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Katherine Sinclair 1492 – 1526 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1492

Birth Location: Caithnessshire, Scotland

Death Date: 7 Mar 1526

Death Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Margaret Hepburn

Spouse(s): David Wemyss

Children(s): John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, David Wemyss

Katherine Sinclair was born in 1492 in Caithnessshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair and Margaret Hepburn. Katherine Sinclair married David Wemyss, and had children including John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, David Wemyss. Katherine Sinclair passed away in 1526 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Katherine Sinclair was born in 1492 in Caithnessshire, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair and Margaret Hepburn.
  • Katherine Sinclair married David Wemyss, and had children including John Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, Margaret Wemyss, David Wemyss.
  • Katherine Sinclair passed away in 1526 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
HS
Margaret Hepburn
1456 – 1542
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MH

Spouses(s)

David Wemyss
1490 – 1544
Birth Location: Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
DW

Children(s)

John Wemyss
1513 – 1571
Birth Location: Wemyss Hall, Cupar, Fife, Scotland
JW
Margaret Wemyss
1515 –
Birth Location: –
MW
Margaret Wemyss
1526 – 1544
Birth Location: –
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David Wemyss
1526 – 1596
Birth Location: –
DW

Katherine Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Sinclair
1492 – 1526
Birth Place: Caithnessshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Margaret Hepburn
1456 – 1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1430 – 1487
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Christian Leslie
1432 – 1501
Caithness, Scotland
Adam Hepburn
1435 – 1479
Hailes, Castle, Haddington, Scotland
Elyne (Héléne) Home
1436 – 1513
Hailes, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclaire
1418 – 1480
Margaret Douglas
1394 – 1450
George Leslie
1416 – 1490
Christina Haliburton
1420 – 1508
Alexander Home
1407 – 1489
Mariotta Lauder
1405 – 1466
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1370 – 1424
Margaret Stewart
1370 – 1456
Norman Leslie
1380 – 1439
Christian Seton
Walter Haliburton
1360 – 1447
Marjorie Douglas
1377 – 1421
Alexander Home
1380 – 1424
Janet Hay
1394 –
John Lauder
1385 – 1421
Catherine Landells
1389 – 1425

Katherine Sinclair's Descendants

1.
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Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 7 Mar 1526) m. David Wemyss (18 Sep 1490 – 17 May 1544)
  1. 1. John Wemyss (11 Jul 1513 – 25 Jan 1571) m. Margaret Otterburne (1515 – 1567) m. Janet Traill (Abt 1515 – ) m. Janet Trail (Abt 1515 – )
    1. 1. Mariota Wemyss (1531 – ) m. Robert Fairlie (1525 – )
    2. 2. James Wemyss (Abt 1533 – )
    3. 3. Patrick Wemyss (Abt 1535 – )
    4. 4. Margaret Wemyss (1536 – Sep 1608) m. David Barclay (1530 – 9 Aug 1587)
    5. 5. David Wemyss (20 May 1536 – 15 Jul 1594) m. Cecelia Ruthven (7 May 1540 – 8 Jul 1589) m. Janet Durie (Abt 1544 – 12 Jan 1578)
    6. 6. John Wemyss (1538 – ) m.
    7. 7. Elizabeth Wemyss (Abt 1538 – Aft 1572) m. David Balfour (1525 – ) m. James Balfour (Abt 1539 – )
    8. 8. Agnes Wemyss (Abt 1540 – 16 Nov 1593) m. John Aytoun (1538 – )
    9. 9. Catherine Wemyss (Abt 1540 – )
    10. 10. Janet Wemyss (Abt 1540 – )
    11. 11. Margaret Wemyss (1541 – 1608)
    12. 12. Duncan Wemyss (Abt 1545 – )
    13. 13. Euphame Wemyss (Abt 1547 – 16 Nov 1593) m. David Carnegie (11 Jan 1533 – 5 Feb 1598) m. David Carnegie (1533 – 1598)
      1. 1. John Carnegie (Abt 1569 – 8 Jan 1667) m. Magdalen Halyburton (1585 – 10 Mar 1650) m. Marjory Maule (1579 – ) m. Marion Maule (Abt 1613 – 1660)
      2. 2. Katherine Carnegie (1570 – ) m. John Aytoun (1566 – 1638)
      3. 3. Agnes Carnegie (1572 – 8 Dec 1634) m. Alexander Falconer (1575 – 12 Jun 1645)
        1. 1. Alexander Falconer (1595 – 1 Oct 1671) m. Anne Lindsay (Abt 1599 – 13 Jul 1692)
        2. 2. David (John) Falconer ( – Abt 20 Sep 1683) m. Margaret Hepburne (Abt 1615 – 1659) m. Jonet Watson (1615 – 1661)
        3. 3. Margaret Falconer (Abt 1600 – Bef 19 Feb 1659) m. Philip Stobie (Abt 1600 – )
        4. 4. Agnes Falconer (Abt 1601 – ) m. Alexander Keith (Abt 1605 – Feb 1634) m. John Forrester (Abt 1609 – Bef 1670)
        5. 5. Patrick Falconer (Abt 1603 – 1659)
        6. 6. Margaret Falconer (1609 – 1676) m. John (Rose) III (1610 – 1675)
        7. 7. John Falconer (1612 – 21 Jun 1670) m. Sibilla Ogilvy ( – 1670) m. Esther Briot (1614 – Aft 1660) m. Sibilla Olgilvy
        8. 8. Jean Falconer (Abt 1612 – ) m. John Grant (Abt 1610 – )
        9. 9. David Falconer (1613 – 20 Sep 1683)
        10. 10. Agnes Falconer
        11. 11. Marjorie Falconer m. Alexander Lindsay (11 Sep 1597 – 23 Aug 1663)
      4. 4. Euphame Carnegie (1574 – ) m. Robert Graham (1570 – )
      5. 5. David (Earl van Southesk) Carnegie (1575 – 1658) m. Margaret Lindsay (1575 – )
      6. 6. David Carnegie (Bet 11 Oct 1575 and 10 Nov 1575 – 20 Feb 1658) m. Margaret Lindsay (1575 – ) m. Margaret Barclay (Abt 1575 – ) m. Magdalen Halyburton (1585 – 10 Mar 1650)
      7. 7. Jean Carnegie (1578 – Deceased) m. James Carmichael (1538 – 1594) m. Archibald Dundas (Abt 1543 – )
      8. 8. Robert Carnegie (1579 – Dec 1632) m. Isabel Wemyss (1588 – 1636) m. Isobel Gray (1586 – )
      9. 9. Alexander Carnegie (1582 – Oct 1657) m. Giles Blair (Abt 1611 – )
    14. 14. Elizabeth Wemyss (1548 – 1594)
    15. 15. Jean Wemyss (1549 – ) m. James (Macgill) II (1545 – 11 Jun 1602)
  2. 2. Margaret Wemyss (1515 – )
  3. 3. Margaret Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 1544)
  4. 4. David Wemyss (Bef 1526 – 22 Feb 1596)

Katherine Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1492
1492
Birth of Katherine Sinclair in Caithnessshire, Scotland
Caithnessshire, Scotland
1526
7 Mar 1526
Age 34
Death of Katherine Sinclair in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1492
    Event Place: Caithnessshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1526
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
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