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Lord William Sinclair 1410 – 1484 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. Mar 1484

Death Location: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Lord Sinclair

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Sutherland

Children(s): Lord Sinclair

Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin was born in 1410 in Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Lord Henry Sinclair and Lady Egidia Douglas. Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin married Lady Marjory Sutherland, and had children including Lord William Sinclair. Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin passed away in 1484 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin was born in 1410 in Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Lord Henry Sinclair and Lady Egidia Douglas.
  • Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin married Lady Marjory Sutherland, and had children including Lord William Sinclair.
  • Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin passed away in 1484 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Lord Sinclair
1410 – 1484
Birth Place: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Lord Henry Sinclair
1375 – 1420
Orkney, Orkney Islands (then part of Norway)
Lady (Egidia) Douglas
1380 – 1438
Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Henry) Sinclair
1345 – 1400
Lady (Jean) Halyburton
Sir (William) Douglas
1370 – 1391
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Lady (Egidia "Fair Maid of Nithsdale") Stewart
1368 – 1388
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Clair
– 1379
Lady Isobel
Sir Halyburton
Lord Douglas
1358 – 1388
Lady Stewart
1348 – 1410
King Stewart
1316 – 1390
Queen Ross
1320 – 1386
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Clair
1260 – 1331
Lady Fenton
Sir V
– 1357
Lord Douglas
1323 – 1384
Lady Mar
– 1391
King Stewart
1316 – 1390
Lady Mure
1320 – 1355
Lord Stewart
1296 – 1327
Lady Bruce
1296 – 1316
Lord Hugh
1297 – 1333
Lady Graham
1295 – 1372

Lord Sinclair's Descendants

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Lord (William) Sinclair (1410 – Abt. Mar 1484) m. Lady (Marjory) Sutherland (Abt. 1436 – Aft. 7 Sep 1476)
  1. 1. Lord (William) Sinclair (Abt. 1459 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Lady (Margaret Mary) Keith (Abt. 1477 – 1549)
    1. 1. Laird (Alexander) Sinclair (1488 – 1541) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Innes (1501 – Bef. 1557)
      1. 1. Lady (Helen Elizabeth) Sinclair (1500 – 1561)
        1. 1. Lady (Agnes) Cundy m. Sir (Walter de) Clifford (Abt. 1160 – 17 Jan 1221)

Lord Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin in Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
1484
Abt. Mar 1484
Age 74
Death of Lord William Sinclair , 1st Earl of Caithness, Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair, 11th Baron of Roslin in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Mar 1484
    Event Place: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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