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Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair 1456–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 Jun 1542

Death Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Adam Sir

Mother: Elyne Lady

Spouse(s): Sir Orkney, Archibald Douglas

Children(s): Margaret Alexander, Elizabeth Clair), Henry II, William Sinclair, Agnes Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Katherine SINCLAIR, Alexander Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Helen Aberdeenshire, Lady Sinclair, Lady Sinclair, Elene Sinclair

The story of Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair began in 1456 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair married Archibald Douglas, Archibald Forester, Sir Lord Henry Sinclair Knight Of Roslin 3Rd Lord St Clair Sinclair Earl Of Caithness Amp Orkney, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair, Elene Sinclair, Elizabeth St Clair Baroness Of Great Essex Ardleigh Daughter Of 3Rd Lord St Clair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Helen Sinclair Lady Of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire, Henry St Clair 4Th Lord St Clair Ii, Janet Jean Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Lady Elizabeth Helen Of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire Sinclair, Lady Margaret Sinclair, Margaret Alexander, Margaret Douglas, Marion Forester, William Sinclair 4Th Lord Sinclair. Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair passed away in 1542 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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  • The story of Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair began in 1456 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair married Archibald Douglas, Archibald Forester, Sir Lord Henry Sinclair Knight Of Roslin 3Rd Lord St Clair Sinclair Earl Of Caithness Amp Orkney, and had children including Agnes Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair, Elene Sinclair, Elizabeth St Clair Baroness Of Great Essex Ardleigh Daughter Of 3Rd Lord St Clair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Helen Sinclair Lady Of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire, Henry St Clair 4Th Lord St Clair Ii, Janet Jean Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Lady Elizabeth Helen Of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire Sinclair, Lady Margaret Sinclair, Margaret Alexander, Margaret Douglas, Marion Forester, William Sinclair 4Th Lord Sinclair.
  • Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair passed away in 1542 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Sinclair's Ancestors

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Lady Sinclair
1456–1542
Birth Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Adam "Master of Hailes" "Sheriff Berkwickshire" Hepburn Sir
1435–1479
Hailes Castle, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Elyne (Helen Home) Lady
1436–1480
Home, Berwickshire or Hailes Castle, Hailes, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Patrick Hepburn
1412–1482
West Lothian, Scotland
Ellen Wallace
1414–1482
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Sir (Alexander I Home, 1st Lord Home, Deputy Sheriff of) Berwickshire
1407–1489
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire, Schotland
Marion ((Mariotta) de) Lauder,
1407–1443
Bass Rock, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Hailes
1382–1446
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Hailes
1321–
Beatrice Vaux
1345–1390

Lady Sinclair's Descendants

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Lady (Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of) Sinclair (1456–11 Jun 1542) m. Sir (Lord Henry Sinclair, Knight of Roslin, 3rd Lord St. Clair (Sinclair), Earl of Caithness &) Orkney (Dec 1459–09 Sep 1513) m. Archibald Douglas (1445–29 November 1513)
  1. 1. Margaret Alexander 1480–1520 m. Robert (Baronet) Sinclair 1489–1507 m. Robert Sinclair 1480–1507
    1. 1. ELIZABETH SINCLAIR 1505–1565
      1. 1. John (Trotter (1st Baron)) elder 1553–1642 m. Janet Macmath 1555–1641
        1. 1. Helen Trotter 1595–1640 m. John Aitken 1590–1640
        2. 2. john (Trotter) -Merchant 1599–1650
        3. 3. Jonet Trotter 1592–1634
        4. 4. Elizabeth Trotter 1618–1662
        5. 5. John Trotter 1578–1641
        6. 6. Marion Trotter 1590–
        7. 7. Robert Trotter 1606–1641
        8. 8. Charles Trotter 1615–
        9. 9. Edward Trotter 1583–1641
        10. 10. James Trotter 1612–
        11. 11. Nicol Trotter 1613–
        12. 12. Edward Trotter 1607–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (St Clair (Baroness of Great Essex Ardleigh, Daughter of 3rd Lord St) Clair) 1495–1562
  3. 3. Henry (St Clair (4th Lord St Clair)) II 1488–1545
  4. 4. William (Sinclair, 4th Lord) Sinclair 1490–1570
  5. 5. Agnes Sinclair 1495–1574
  6. 6. Elizabeth Sinclair 1480–1505
  7. 7. Katherine SINCLAIR 1492–1526
  8. 8. Alexander Sinclair 1480–1541
  9. 9. Janet ("Jean") Sinclair 1505–1559
  10. 10. Helen (Sinclair, Lady of Newburgh, Foveran,) Aberdeenshire 1494–1562
  11. 11. Lady (Margaret) Sinclair 1490–1505
  12. 12. Lady (Elizabeth Helen of Newburgh Foveran Aberdeenshire) Sinclair 1500–1562
  13. 13. Elene Sinclair 1489–1540

Lady Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1542
11 Jun 1542
Age 86
Death of Lady Margaret Hepburn, Lady of Hailes & Bothwell, Baroness of Hailes, 3rd Baroness of Sinclair in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Evie Tankernes Kirkwall Balquharge Lykeing Greinwall Nather Bruch Harray Skae Kirkwall Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1542
    Event Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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