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John Sinclair 1543–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: September 1575

Death Location: Wick, Highland, Scotland

Father: George Caithness

Mother: Elizabeth Graham

Spouse(s): Jeanne Hepburn

Children(s): George Caithness, Agnes SINCLAIR, Elizabeth SINCLAIR, Henry SINKLER

The story of John Sinclair began in 1543 in Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom. John Sinclair married Bessie Gunn Or Rorison, Jeanne Hepburn, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Sinclair 5Th Earl Of Caithness, Henry Sinkler, James Sinclair 1St Of Murchil, John Sinclair Of Greenland And Ratter, Marie Sinclair. John Sinclair passed away in 1575 in Wick, Highland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Sinclair began in 1543 in Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • John Sinclair married Bessie Gunn Or Rorison, Jeanne Hepburn, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Sinclair 5Th Earl Of Caithness, Henry Sinkler, James Sinclair 1St Of Murchil, John Sinclair Of Greenland And Ratter, Marie Sinclair.
  • John Sinclair passed away in 1575 in Wick, Highland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
John Sinclair
1543–1575
Birth Place: Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
George Sinclair Earl of Caithness
1527–1582
Moray, Scotland
Elizabeth Graham
–1576
Grandparents
John Sinclair
–1529
Elizabeth Sutherland
–1527
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sinclair's Descendants

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John Sinclair (1543–September 1575) m. Jeanne Hepburn (1540–1599)
  1. 1. George (SINCLAIR 5th Earl of) Caithness 1566–1643 m. Jean Gordon 1569–1615
    1. 1. William (Sinclair Lord) Berriedale –1633
    2. 2. Francis (Sinclair of Keiss &) Northfield 1612–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Sinclair 1600–1685
    4. 4. Isabel Sinclair 1618–1652
    5. 5. John Sinclair –1632
  2. 2. Agnes SINCLAIR 1570–1619
  3. 3. Elizabeth SINCLAIR 1575–
  4. 4. Henry SINKLER 1563–1614

John Sinclair's Timeline

5 Records

1543
8 November 1543
Birth of John Sinclair in Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Birth of John Sinclair in Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Birth of John Sinclair in Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1543
1543
Birth of John Sinclair in Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
1575
September 1575
Age 32
Death of John Sinclair in Girnigoe Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Girnigoe Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1543
    Event Place: Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Stempster, Thurso, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1575
    Event Place: Girnigoe Castle, Wick, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wick, Highland, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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