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Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney 1375–1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1375

Birth Location: Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 1 Feb 1420

Death Location: Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Sir Shetland

Mother: Jean Halyburton

Spouse(s): Egidia Douglas

Children(s): Lady Findlater, William Sinclair, Beatrix Sinclair, Catherine Clair)

The story of Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney began in 1375 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney married Egidia Jill Douglas, and had children including Beatrix Beatrice Sinclair, Catherine Katherine Stewart Sinclair St Clair Saint Clair, Lady Margaretha Margaret Sinclair Van Deskford En Findlater, William Sinclair. Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney passed away in 1420 in Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney began in 1375 in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
  • Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney married Egidia Jill Douglas, and had children including Beatrix Beatrice Sinclair, Catherine Katherine Stewart Sinclair St Clair Saint Clair, Lady Margaretha Margaret Sinclair Van Deskford En Findlater, William Sinclair.
  • Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney passed away in 1420 in Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Orkney's Ancestors

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Henry Orkney
1375–1420
Birth Place: Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Parents
Sir Henry * St Clair Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney Lord Prince of Shetland
1335–1404
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Jean (Janet of Direlton Castle *) Halyburton
1355–1400
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Templar William Roslin * Sinclair (St Clair), Lord of) Rosslyn
1309–1358
Roslin Castle (sometimes spelled Rosslyn), Caithness, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Isabella (*) Strathearn
1317–
Great-Grandparents
William Rosslyn
–1330
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Orkney's Descendants

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Henry (* Sinclair, 2nd Earl of) Orkney (1375–1 Feb 1420) m. Egidia (Jill *) Douglas (1387–1438)
  1. 1. Lady (Margaretha * (Margaret) Sinclair van Deskford en) Findlater 1420–1462 m. Walter (* Dunkeld, Lord Ogilvy van Auchlevyn en Deskford Sherriff van) Banffyshire 1405–1456
    1. 1. James (* Dunkeld, Lord Ogilvy van) Deskford 1437–1509 m. Margaret (*) Innes 1446–1522
      1. 1. Janet (*) Ogilvy 1469–1585 m. Sir (William *) Gordon 1455–1513 m. Alexander (*) Abercrombie 1484–1505
        1. 1. Catherine (*) Gordon 1512–1537 m. James (Innes) (Iiams) 1503–1547
        2. 2. George Gordon 1509–1591
        3. 3. Barbara Gordon 1502–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Gordon 1510–
        5. 5. Janet Gordon 1508–1513
        6. 6. George Abercrombie 1501–1552
      2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth Muriel) Ogilvy 1465–1585
      3. 3. James (Ogilvie of) Findlater 1457–1505
      4. 4. Katherine Ogilivie 1449–1505
      5. 5. Elizabeth Ogilvy 1460–1495
      6. 6. Walter Ogilvy 1463–1515
      7. 7. Alexander Ogilvy 1470–1513
      8. 8. Marion Ogilvy 1470–1540
      9. 9. Mary Ogilivie 1460–1495
      10. 10. Sir (George Laird Boyne) Ogilvy 1463–1561
      11. 11. Gilbert Ogilivy 1459–1522
    2. 2. Katherine Ogilvie 1449–1505
    3. 3. Marion Ogilvie 1440–1475
    4. 4. Mariota (Marion) Ogilvy 1452–1480
    5. 5. Christian Ogilvy 1452–
    6. 6. Isabel Ogilvy 1442–1457
    7. 7. Walter Ogilvy 1437–1508
    8. 8. Elizabeth Ogilvie 1437–
  2. 2. William Sinclair 1408–1482
  3. 3. Beatrix ((Beatrice)) Sinclair 1407–1462
  4. 4. Catherine ((Katherine) (Stewart) Sinclair (St. Clair) (Saint) Clair) 1405–1449

Henry Orkney's Timeline

2 Records

1375
1375
Birth of Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney in Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
1420
1 Feb 1420
Age 45
Death of Henry * Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney in Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1375
    Event Place: Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1420
    Event Place: Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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