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Janet Sinclair 1583 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Dec 1681

Death Location: Urquhart, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

Father: George Sinclair

Mother: Margaret Forbes

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In 1583, Janet Sinclair entered the world in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, born to George de Saint Clair, St Clair, Sinclair and Margaret Forbes. Janet Sinclair passed away in 1681 in Urquhart, Inverness-shire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1583, Janet Sinclair entered the world in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, born to George de Saint Clair, St Clair, Sinclair and Margaret Forbes.
  • Janet Sinclair passed away in 1681 in Urquhart, Inverness-shire, , Scotland.

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Janet Sinclair's Ancestors

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Janet Sinclair
1583 – 1681
Birth Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
George de Saint Clair, St Clair, Sinclair
1545 – 1616
Dunbeath, Latheron, Caithnes, Scotland
Margaret Forbes
1557 – 1630
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George ('The Cruel') Sinclair,
1527 – 1582
Duffus, Moray, , Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Graham,
1528 – 1576
Blackford, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Clair,
1495 – 1529
Elizabeth Sutherland
1488 – 1527
Sir Graham,
1488 – 1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair,
1460 – 1513
Mary Keith
1461 – 1549
William Graham,
1464 – 1513
Anabella Drummond,
1465 – 1491

Janet Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1583
1583
Birth of Janet Sinclair in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
1681
20 Dec 1681
Age 98
Death of Janet Sinclair in Urquhart, Inverness-shire, , Scotland
Urquhart, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1681
    Event Place: Urquhart, Inverness-shire, , Scotland

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