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Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair 1797–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1797

Birth Location: Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 18 Jan 1856

Death Location: Morton Cottage, Portobello, Edinburgh

Father: James Assery

Mother: Jean Campbell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Tritton

Children(s): Jemima Sinclair

Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair was born in 1797 in Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, the child of James Sinclair 12Th Earl Of Caithness 1St Of Assery And Jean Jane Campbell. Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair married Elizabeth Tritton, and had children including Jemima Mary Sinclair. Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair passed away in 1856 in Morton Cottage, Portobello, Edinburgh.

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Biography

  • Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair was born in 1797 in Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland, the child of James Sinclair 12Th Earl Of Caithness 1St Of Assery And Jean Jane Campbell.
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair married Elizabeth Tritton, and had children including Jemima Mary Sinclair.
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair passed away in 1856 in Morton Cottage, Portobello, Edinburgh.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Assery
1766–1823
Birth Location: Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness
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Jean Campbell
1769–1853
Birth Location: Archattaw, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Tritton
1798–1856
Birth Location: Westhill, Wendsworth, England
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Children(s)

Jemima Sinclair
1820–1901
Birth Location: Edinburg, Scotland
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Lieutenant Sinclair's Ancestors

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Lieutenant Sinclair
1797–1856
Birth Place: Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
James SINCLAIR 12th Earl of Caithness 1st of Assery
1766–1823
Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness
Jean (Jane) Campbell
1769–1853
Archattaw, Argyll, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Sinclair of Mey 6th) Baronet
1744–1774
Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lieutenant Sinclair's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel James) Sinclair (26 Oct 1797–18 Jan 1856) m. Elizabeth Tritton (05 Jan 1798–Jan 1856)
  1. 1. Jemima (mary) Sinclair 1820–1901 m. Jeremiah (Johnstone) Gibson 1817–1876
    1. 1. Louisa (Elizabeth Tritton) Gibson 1843–1928 m. William Brown 1839–1903
      1. 1. William (Henry) Brown 1870–1945 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Oakley 1878–1933
      2. 2. James (Sinclair) Brown 1864–1944
      3. 3. Louisa (E) Brown 1870–
      4. 4. Thomas (Fletcher) Brown 1873–1943
      5. 5. Frederick Brown 1875–
      6. 6. Frances (J) Brown 1877–
      7. 7. George (W) Brown 1881–
      8. 8. Ethel (Matilda) Brown 1882–1959
      9. 9. Charlotte (D) Brown 1885–

Lieutenant Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1797
26 Oct 1797
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair in Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland
1856
18 Jan 1856
Age 59
Death of Lieutenant Colonel James Sinclair in Morton Cottage, Portobello, Edinburgh
Morton Cottage, Portobello, Edinburgh

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1797
    Event Place: Barrogill Castle, Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Morton Cottage, Portobello, Edinburgh
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