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Helena Sinclair 1500 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire

Death Date: 2 January 1562

Death Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Caithness

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): James Arlie

Children(s): James Ogilvy

The story of Helena Sinclair began in 1500 in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire. Helena Sinclair married James Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van Arlie, and had children including James IV Dunkeld Master van Ogilvy. Helena Sinclair passed away in 1562 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Helena Sinclair began in 1500 in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire.
  • Helena Sinclair married James Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van Arlie, and had children including James IV Dunkeld Master van Ogilvy.
  • Helena Sinclair passed away in 1562 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Caithness
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
WC
Margaret Keith
1477 – 1501
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

James Arlie
1495 – 1540
Birth Location: Airlie, Angusshire, Schotland
JA

Children(s)

James Ogilvy
1515 – 1547
Birth Location: Airlie, Angus, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
JO

Helena Sinclair's Ancestors

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Helena Sinclair
1500 – 1562
Birth Place: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire
Parents
William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness
1459 – 1513
Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Keith
1477 – 1501
Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helena Sinclair's Descendants

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Helena Sinclair (1500 – 2 January 1562) m. James (Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van) Arlie (1495 – 1540)
  1. 1. James (IV Dunkeld Master van) Ogilvy (1515 – 9 September 1547) m. Katherine Campbell (1520 – 1 October 1578)
    1. 1. ❤️James (V Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy van) Arlie (1540 – October 1606) m. Jean Forbes (25 April 1541 – )
      1. 1. James (VI Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Earl van) Airlie (1565 – 12 Jan 1616)
        1. 1. James (VII Dunkeld Lord Ogilvy Earl van) Airlie (1590 – 1665) m. Isabelle Hamilton (18 February 1595 – 1670)

Helena Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Helena Sinclair in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire
Newburgh, Aberdeenshire
1562
2 January 1562
Age 62
Death of Helena Sinclair in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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