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Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl 1457–1519 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1457

Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 21 March 1519

Death Location: Laighwood Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Orkney,

Mother: Barnoness Caithness)

Spouse(s): Sir Atholl)

Children(s): Lady Lennox

In 1457, Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl entered the world in Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir Lord Adm William I Sinclair Knight Of Roslin Baron Of Roslin 1St Lord Of Sinclair 1St Earl Of Caithness 3Rd Earl Of Orkney And Barnoness Mary Elizabeth Countess Of Buchan Orkney And Caithness Douglas Countess Of Buchan Orkney Caithness. Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl married Sir John Balveny Stewart 1St Earl Of Atholl, and had children including Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox. Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl passed away in 1519 in Laighwood Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.

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  • In 1457, Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl entered the world in Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland, born to Sir Lord Adm William I Sinclair Knight Of Roslin Baron Of Roslin 1St Lord Of Sinclair 1St Earl Of Caithness 3Rd Earl Of Orkney And Barnoness Mary Elizabeth Countess Of Buchan Orkney And Caithness Douglas Countess Of Buchan Orkney Caithness.
  • Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl married Sir John Balveny Stewart 1St Earl Of Atholl, and had children including Lady Anne Elizabeth Stewart Countess Of Lennox.
  • Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl passed away in 1519 in Laighwood Castle, Perthshire, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

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Lady atholl's Ancestors

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Lady atholl
1457–1519
Birth Place: Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord ADM William I Sinclair, Knight of Roslin, Baron of Roslin, 1st Lord of Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney,
1408–1487
Dunbeth Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Barnoness (Mary Elizabeth, Countess of Buchan, Orkney and Caithness Douglas Countess of Buchan, Orkney &) Caithness)
1394–1488
Dunbeath Castle, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Hendrik (II Sinclair Earl van Caithness en) Orkney
1375–1421
Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Egidia Douglas
1391–1438
Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1345–1404
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady atholl's Descendants

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Lady (Eleanor Sinclair Countess of) atholl (19 Apr 1457–21 March 1519) m. Sir (John "Balveny" Stewart (1st Earl of) Atholl) (1440–15 September 1512)
  1. 1. Lady (Anne Elizabeth Stewart, Countess of) Lennox 1500–1564 m. John (Robert '3rd Earl of Lennox') Stewart 1492–1526
    1. 1. Sir (Robert 3rd Lord Ross of Halkhead) Ross 1515–1547 m. (Lady) (Agnes) Moncrieff 1513–1549
      1. 1. Sir (James 4th Lord Ross of) Halkhead 1555–1581 m. Catherine McKenzie 1559–1592
        1. 1. Sir (Peter) Ross 1575–1659 m. Lady (Margaret Patterson) Jack 1574–1659
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Anne) Stuart 1515–1564
    3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth Anne) Stuart 1520–1564
    4. 4. "Sir" (Matthew "4th Earl of Lennox" STUART (HOWARD)) "A" 1516–1571

Lady atholl's Timeline

3 Records

1457
19 Apr 1457
Birth of Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl in Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
1505
30 Jul 1505
Age 48
Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl was married
None
1519
21 March 1519
Age 62
Death of Lady Eleanor Sinclair Countess of atholl in Laighwood Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Laighwood Castle, Perthshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1457
    Event Place: Ravenscraig, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1505

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothian: - Protocol Book of James Young, 1504-1507

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Kinross-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Chisolm genealogy

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 March 1519
    Event Place: Laighwood Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4278110
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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