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John Sinclair 1470 – 1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 MAY 1529

Death Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Sinclair

Mother: Christian Leslie

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In 1470, John Sinclair entered the world in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William "The Waster" Sinclair and Christian Leslie. John Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1470, John Sinclair entered the world in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William "The Waster" Sinclair and Christian Leslie.
  • John Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Sinclair's Ancestors

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John Sinclair
1470 – 1529
Birth Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William "The Waster" Sinclair
1436 – 1487
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Leslie
1438 – 1500
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1408 – 1482
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Douglas
1394 – 1451
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
George Leslie
1416 – 1490
Rothes, Moray, Scotland, United Kingdom
Christian Halyburton
1416 – 1508
Dirleton, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1370 – 1420
Egidia Douglas
1370 – 1438
Archibald Douglas
1372 – 1424
Margaret Stewart
1370 – 1456
William Leslie
1413 – 1508
Isabella Stewart
1356 – 1410
Walter Haliburton
1332 – 1400
Isabella Stewart
1356 – 1410
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
William Douglas
1356 – 1392
Egidia Stewart,
1357 – 1388
Archibald Douglas
1328 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1321 – 1409
John Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1345 – 1401
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1420
John Halyburton
1315 – 1402
Margaret Cameron
1315 – 1360
Robert Stewart
1340 – 1420

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1470
1470
Birth of John Sinclair in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1529
18 MAY 1529
Age 59
Death of John Sinclair in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1529
    Event Place: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

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