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John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair 1495–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 May 1529

Death Location: Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Caithness

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sutherland

Children(s): Janet Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, David Dun, James Caithness, Alexander Sinclair

John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair was born in 1495 in Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Henry Marishal Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness And Margaret Keith. John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair married Elizabeth Sutherland, and had children including Alexander Weir Mckenzie Sinclair, David Sinclair First Dun, James Sinclair Master Of Caithness, Janet Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair. John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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  • John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair was born in 1495 in Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Henry Marishal Sinclair Second Earl Of Caithness And Margaret Keith.
  • John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair married Elizabeth Sutherland, and had children including Alexander Weir Mckenzie Sinclair, David Sinclair First Dun, James Sinclair Master Of Caithness, Janet Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair.
  • John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Sinclair's Ancestors

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John Sinclair
1495–1529
Birth Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Henry Marishal Sinclair, Second Earl of Caithness
1458–1513
Girnigoe Castle, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Margaret Keith
1477–1549
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, , Scotland
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John Sinclair's Descendants

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John (Third Earl Of Caithness) Sinclair (1495–18 May 1529) m. Elizabeth Sutherland (1488–14 Jul 1527)
  1. 1. Janet Sinclair 1519–1590 m. Alexander (Ross Th Laird Of) Balnagowan 1516–1592
    1. 1. George (10th Chief of Balnagowan) Ross 1557–1615 m. Marian (Campbell, Lady of) Cawdor 1557–1572
      1. 1. David (Ross (11th Laird of) Balnagowan) 1582–1632 m. Margaret (Gordon Lady of) Stromain 1582–1601 m. Annabella Murray 1586–1618
        1. 1. Melton 1600–1638 m. Richard Melton 1595–1670
        2. 2. Richard Ross 1599–1649 m. Agnes Mitchelson 1606–1652
      2. 2. Anne (O'Beolan de Ross Of) Balnagowan 1572–1604 m. Kenneth (12th Laid of Kintail 1st Baron) MacKenzie 1573–1631
        1. 1. Janet Mackenzie 1588–1624 m. Donald (Macdonald) VIII 1575–1643
        2. 2. Sibylla (MacKenzie of) Kintail 1612–1635
        3. 3. Kenneth MacKenzie 1600–1631
      3. 3. Christian (of Balnagowan) Ross 1567–
    2. 2. Walter Ross 1553–1625
  2. 2. Margaret Sinclair 1518–1569
  3. 3. David (Sinclair First) Dun 1528–1627
  4. 4. James (Sinclair, Master of) Caithness 1529–1582
  5. 5. Alexander (Weir McKenzie) Sinclair 1523–1616

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair in Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1529
18 May 1529
Age 34
Death of John Third Earl Of Caithness Sinclair in Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1529
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

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