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James II, of, Rattar Sinclair 1597 – 1627 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 December 1627

Death Location: Risgill, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Rattar

Mother: Baroness Forse

Spouse(s): Janet Sinclair

Children(s): William Rattar

Born in 1597 in Dunnet, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, James II of Rattar Sinclair was the child of John Sinclair, 1st of Greenland and Rattar and Baroness Janet Sutherland of Forse. In time, James II of Rattar Sinclair married Janet Sinclair, and they raised a family that included William Sinclair 3rd of Rattar. James II of Rattar Sinclair died in Risgill, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1627.

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Parents

John Rattar
1582 – 1627
Birth Location: Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
JR
Baroness Forse
1570 – 1642
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
BF

Spouses(s)

Janet Sinclair
1600 – 1642
Birth Location: Stanstill, Caithness, Scotland
JS

Children(s)

William Rattar
1618 – 1664
Birth Location: Thurso Castle, Caithness, Scotland
WR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1597
    Event Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 December 1627
    Event Place: Risgill, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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