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Janet Sinclair 1519 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Lord Sinclair

Mother: Elizabeth Caithness

Spouse(s): Alexander Ross

Children(s): Laird Ross

According to available records, Janet Sinclair was born in 1519 in Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland, the child of Lord John Sinclair and Elizabeth Sutherland , Countess Caithness. Following those early years, Janet Sinclair married Alexander Ross, and their family grew to include Laird Sir George Ross. In the later years of life, Janet Sinclair died in 1590 in Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Lord Sinclair
1495 – 1529
Birth Location: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
LS
Elizabeth Caithness
1488 – 1535
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Alexander Ross
1516 – 1592
Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
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Children(s)

Laird Ross
1557 – 1615
Birth Location: Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1519
    Event Place: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1590
    Event Place: Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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