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Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair 1345–1404 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1345

Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1404

Death Location: Killed By English Seamen Defending Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: William Sinclair

Mother: Lady STRATHEARN

Spouse(s): Janet Halyburten

Children(s): Henry Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, Mary Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Bethoc Orkney, William Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, John Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, Lady Sinclair, Bethoc Sinclair, Beatrix SINCLAIR, Jean Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Lord Kirkton, Beatrix Sinclair, Earl Orkney, Mary Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Lord Shetland, Jean Sinclair, William Sinclair

The story of Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair began in 1345 in Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland. Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair married Janet Jean Haliburton Of Direlton Castle Halyburten, and had children including Beatrix Sinclair, Bethoc Beatrix Sinclair, Bethoc Sinclair Orkney, Earl Orkney, Elizabeth Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Henry Knight Templar 2Nd Earl Of Orkney Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, John Sinclair, Lady Beatrice Sinclair, Lord Shetland, Lord Shetland John Sinclair Kirkton, Margaret Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Mary Sinclair, William Sinclair. Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair passed away in 1404 in Killed By English Seamen Defending Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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  • The story of Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair began in 1345 in Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair married Janet Jean Haliburton Of Direlton Castle Halyburten, and had children including Beatrix Sinclair, Bethoc Beatrix Sinclair, Bethoc Sinclair Orkney, Earl Orkney, Elizabeth Sinclair, Helen Sinclair, Henry Knight Templar 2Nd Earl Of Orkney Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, John Sinclair, Lady Beatrice Sinclair, Lord Shetland, Lord Shetland John Sinclair Kirkton, Margaret Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Mary Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair passed away in 1404 in Killed By English Seamen Defending Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Henry Sinclair's Ancestors

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Henry Sinclair
1345–1404
Birth Place: Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
William Sinclair
1307–1330
Scotland
Lady (Isabella) STRATHEARN
1308–1391
Scotland
Grandparents
SIR (HENRY, 7th Baron of Rosslyn, Commander of Knights Templar at Bannockburn,) SINCLAIR
1255–1335
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Alice (Alicia De) Fenton
1260–1336
Clan Fenton, East Lothian, Scotland
Malise (Orkney) Strathearn
1287–1344
Thornby, Scotland
Marjorie (de) Ross
1312–1344
Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Sinclair's Descendants

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Henry (- 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin) Sinclair (1345–1404) m. Janet (Jean - Haliburton of Direlton Castle) Halyburten (1355–1400)
  1. 1. Henry (Knight Templar, 2nd Earl of Orkney) Sinclair 1375–1420 m. Egidia Douglas 1387–1438 m. Elizabeth Douglas 1408–1451
    1. 1. Sir (William Sinclair Earl of) Caithness 1408–1482 m. Elizabeth Douglas 1394–1451 m. Marjory Sutherland 1436–1480 m. Janet Yeman 1407–1483
      1. 1. Margaret (Mariota) Sinclair 1435–1496 m. James (Cragy) Craig 1400–1513
        1. 1. William (Sir of Craigfintry) Craig 1440–1513 m. Margaret (Mariota) Sinclair 1435–1496
      2. 2. Eleanor Sinclair 1457–1518
      3. 3. Oliver Sinclair 1457–1520
      4. 4. Margaret Sinclair 1465–
      5. 5. David Sinclair 1452–
      6. 6. Sir (Oliver Sinclair of) Roslin –1509
      7. 7. Mariot sinclair 1455–1480
      8. 8. Robert Sinclair 1461–
      9. 9. Catherine Sinclair 1461–1486
      10. 10. George Sinclair 1460–
      11. 11. John Sinclair 1458–
      12. 12. William SINCLAIR 1459–1513
      13. 13. Elizabeth Sinclair 1440–1508
      14. 14. William Sinclair 1430–1487
      15. 15. Margaret Stewart 1420–1461
      16. 16. Elizabeth Sinclair 1425–1508
      17. 17. William SINCLAIR 1458–1513
      18. 18. Oliver Sinclair 1457–1520
      19. 19. William SINCLAIR 1435–1488
      20. 20. Eleanor Sinclair 1457–1518
      21. 21. Catherine Sinclair 1453–1486
      22. 22. Marjory Sinclair 1450–1480
      23. 23. Mariot sinclair 1455–
      24. 24. Catherine Sinclair 1440–1486
    2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1410–1462
    3. 3. Helen Sinclair 1369–
    4. 4. Henry Sinclair 1388–1404
    5. 5. Beatrix Sinclair 1408–1461
    6. 6. Lady (Beatrix Beatrice Sinclair Countess) Douglas 1407–1498
    7. 7. Beatrix Sinclair 1398–1462
    8. 8. Lady (Beatrix de Sinclair Countess) Douglas 1398–1461
    9. 9. William (Sinclair Richard) Orkney 1433–1480
    10. 10. Sir (William, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney) Sinclair 1408–1480
    11. 11. Beatrix Sinclair 1410–1462
  2. 2. Elizabeth Sinclair 1376–1460
  3. 3. Jean Sinclair 1370–1406
  4. 4. Mary Sinclair 1382–1415
  5. 5. Elizabeth Sinclair 1363–1438
  6. 6. Bethoc (Sinclair) Orkney 1375–1462
  7. 7. William Sinclair 1392–1481
  8. 8. Jean Sinclair 1383–
  9. 9. John Sinclair 1376–1420
  10. 10. Margaret Sinclair 1385–
  11. 11. Lady (Beatrice) Sinclair 1396–1462
  12. 12. Bethoc (Beatrix) Sinclair 1404–1463
  13. 13. Beatrix SINCLAIR 1377–1463
  14. 14. Jean Sinclair 1375–
  15. 15. Marjory Sinclair 1382–1415
  16. 16. Lord (Shetland John Sinclair) Kirkton –1418
  17. 17. Beatrix Sinclair 1395–1428
  18. 18. Earl Orkney 1375–1422
  19. 19. Mary Sinclair 1370–
  20. 20. Helen Sinclair 1387–1415
  21. 21. Lord Shetland 1376–
  22. 22. Jean Sinclair 1393–
  23. 23. William Sinclair 1395–1481

Henry Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1345
1345
Birth of Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair in Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
1404
1404
Age 59
Death of Henry - 1st Earl of Orkney 9th Baron of Rosin Sinclair in Killed By English Seamen Defending Orkney Islands, Scotland
Killed By English Seamen Defending Orkney Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1345
    Event Place: Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1404
    Event Place: Killed By English Seamen Defending Orkney Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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