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Sir William, Andrew*, Lord, de Sinclair 1505 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Ballachulish, Argyll, Scotland

Death Date: 17 July 1570

Death Location: Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: William Caithness

Mother: Lady Keith

Spouse(s): Margaret Gunn

Children(s): Henry Sinclair

Sir William Andrew* Lord de Sinclair was born in Ballachulish, Argyll, Scotland in 1505, to William Henry Marishal Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness and Lady Mary (Margaret) Keith. Later in life, Sir William Andrew* Lord de Sinclair married Margaret (Margrete de Gun Magnussdotter House of Gunn; among their children were Henry Baron Sinclair\ 5th Lord Sinclair. Sir William Andrew* Lord de Sinclair died in Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland, 1570.

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Parents

William Caithness
1460 – 1513
Birth Location: Girnigoe Castle, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
WC
Lady Keith
1477 – 1569
Birth Location: Inverugie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
LK

Spouses(s)

Margaret Gunn
1484 – 1549
Birth Location: Dirlot, Caithness, Scotland
MG

Children(s)

Henry Sinclair
1515 – 1601
Birth Location: Roslin Lothian or Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1505
    Event Place: Ballachulish, Argyll, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 July 1570
    Event Place: Roslin Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
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