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Sir William Sinclair 1404–1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1404

Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jul 1487

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Egidia Douglas

Spouse(s): Marjory Sutherland, Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman

Children(s): Eleanor Sinclair, Susan Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, Catharina Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, William Sinclair, George Sinclair, Oliver Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair

Sir William Sinclair was born in 1404 in Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair And Egidia Douglas. Sir William Sinclair married Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman, Marjory Sutherland, and had children including Alexander Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, Catharina Sinclair, Eleanor Sinclair, George Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Oliver Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, Susan Sinclair, William Sinclair. Sir William Sinclair passed away in 1487 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir William Sinclair was born in 1404 in Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Henry Sinclair And Egidia Douglas.
  • Sir William Sinclair married Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman, Marjory Sutherland, and had children including Alexander Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, Catharina Sinclair, Eleanor Sinclair, George Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Oliver Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, Susan Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Sir William Sinclair passed away in 1487 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Sinclair
1373–1420
Birth Location: <Norway>
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Egidia Douglas
1387–1438
Birth Location: Nithsdale, , Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marjory Sutherland
1438–1488
Birth Location: Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1394–1451
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Yeman
1407–1483
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

Eleanor Sinclair
1457–1518
Birth Location: Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland
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Susan Sinclair
1451–
Birth Location: –
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Arthur Sinclair
1452–1520
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
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Catharina Sinclair
1455–
Birth Location: –
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Marjory Sinclair
1456–1508
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
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Katherine Sinclair
1458–
Birth Location: Scotland
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William Sinclair
1459–1513
Birth Location: Dunbeth Castle, Caithness, Scotland
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George Sinclair
1460–
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
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Oliver Sinclair
1463–1520
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
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Robert Sinclair
1477–1506
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland
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Alexander Sinclair
Birth Location: –
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Sir Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sinclair
1404–1487
Birth Place: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair
1373–1420
<Norway>
Egidia Douglas
1387–1438
Nithsdale, , Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1345–1404
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Jean (of Dirleton Castle HALIBURTON) (HALYBURTON)
1355–1400
Dirleton Castle, Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
William Douglas
1375–1427
Drumlanrig Castle, Nithsdale, Dumfries, Scotland, United Kingdom
Egidia (Jill (Gelis)) Stewart
1368–1407
Dundonald Castle, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1320–1358
Isabella Strathearn
1315–1391
John Haliburton
1314–1392
Margaret Cameron
1322–1360
James Douglas
1358–1388
Robert II
1316–1390
Euphemia Ross
1320–1388
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Clair
1283–1330
William Sinclair
1283–1330
Malise Strathearn
1275–1357
Margery Ross
1302–1350
Sir Haliburton
1286–1378
John Cameron
1285–1338
Ellen DeMontealto
1286–1338
William Douglas
1327–1384
Margaret Mar
1330–1391
Walter Stewart
1296–1326
Marjorie Bruce
1296–1316
Hugh deRoss
1275–1333
Margaret Graham
1305–1341

Sir Sinclair's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sinclair (Abt 1404–14 Jul 1487) m. Marjory Sutherland (1438–29 Apr 1488) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1394–1451) m. Janet Yeman (1407–5 Jul 1483)
  1. 1. Eleanor Sinclair 1457–1518 m. John Stewart 1440–1512
    1. 1. Elspeth Stewart 1474–1564 m. Robert (Innes) Haines 1470–1551
      1. 1. Richard (Aaron) Haynes 1502–1593 m. Thomasine Foxley 1490–1550
        1. 1. Nicholas (Peter) Haynes 1529–1586 m. Ann Elcock 1519–1580
        2. 2. William Haynes 1522–
        3. 3. Richard Haynes 1524–
        4. 4. Tameson Haynes 1524–
        5. 5. Christopher Haynes 1526–
        6. 6. John Haynes 1528–1586 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Elcock 1520–1585
        7. 7. Nicholas Heyne 1532–1605 m. Dorothy Dimway 1536–
        8. 8. Simon Heyne 1535–1589 m. Annis Milner 1538–1595
        9. 9. John Heyne –1567
      2. 2. Richard (Innes (Hinds) Haines) 1490–1550
      3. 3. William Haines 1497–1569 m. Joan Haines 1500–1589
      4. 4. Robert Innes 1504–1597 m. Marion Ogilvy 1510–1558
      5. 5. John Innes 1509– m. Marjorie Leslie 1520–
      6. 6. William (Innes 1st Earl of) Thurslater 1520–1589 m. Elizabeth Stewart 1507–1580
      7. 7. William Innes 1520–1594
      8. 8. Margaret Innes 1530–1595
      9. 9. Thomas Innes –1528
    2. 2. Katherine Stewart 1473–1538 m. John Forbes 1461–1547 m. Patrick Panther 1450–
    3. 3. John Stewart 1475–1521 m. Janet (Mary) Campbell 1486–1546
    4. 4. Marjory Stewart 1475–1523 m. Colin Campbell 1480–1529
    5. 5. Isabel Stewart 1477–1516
    6. 6. Margaret Stewart 1479–1524 m. William Murray 1467–1513
    7. 7. Margaret Stewart 1479–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Stewart 1483–1529 m. John Stewart 1490–1526 m. Ninian Ross 1490–1556
    9. 9. Andrew Stewart 1485–1542
    10. 10. Jean (Atholl) Stewart 1487–1522 m. Robert Gordon 1479–1546 m. James Arbuthnott 1475–1521 m. John Gordon 1449–1513 m. John Gordon 1481–1546
    11. 11. Jean Stewart 1494–1564
  2. 2. Susan Sinclair 1451–
  3. 3. Arthur Sinclair 1452–1520
  4. 4. Catharina Sinclair 1455–
  5. 5. Marjory Sinclair 1456–1508
  6. 6. Katherine Sinclair 1458–
  7. 7. William Sinclair 1459–1513 m. Margaret Keith 1461–1549 m. Elizabeth Innes 1477–1557
  8. 8. George Sinclair 1460–
  9. 9. Oliver Sinclair 1463–1520 m. Margaret Borthwick 1467–1520
  10. 10. Robert Sinclair 1477–1506
  11. 11. Alexander Sinclair

Sir Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1404
Abt 1404
Birth of Sir William Sinclair in Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
1487
14 Jul 1487
Age 83
Death of Sir William Sinclair in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1404
    Event Place: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir William Sinclair, person ID LCCN-H49.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir William Sinclair, person ID LCCN-H49.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for Sir William Sinclair, person ID LCCN-H49.
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