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Sir William Sinclair 1327 – 1358 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1327

Birth Location: Roslin Midlothian Scotland

Death Date: 17 Sep 1358

Death Location: Lithuania with the Tutonic Knights

Father: John II

Mother: Elizabeth Polwarth

Spouse(s): Margaret Sinclair, Isabella Graham, Isobel None, None None, William None

Children(s): Katherine Clair

The story of Sir William Sinclair began in 1327 in Roslin Midlothian Scotland. Sir William Sinclair married Margaret Sinclair, Isabella Graham, Isobel, William, and had children including Katherine St. Clair. Sir William Sinclair passed away in 1358 in Lithuania with the Tutonic Knights.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Sinclair began in 1327 in Roslin Midlothian Scotland.
  • Sir William Sinclair married Margaret Sinclair, Isabella Graham, Isobel, William, and had children including Katherine St. Clair.
  • Sir William Sinclair passed away in 1358 in Lithuania with the Tutonic Knights.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1356 – 1429
Birth Location: Hermandston, East Lothian, Scotland
JI
Elizabeth Polwarth
1345 – 1449
Birth Location: Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
EP

Spouses(s)

Margaret Sinclair
1383 –
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Isabella Graham
1320 – 1391
Birth Location: Strathearn Prethshire Scotland
IG
Isobel None
1360 –
Birth Location: –
I
None None
Birth Location: –
William None
Birth Location: –
W

Children(s)

Katherine Clair
1375 – 1450
Birth Location: Herdmanstoun Haddington East Lothian Scotland
KC

Sir Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sinclair
1327 – 1358
Birth Place: Roslin Midlothian Scotland
Parents
John De St. Claire II
1356 – 1429
Hermandston, East Lothian, Scotland
Elizabeth Polwarth
1345 – 1449
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John (St.) Clair
1323 – 1377
Herdmanston, East Lothian, Scotland
Margaret Sinclair
1330 – 1418
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Patrick (de) Polwarth
1320 – 1377
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Agnes Hume
1330 – 1356
Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Clair
1280 – 1325
Margaret GARTNEY
Isabella Strathearn
1328 – 1410
Adam Polwarth
1292 –
Eva Seton
1300 –
Rober Hume
1278 – 1331
Christiana Dunbar
1305 – 1331
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN (SAINT-CLARE)
– 1314
MRS (SAINT-CLARE)
Malise Strathearn
– 1346
Margery Ross
1309 – 1350
Alan Wallace
1240 –

Sir Sinclair's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sinclair (1327 – 17 Sep 1358) m. Margaret Sinclair (Abt 1383 – ) m. Isabella Graham (Abt 1320 – 13 Apr 1391) m. Isobel (Abt 1360 – ) m. m. William
  1. 1. Katherine (St.) Clair (1375 – 28 Mar 1450) m. John (De) Seton (Jan 1370 – 17 Aug 1434)
    1. 1. William Seton (1393 – 17 Aug 1424) m. Janet Dunbar (1390 – 1434) m. Janet (de) Dunbar
      1. 1. Anna (de) Seton (Abt 1372 – ) m. John Hamilton (Abt 1372 – 14 Sep 1402)
      2. 2. Janet (de) Seton (1375 – 1466) m. George Dunbar (1336 – 1423) m. George Dunbar (Abt 1364 – Deceased) m. John (Lord) Lyall
      3. 3. Margaret ((Marion)) Seton (Abt 1385 – Abt 1440) m. Thomas Dunbar (Abt 1371 – Aug 1422) m. John Ogilvy (1402 – Jun 1489)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Ogilvy (Abt 1425 – ) m. William DeKeith (1392 – 1460) m. Patrick Keith (1380 – )
        2. 2. James Ogilvy (16 Oct 1430 – 25 Sep 1504) m. Elizabeth Kennedy (1422 – 24 Sep 1475) m. Helen Douglas (17 May 1425 – 20 Nov 1486) m. Jonet Lyle (Abt 1464 – 1525)
        3. 3. Marion Ogilvy (Abt 1435 – 1492) m. Henry Stewart (Abt 1418 – 1480)
        4. 4. Christian Ogilvy (Abt 1452 – ) m. Alexander Forbes (Abt 1453 – )
        5. 5. David Ogilvy (Abt 1468 – ) m. Margaret Campbell (1525 – Apr 1600)
        6. 6. Margaret ((Mariote) (Marjory)) Ogilvy m. Gilbert Ramsay (Abt 1442 – )
        7. 7. Thomas Ogilvy
      4. 4. William (Alexsander De) Seton (Abt 1401 – 17 Aug 1424) m. Lady (Janet Baroness) Dunbar (1390 – 1435)
      5. 5. Catherine Seton (Abt 1410 – 7 Feb 1478) m. Alan Stewart (1406 – 20 Sep 1439)
        1. 1. John Stewart (1425 – 8 Jul 1495) m. Margaret (Christian) Montgomerie (1425 – 30 May 1493)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Stewart (26 Oct 1427 – 9 Mar 1491) m. George Campbell (1420 – 9 Mar 1491)
        3. 3. Alexander Stewart (1439 – 13 Mar 1450)
    2. 2. Alexander (De) Seton (1393 – )
    3. 3. Marion (Isobel De) Seton (1395 – 1447) m. William Baillie (1424 – 1450)
    4. 4. Lady (Janet Countess) Seton (1395 – 1493) m. Robert Keith (Abt 1415 – 22 Sep 1446)
    5. 5. Roger (De) Seton (1395 – )
    6. 6. Margaret (De) Seton (1397 – )
    7. 7. Jean (De) Seton (1401 – )
    8. 8. Sir (John (Crusader Knight Templar, Lord of Seton and Tranent)) Seton (1403 – 17 Aug 1429) m. Janet Dunbar (1404 – 1434)
    9. 9. Alexander Seton (1404 – )
    10. 10. Anna (De) Seton (1407 – )
    11. 11. Marion (Lady) Seton (1409 – 1467) m. Sir (Robert) Hamilton (1435 – Abt 1488)
    12. 12. Lucy (De) Seton (1409 – )

Sir Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1327
1327
Birth of Sir William Sinclair in Roslin Midlothian Scotland
Roslin Midlothian Scotland
1358
17 Sep 1358
Age 31
Death of Sir William Sinclair in Lithuania with the Tutonic Knights
Lithuania with the Tutonic Knights

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1327
    Event Place: Roslin Midlothian Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1358
    Event Place: Lithuania with the Tutonic Knights
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