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Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair 1495–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Branxton, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 18 May 1529

Death Location: Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Father: WILLIAM SINCLAIR

Mother: Margaret Keith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sutherland

Children(s): George Caithness

In 1495, Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair entered the world in Branxton, Northumberland, England, born to William 2Nd Earl Of Caithness Sinclair And Margaret Keith. Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair married Elizabeth Sutherland, and had children including George Sinclair 4Th Earl Of Caithness. Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair entered the world in Branxton, Northumberland, England, born to William 2Nd Earl Of Caithness Sinclair And Margaret Keith.
  • Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair married Elizabeth Sutherland, and had children including George Sinclair 4Th Earl Of Caithness.
  • Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

WILLIAM SINCLAIR
1458–1513
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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Margaret Keith
1477–1549
Birth Location: Duffus Castle, Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Sutherland
1488–1535
Birth Location: Duffus, Moray, Scotland
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Children(s)

George Caithness
1527–1582
Birth Location: Moray, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Lord Sinclair's Ancestors

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Lord Sinclair
1495–1529
Birth Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England
Parents
WILLIAM "2nd Earl of Caithness" SINCLAIR
1458–1513
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Margaret Keith
1477–1549
Duffus Castle, Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1408–1480
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Marjory Sutherland
1436–1480
Dunbeath,,Caithness,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1389–1422
Egidia Douglas
1391–1438
Alexander Sutherland
1395–1456
Marione Ile
1410–1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Sinclair
1345–1404
Jean Haliburton
1358–1400

Lord Sinclair's Descendants

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Lord (John 3rd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair (1495–18 May 1529) m. Elizabeth Sutherland (1488–Sep 1535)
  1. 1. George (Sinclair, 4th Earl of) Caithness 1527–1582 m. Elizabeth (Graham) Sinclair 1506–1576
    1. 1. John (Sinclair II of) Caithness 1570–1614 m. Bessie Gunn 1580–1642
      1. 1. Sir (Henry) Sinclair 1605–1701 m. Lady (Janet) Sutherland 1605–1642
        1. 1. Jeane Sinclair 1627–1711 m. William Knox 1650–
        2. 2. John Sinkler 1630–1700
    2. 2. Janet Sinclair 1560–1617
    3. 3. William Sinclair 1566–1575
    4. 4. George (Capel) Sinclair 1555–1616
    5. 5. George (of Mey, 2nd Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair 1555–1616
    6. 6. Agnes+ Sinclair 1569–1617
    7. 7. William+ Sinclair 1566–1623

Lord Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair in Branxton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England
1529
18 May 1529
Age 34
Death of Lord John 3rd Earl of Caithness Sinclair in Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1529
    Event Place: Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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