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John Sinclair 1590 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1590

Birth Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1643

Death Location: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Father: George Sinclair

Mother: Hon Forbes

Spouse(s): Catherine Mowat

Children(s): Margaret Clair

Born in 1590 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, John Sinclair Sir was the child of George (Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair and Hon Margaret Forbes. In time, John Sinclair Sir married Catherine Isabella Mowat, and they raised a family that included Margaret Sinclair \ St Clair. John Sinclair Sir died in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland in 1643.

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Parents

George Sinclair
1549 – 1643
Birth Location: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
GS
Hon Forbes
1557 – 1630
Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
HF

Spouses(s)

Catherine Mowat
1582 – 1642
Birth Location: Freswick, Caithness, Scotland
CM

Children(s)

Margaret Clair
1620 – 1654
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
MC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1590
    Event Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1643
    Event Place: Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
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