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John Sinclair 1566 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1566

Birth Location: Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 21 December 1622

Death Location: Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Father: John Darnley

Mother: Lady Hepburn

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In 1566, John Sinclair 1st of Greenland and Rattar entered the world in Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland, born to John Stuart Lord Darnley and Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn. John Sinclair 1st of Greenland and Rattar passed away in 1622 in Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1566, John Sinclair 1st of Greenland and Rattar entered the world in Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland, born to John Stuart Lord Darnley and Lady Jean "Janet" Hepburn.
  • John Sinclair 1st of Greenland and Rattar passed away in 1622 in Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland.

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John Sinclair's Ancestors

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John Sinclair
1566 – 1622
Birth Place: Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
John Stuart Lord Darnley
1535 – 1563
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Jean "Janet") Hepburn
1543 – 1599
Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick (The Fair) Hepburn
1512 – 1556
Bothwell Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Sinclair
1509 – 1572
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hailes
1453 – 1513
Princess 1503-1511)
1472 – 1557
Archibald Douglas
1445 – 1513
Baroness 5thGGM)
1456 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Hepburn
1454 – 1513
Alexander, Garlies
1435 – 1500
Lady )
1433 – 1493

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1566
Abt 1566
Birth of John Sinclair 1st of Greenland and Rattar in Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland
1622
21 December 1622
Age 56
Death of John Sinclair 1st of Greenland and Rattar in Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1566
    Event Place: Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 December 1622
    Event Place: Girnigo Castle, Caithness, Scotland

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