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Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1408 – 1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: of, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1480

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Alexander \Stuart

Mother: Lady Orkney

Spouse(s): Lady Douglas

Children(s): William Sinclair

Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin was born in 1408 in of, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Alexander Stewart \Stuart and Lady Egidia Fair Maid Douglas Countess Orkney. Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including William Sinclair. Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin passed away in 1480 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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  • Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin was born in 1408 in of, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Alexander Stewart \Stuart and Lady Egidia Fair Maid Douglas Countess Orkney.
  • Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, and had children including William Sinclair.
  • Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin passed away in 1480 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Sinclair's Ancestors

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Sir Sinclair
1408 – 1480
Birth Place: of, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Stewart \Stuart
1400 – 1425
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Egidia Fair Maid Douglas Countess) Orkney
1391 – 1438
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Sinclair's Descendants

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Sir (William (Douglas)) Sinclair (1408 – 1480) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas (1394 – Abt. 1451)
  1. 1. William Sinclair (1459 – 14 Jul 1487) m. Lady (Christian) Leslie, (1432 – 16 Mar 1501)
    1. 1. Sir (Lord Henry) Sinclair, (Dec 1459 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Baroness (Margaret Hailes) Hepburn (1456 – 8 November 1542)
      1. 1. Lady (Eleanor\Helen) Sinclair (1500 – 2 Jan 1562) m. James (Dunkeld) Ogilvy (1490 – 13 Jul 1548)
        1. 1. marion ogilvy (1514 – 1570) m. lord (patrick 4th lord of gray) gray (1517 – 1577)

Sir Sinclair's Timeline

4 Records

1408
1408
Birth of Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
1408
1408
Birth of Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin in of, Caithness, Scotland
of, Caithness, Scotland
1480
1480
Age 72
Death of Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1480
1480
Age 72
Death of Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness; Knight Templar; 3rd Earl of Orkney; 16th Baron of Roslin in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: of, Caithness, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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