,, Scotland
Christian Leslie
1432 – 1501
Caithnessshire,, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helena Sinclair's Descendants

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Helena Sinclair (1495 – 2 Jan 1562) m. James Ogilvy (1495 – 10 September 1547)
  1. 1. Marion Ogilvy (1520 – 1570)
  2. 2. James (IV Dunkeld Master van) Ogilvy (1520 – 10 September 1547) m. Catharina Campbell (1520 – 1 October 1578)
    1. 1. James (V Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van) Arlie (1540 – October 1606) m. Johanna Forbes (25 April 1541 – )
    2. 2. James (VI) Airlie (1541 – 12 January 1616)

Helena Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Helena Sinclair in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1562
2 Jan 1562
Age 67
Death of Helena Sinclair in Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Airlie, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Airlie, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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