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Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay 1495–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 09 Oct 1540

Death Location: Airlie, Angus, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Margaret None

Spouse(s): James /Ogilvy

Children(s): Helen ⭐️, James Arlie

The story of Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay began in 1495 in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay married James Ogilvy, and had children including Helen Ogilvy, James Ogilvy Of Arlie. Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay passed away in 1540 in Airlie, Angus, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay began in 1495 in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay married James Ogilvy, and had children including Helen Ogilvy, James Ogilvy Of Arlie.
  • Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay passed away in 1540 in Airlie, Angus, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady MacKay's Ancestors

Self
Lady MacKay
1495–1540
Birth Place: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair ⭐ 3rd Lord Sinclair
1459–1513
Caithnessshire, Scotland
Margaret
1471–1542
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William (123 Sinclair 2nd Lord) Sinclair
1433–1487
Caithness, Scotland
Christian (Leslie ⭐ Countness of) Orkney
1432–1501
Caithness, Scotland
Adam (Hepburn Master of) Hailes
1432–1479
East Lothian, Scotland
Helen (Home) ⭐
1427–1513
Home, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Caithness
1410–1480
Elizabeth Douglas
1394–1451
George Rothes
1406–1490
Lady Rothe
1416–1508
Sir Hailes
1412–1482
Ellen ⭐
1410–1482
Alexande Home
1407–1490
Mariota Landell
1407–1443
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1375–1420
Egidia ⭐
1391–1438
Sir Douglas
1369–1424
Margaret ⭐
–1451
Sir Haliburton
1364–1447
Isobel Stewart
1363–1410
Sir Hailes
1382–1446
Janet Borthwick
1388–1470
Thomas Auchinbothy
1387–1447
Elizabeth Cathcart
1395–1414
Alexander 
1368–1424
Jean Hay
–1424
John Lauder
1374–1424
Katherine
1380–1425

Lady MacKay's Descendants

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Lady (Helen Sinclair) MacKay (1495–09 Oct 1540) m. James /Ogilvy (1505–13 Jul 1548)
  1. 1. Helen (Ogilvy) ⭐️ 1536–1566 m. James (Stewart ⭐️5th Lord) Innermeath 1538–1586
    1. 1. James (Stewart) ⭐️ 1565–1592 m. Catherine (Fyer) ⭐️ 1567–1615
      1. 1. James (Stewart) ⭐️ 1590–1659 m. Dorothy (Dunlap) ⭐️ 1595–1645
        1. 1. James (Stewart) ⭐️ 1622–1670 m. Janet (Gilmore) ⭐️ 1623–1675
        2. 2. Margaret Stewart 1616–1672
        3. 3. Elizabeth (of Glasgow) Stewart 1619–1628
      2. 2. William Stewart 1590–1640
    2. 2. Janet Stewart 1560– m. Alexander Comyn 1530–
    3. 3. John (Stewart 6th Lord of Innermeath and 1st Earl of) Athol 1563–1603 m. Margaret Lindsay 1558–1589 m. Mary Ruthven 1570–1613
    4. 4. Robert Stewart 1568–
  2. 2. James (Ogilvy of) Arlie 1516–1547 m. Katherine (123) Campbell 1520–1578

Lady MacKay's Timeline

4 Records

1495
Apr 1495
Birth of Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay in Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1495
1495
Birth of Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay in Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1540
09 Oct 1540
Age 45
Death of Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay in Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Airlie, Angus, Scotland
1562
2 Jan 1562
Age 67
Death of Lady Helen Sinclair MacKay in Airlie, Angus, Scotland
Airlie, Angus, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1495
    Event Place: Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Newburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1562
    Event Place: Airlie, Angus, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Oct 1540
    Event Place: Airlie, Angus, Scotland

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