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Laurence Sinclair 1515–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: bef 1565

Death Location: Shetland, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Jean Sinclair

Spouse(s): Janet Strang

Children(s): Janet Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, James Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Olave Sinclair, Ursula Sinclair, William Sinclair

Laurence Sinclair was born in 1515 in Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair And Jean Sinclair. Laurence Sinclair married Janet Strang, and had children including David Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, James Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Olave Sinclair, Ursula Sinclair, William Sinclair. Laurence Sinclair passed away in 1565 in Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Laurence Sinclair was born in 1515 in Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair And Jean Sinclair.
  • Laurence Sinclair married Janet Strang, and had children including David Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, James Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Olave Sinclair, Ursula Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Laurence Sinclair passed away in 1565 in Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sinclair
1487–1545
Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jean Sinclair
1488–1518
Birth Location: Burra, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Janet Strang
1515–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Janet Sinclair
1530–1590
Birth Location: Sandness, Shetland, Scotland
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Edward Sinclair
1566–1580
Birth Location: Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Sinclair
1553–1622
Birth Location: Mail, Punjab, Pakistan
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Janet Sinclair
1560–1590
Birth Location: Sandness, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Olave Sinclair
1563–1632
Birth Location: Sandness, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ursula Sinclair
1560–1611
Birth Location: –
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William Sinclair
1555–1609
Birth Location: Tingwall, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Laurence Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Laurence Sinclair
1515–1565
Birth Place: Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair
1487–1545
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jean Sinclair
1488–1518
Burra, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laurence Sinclair's Descendants

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Laurence Sinclair (1515–bef 1565) m. Janet Strang (1515–)
  1. 1. Janet Sinclair 1530–1590 m. James (Sinclair of) Brew 1515–1627
    1. 1. Malcolm (of Quendale) Sinclair 1544–1618
      1. 1. James (Sinclair Of) Scalloway 1577–1637 m. Margaret Smailholm 1580–
        1. 1. Arthur (Sinclair Of) Aith 1595–1678 m. Grizel Sinclair 1635–1680
  2. 2. Edward Sinclair 1566–1580
  3. 3. James Sinclair 1553–1622
  4. 4. Janet Sinclair 1560–1590
  5. 5. Olave Sinclair 1563–1632
  6. 6. Ursula Sinclair 1560–1611
  7. 7. William Sinclair 1555–1609

Laurence Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Laurence Sinclair in Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland
Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland
1565
bef 1565
Age 50
Death of Laurence Sinclair in Shetland, Scotland
Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Houss, Burra, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1565
    Event Place: Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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