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Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair 1408–1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Mar 1482

Death Location: Sinclair Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): William Sinclair

In 1408, Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair entered the world in Orkney, Scotland, born to Henry 2Nd Earl Of Orkney Sinclair And Egidia Douglas. Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including William The Waster Sinclair. Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair passed away in 1482 in Sinclair Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1408, Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair entered the world in Orkney, Scotland, born to Henry 2Nd Earl Of Orkney Sinclair And Egidia Douglas.
  • Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including William The Waster Sinclair.
  • Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair passed away in 1482 in Sinclair Castle, East Lothian, Scotland.

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Lord Sinclair's Ancestors

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Lord Sinclair
1408–1482
Birth Place: Orkney, Scotland
Parents
Henry 2nd Earl of Orkney Sinclair
1375–1420
Grandparents
Henry (1st Earl of Orkney) Sinclair
1345–1400
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Sinclair's Descendants

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Lord (High Chancellor William) Sinclair (1408–29 Mar 1482) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas (1397–1451)
  1. 1. William (" The Waster") Sinclair 1436–1487 m. Lady (Christiian Leslie Of) Rothes 1440–1493
    1. 1. Henry (3rd Lord of Sinclair) Sinclair 1465–1513 m. Margaret Hepburn 1471–1542
      1. 1. Jean Sinclair 1505–1559 m. William (2nd Earl of Crawford) Bailyie 1500–1541
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bailyie 1553–1575 m. Sir (Robert 3rd Baron of Dalsef) Hamliton 1550–1624

Lord Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1408
1408
Birth of Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair in Orkney, Scotland
Orkney, Scotland
1482
29 Mar 1482
Age 74
Death of Lord High Chancellor William Sinclair in Sinclair Castle, East Lothian, Scotland
Sinclair Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Orkney, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1482
    Event Place: Sinclair Castle, East Lothian, Scotland

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