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Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney 1375–1419 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1375

Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 February 1419

Death Location: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Father: Henry Orkney

Mother: Jean Halyburton

Spouse(s): Egidia Nithsdale

Children(s): William Caithness

Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney was born in 1375 in Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair Ist Earl Of Orkney And Jean Halyburton. Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney married Egidia Jill Douglas Fair Maiden Of Nithsdale, and had children including William Sinclair Iiird Earl Of Orkney Iind Earl Of Caithness. Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney passed away in 1419 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney was born in 1375 in Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair Ist Earl Of Orkney And Jean Halyburton.
  • Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney married Egidia Jill Douglas Fair Maiden Of Nithsdale, and had children including William Sinclair Iiird Earl Of Orkney Iind Earl Of Caithness.
  • Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney passed away in 1419 in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland.

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Henry Orkney's Ancestors

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Henry Orkney
1375–1419
Birth Place: Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair \ Ist Earl of Orkney
1345–1400
Orkney Islands, Scotland
Jean Halyburton
1350–1400
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Sinclair \ IIIrd of) Roslin
1328–1358
Roslin, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Isabella (de) Strathearn
1328–1410
Strathearn, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Rosslyn
1283–1330
Malise Strathearn
1299–1350
Margery Ross
1305–1360
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Roslin
1265–1336
Alice Fenton
1270–1336
Malise Strathearn
1278–1327
Agnes
1283–1320
Hugh Ross
1276–1333
Maud Ross
1272–1326

Henry Orkney's Descendants

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Henry (Sinclair \ IInd Earl of) Orkney (1375–1 February 1419) m. Egidia (“Jill” Douglas \ Fair Maiden of) Nithsdale (1391–1438)
  1. 1. William (Sinclair \IIIrd Earl of Orkney, IInd Earl of) Caithness 1404–1480 m. Marjory Sutherland 1424–1480
    1. 1. William (Sinclair \ IInd Earl of) Caithness 1459–1513 m. Margaret Keith 1477–1549
      1. 1. John (Sinclair \ IIIrd Earl of) Caithness 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland 1488–1535
        1. 1. George (Sinclair \ “The Cruel” \ IVth Earl of) Caithness 1527–1582 m. Elizabeth Graham 1520–1576

Henry Orkney's Timeline

2 Records

1375
1375
Birth of Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney in Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland
Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland
1419
1 February 1419
Age 44
Death of Henry Sinclair \ IInd Earl of Orkney in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1375
    Event Place: Rosslyn Castle, Edinburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1419
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 18; Page: 296

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