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Lord John Caithness Sinclair 1495–1529 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495/1500

Birth Location: Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 18 May 1529

Death Location: Battle of Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland

Father: William Walton

Mother: Margaret Knocks

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In 1495, Lord John Caithness Sinclair entered the world in Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England, born to William Dryden Of Walton And Margaret Knocks. Lord John Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Battle of Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, Lord John Caithness Sinclair entered the world in Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England, born to William Dryden Of Walton And Margaret Knocks.
  • Lord John Caithness Sinclair passed away in 1529 in Battle of Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland.

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Lord Sinclair's Ancestors

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Lord Sinclair
1495–1529
Birth Place: Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England
Parents
William Dryden of Walton
1470–1512
Cumberland, England
Margaret Knocks
1477–1542
Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Lord Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495/1500
Birth of Lord John Caithness Sinclair in Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England
Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England
1529
18 May 1529
Age 34
Death of Lord John Caithness Sinclair in Battle of Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland
Battle of Somersdale, Stenness, Orkney, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495/1500
    Event Place: Scotland or Branxton, Northumberland, England

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

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