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John Master Caithness Sinclair 1535 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: September 1575

Death Location: Girnigo Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Catherine Kennedy

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In 1535, John Master Caithness Sinclair entered the world in Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Henry Sinclair and Catherine Kennedy. John Master Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1575 in Girnigo Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1535, John Master Caithness Sinclair entered the world in Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Henry Sinclair and Catherine Kennedy.
  • John Master Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1575 in Girnigo Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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John Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
John Sinclair
1535 – 1575
Birth Place: Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Sinclair
1520 –
SHI, SCT
Catherine Kennedy
1523 – 1588
Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Edward (Sinclair of) Strome
1500 – 1549
Strom, Whiteness, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland
Lady (Margaret) Dischington
1510 – 1574
Ardross, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (Knight Hugh Kennedy of Girvan) Mains
1498 – 1565
Girvan, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1463 – 1527
Lady Gordon
1467 – 1525
William Ardross
1487 – 1547
Jonet\\Jean Sandilands
1497 – 1541
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of John Master Caithness Sinclair in Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
September 1575
Age 40
Death of John Master Caithness Sinclair in Girnigo Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Girnigo Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Girnigoe Castle, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1575
    Event Place: Girnigo Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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