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Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair 1636–1705 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 07 Jun 1705

Death Location: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Father: JAMES, Murkle

Mother: Lady Burray

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Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair was born in 1636 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, the child of James Sir Sinclair 2Nd Earl Of Murkle And Lady Jean Stewart Of Burray. Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair passed away in 1705 in Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair was born in 1636 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, the child of James Sir Sinclair 2Nd Earl Of Murkle And Lady Jean Stewart Of Burray.
  • Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair passed away in 1705 in Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.

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Sir Sinclair's Ancestors

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Sir Sinclair
1636–1705
Birth Place: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
JAMES, Sir Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Murkle
1598–1662
Murkle, Caithness, Scotland
Lady (Jean Stewart of) Burray
1623–1662
Burray, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James Sinclair 1st Earl of) Murkle
1567–1642
Murkle, Caithness, Scotland
Elizabeth (Stewart -) Sinclair
1572–1642
Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Lord (Murdoch MacKenzie of Red Castle, 2nd) Baron
1580–1628
Red Castle, Cromarty, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
*Barbara (Macleod) Stewart
1603–1637
Burray, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sinclair
1543–1576
Lady Hepburn
1543–1599
Janet Kennedy
1542–1598
Roderick Castle
1543–1615
Florence Munro
1561–1617
Henry Corrigan
1584–1622
Margaret Pollert
1585–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Geanies
1522–1608
Margaret Innes
1535–1550
Patrick Bothwell
1512–1577
Agnes, Sinclair
1509–1572
Sir Cassillis
1515–1558
Lady Stewart
1513–1567
Baroness **13
1527–1565

Sir Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
1705
07 Jun 1705
Age 69
Death of Sir John David, 8th Earl of Caithness, Sinclair in Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland
Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1705
    Event Place: Murkle, Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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