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Lord William Sinclair 1459 – 1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1459

Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Sep 1513

Death Location: Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

Father: Lord Sinclair

Mother: Lady Sutherland

Spouse(s): Lady Keith

Children(s): Laird Sinclair

Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness was born in 1459 in Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Lord William Sinclair and Lady Marjory Sutherland. Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness married Lady Margaret Mary Keith, and had children including Laird Alexander Sinclair. Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness was born in 1459 in Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, the child of Lord William Sinclair and Lady Marjory Sutherland.
  • Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness married Lady Margaret Mary Keith, and had children including Laird Alexander Sinclair.
  • Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness passed away in 1513 in Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Sinclair
1410 – 1484
Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Sutherland
1436 – 1476
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Keith
1477 – 1549
Birth Location: Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Laird Sinclair
1488 – 1541
Birth Location: Roslin, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Lord Sinclair's Ancestors

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Lord Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Birth Place: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Lord William Sinclair
1410 – 1484
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Marjory) Sutherland
1436 – 1476
Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Lord (Henry) Sinclair
1375 – 1420
Orkney, Orkney Islands (then part of Norway)
Lady (Egidia) Douglas
1380 – 1438
Nithsdale, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lord Sinclair
1345 – 1400
Lady Halyburton
Sir Douglas
1370 – 1391
Lady Stewart
1368 – 1388
2nd-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

Lord Sinclair's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Sir (Roger de) Clifford m. Lady (Sybil de) Ewyas

Lord Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1459
Abt. 1459
Birth of Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness in Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
1513
9 Sep 1513
Age 54
Death of Lord William Sinclair , 2nd Earl of Caithness in Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1459
    Event Place: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1513
    Event Place: Battle of Flodden, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England
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