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Oliver Sinclair 1456–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1520

Death Location: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland

Father: Sir Rosly

Mother: Lady wife)

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Oliver Sinclair was born in 1456 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Adm William I Sinclair Knight Of Roslin Baron Of Roslin 1St Lord Of Sinclair 1St Earl Of Caithness 3Rd Earl Of Orkney Lord High Admiral Of Scotland Scottish Ambassor To England Lord High Chancellor Of Scotland Builder Of Rosly And Lady Marjory Sutherland Lady Of Dunbeath 1St Countess Of Caithness Countess Of Orkney 2Nd Wife. Oliver Sinclair passed away in 1520 in Roslin, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Oliver Sinclair was born in 1456 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir Lord Adm William I Sinclair Knight Of Roslin Baron Of Roslin 1St Lord Of Sinclair 1St Earl Of Caithness 3Rd Earl Of Orkney Lord High Admiral Of Scotland Scottish Ambassor To England Lord High Chancellor Of Scotland Builder Of Rosly And Lady Marjory Sutherland Lady Of Dunbeath 1St Countess Of Caithness Countess Of Orkney 2Nd Wife.
  • Oliver Sinclair passed away in 1520 in Roslin, Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Rosly
1410–1484
Birth Location: Roslin Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
SR
Lady wife)
1436–1488
Birth Location: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Lw

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Children(s)

Oliver Sinclair's Ancestors

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Oliver Sinclair
1456–1520
Birth Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir Lord ADM William I Sinclair, Knight of Roslin, Baron of Roslin, 1st Lord of Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, 3rd Earl of Orkney, Lord High Admiral of Scotland, Scottish Ambassor to England, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland (Builder of Rosly
1410–1484
Roslin Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Sutherland, Lady of Dunbeath, 1st Countess of Caithness, Countess of Orkney (2nd) wife)
1436–1488
Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Sutherland
1395–1458
Dunlichtie Dunbeath Castle, Iverness, Scotland
Marjory ((Marione) Ile MacDonald, of the) Isles,
1410–1504
Inverness-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sutherland
1348–1427
Margaret Stewart
1373–1439
Marian SEATON
1406–1470
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Oliver Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Oliver Sinclair in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1520
1520
Age 64
Death of Oliver Sinclair in Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
Roslin, Caithness, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
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