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Laurence Sinclair 1515–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1565

Death Location: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Jean Sinclair

Mother: Magnus Sinclair

Spouse(s): Janet Strang

Children(s): Janet Sinclair, Ursula Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, William Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, David SINCLAIR, James Sinclair, Olav Sinclair

Laurence Sinclair was born in 1515 in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Jean Sinclair And Magnus Sinclair. Laurence Sinclair married Janet Sinclair Strang, and had children including Arthur Sinclair, David Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, James Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Olav Sinclair, Ursula Sinclair, William Sinclair. Laurence Sinclair passed away in 1565 in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Laurence Sinclair was born in 1515 in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Jean Sinclair And Magnus Sinclair.
  • Laurence Sinclair married Janet Sinclair Strang, and had children including Arthur Sinclair, David Sinclair, Edward Sinclair, James Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Olav Sinclair, Ursula Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Laurence Sinclair passed away in 1565 in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jean Sinclair
1488–1518
Birth Location: Burra, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Magnus Sinclair
1495–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Janet Strang
1515–1560
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Sinclair
1530–1590
Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Ursula Sinclair
1545–1612
Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Edward Sinclair
1545–
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Sinclair
1555–1610
Birth Location: Tingwall, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Arthur Sinclair
1555–1617
Birth Location: Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David SINCLAIR
1560–
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Sinclair
1565–1622
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
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Olav Sinclair
1570–1632
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Laurence Sinclair's Ancestors

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Laurence Sinclair
1515–1565
Birth Place: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Jean Sinclair
1488–1518
Burra, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Magnus Sinclair
1495–
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1463–1527
Houss, Mainland, Shetland, Scotland
Elizabeth Sinclair
1464–1525
Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sir (William) Sinclair
1463–1527
Houso, Shetland, Scotland
Eleanor Gordon
1482–
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Sinclair
William Sinclair
1430–1484
Christian Leslie
1432–1501
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Orkney
1410–1487
Mary Douglas
1398–1460
George Leslie
1406–1490
Christina Haliburton
1400–1508

Laurence Sinclair's Descendants

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Laurence Sinclair (1515–1565) m. Janet (Sinclair) Strang (1515–1560)
  1. 1. Janet Sinclair 1530–1590 m. James Sinclair 1529–1627
    1. 1. Malcolm (Jamesson) Sinclair 1544–1618 m. Margaret Sutherland 1548–1619
      1. 1. Margaret Sinclair 1571–1597 m. Michael Balfour 1555–1619
        1. 1. Patrick Balfour 1595–1664 m. Barbara Moodie 1598–
        2. 2. Margaret Balfour 1595–
        3. 3. Robert Balfour 1599–
        4. 4. John Balfour 1600–1670
        5. 5. George Balfour 1603–
        6. 6. Michael Balfour 1605–
        7. 7. Ursula Balfour 1607–
        8. 8. Elizabeth Balfour 1610–
        9. 9. Margaret Balfour 1620–1650
      2. 2. Janet Sinclair 1564–
      3. 3. James Sinclair 1566–1637
      4. 4. Adam Sinclair 1568–1627
      5. 5. Laurence Sinclair 1570–
      6. 6. Isobel (Margaret) Sinclair 1578–1622
  2. 2. Ursula Sinclair 1545–1612
  3. 3. Edward Sinclair 1545–
  4. 4. William Sinclair 1555–1610
  5. 5. Arthur Sinclair 1555–1617
  6. 6. David SINCLAIR 1560–
  7. 7. James Sinclair 1565–1622
  8. 8. Olav Sinclair 1570–1632

Laurence Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Laurence Sinclair in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1565
1565
Age 50
Death of Laurence Sinclair in Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Shetland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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