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Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair 1410–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: c. 1410

Birth Location: Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 21 May 1480

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry, Sinclair

Mother: Countess Douglas

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Douglas, Marjory Sutherland, Elisabeth Buchan, Janet Yeman, Christian Leslie

Children(s): Elizabeth Sinclair, Marjory Sinclair, Catharina Sinclair, William Sinclair, Majorie Sinclair, Sir Clair, William Sinclair, Willem Orkney, William Orkney, Margaret Stewart

The story of Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair began in 1410 in Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland. Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair married Christian Leslie, Elisabeth Margaret Douglas Countess Of Buchan, Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman, Marjory Sutherland, and had children including Catharina Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Majorie Sinclair, Margaret Stewart, Marjory Sinclair, Sir William De Sinclair St Clair, Willem Ii Sinclair Earl Van Caithness En Orkney, William 2Nd Earl Of Caithness Sinclair, William Sinclair, William Sinclair Orkney. Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair passed away in 1480 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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  • The story of Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair began in 1410 in Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland.
  • Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair married Christian Leslie, Elisabeth Margaret Douglas Countess Of Buchan, Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman, Marjory Sutherland, and had children including Catharina Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, Majorie Sinclair, Margaret Stewart, Marjory Sinclair, Sir William De Sinclair St Clair, Willem Ii Sinclair Earl Van Caithness En Orkney, William 2Nd Earl Of Caithness Sinclair, William Sinclair, William Sinclair Orkney.
  • Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair passed away in 1480 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Sir Sinclair's Ancestors

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Sir Sinclair
1410–1480
Birth Place: Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry, 2nd Earl of Orkney Sinclair
1366–1421
Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Countess (Egidia Jill of Orkney) Douglas
1366–1438
Nithsdale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Sir Sinclair's Descendants

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Sir (William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar) Sinclair (c. 1410–21 May 1480) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1394–1451) m. Marjory Sutherland (1436–1480) m. Elisabeth (Margaret Douglas Countess of) Buchan (1408–November 1451) m. Janet Yeman (1407–05 Jul 1483) m. Christian Leslie (1432–16 Mar 1501)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sinclair 1440–1508 m. Andrew Leslie 1440–1483
    1. 1. William Leslie 1481–1513 m. Janet (Margaret) Balfour 1509–1518
      1. 1. John Leslie 1519–1585 m. Euphemia Moncrieff 1520–1570
        1. 1. Euphemia Leslie 1548–1607 m. Alexander Bruce 1547–1600
    2. 2. John (Balmain) Leslie 1458–1513
    3. 3. William ((3rd Earl van Rothes)) Leslie 1460–1513
  2. 2. Marjory Sinclair 1436–
  3. 3. Catharina Sinclair 1455–1486
  4. 4. William (2nd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair 1459–1513
  5. 5. Majorie Sinclair 1440–1480
  6. 6. Sir (William de Sinclair St) Clair 1430–1487
  7. 7. William Sinclair 1443–1487
  8. 8. Willem (II Sinclair Earl van Caithness en) Orkney 1430–
  9. 9. William (Sinclair) Orkney 1408–1482
  10. 10. Margaret Stewart 1406–1437

Sir Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1410
c. 1410
Birth of Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair in Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland
Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland
1480
21 May 1480
Age 70
Death of Sir William Baron of Rosslyn 1st Earl of Caithness 3rd Earl of Orkney Knight Templar Sinclair in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: c. 1410
    Event Place: Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1480
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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