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William Sinclair 1325 – 1358 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1325

Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 SEP 1358

Death Location: Teba, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain

Father: William Sinclair

Mother: Rosabelle None

Spouse(s): Isabel Strathearn

Children(s): Thomas Clair, William Clair, David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Miss Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, William Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, David Sinclair, John Sinclair, Henry Sinclair

In 1325, William Sinclair entered the world in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Sinclair and Rosabelle. William Sinclair married Isabel de Strathearn, and had children including Thomas Ballivus St. Clair, William (Of Roslin) St Clair, David Sinclair, Richard De Fynletter Sinclair, Miss Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, William Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, David Sinclair, John Sinclair, Henry Sinclair. William Sinclair passed away in 1358 in Teba, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.

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Biography

  • In 1325, William Sinclair entered the world in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to William Sinclair and Rosabelle.
  • William Sinclair married Isabel de Strathearn, and had children including Thomas Ballivus St. Clair, William (Of Roslin) St Clair, David Sinclair, Richard De Fynletter Sinclair, Miss Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, William Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, David Sinclair, John Sinclair, Henry Sinclair.
  • William Sinclair passed away in 1358 in Teba, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sinclair
1298 – 1330
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Rosabelle None
1285 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Isabel Strathearn
1338 – 1391
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Clair
1325 –
Birth Location: Scotland
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William Clair
1328 – 1422
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Sinclair
1338 – 1391
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Richard Sinclair
1340 – 1380
Birth Location: Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
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Miss Sinclair
1340 –
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Margaret Sinclair
1340 – 1361
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Sinclair
1342 –
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Sinclair
1352 –
Birth Location: –
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John Sinclair
1372 – 1418
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Henry Sinclair
1380 –
Birth Location: Rosslyn Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Sinclair's Ancestors

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William Sinclair
1325 – 1358
Birth Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Sinclair
1298 – 1330
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Rosabelle
1285 –
Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sinclair's Descendants

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William Sinclair (1325 – 13 SEP 1358) m. Isabel (de) Strathearn (1338 – 13 APR 1391)
  1. 1. Thomas (Ballivus St.) Clair (1325 – )
  2. 2. William ((Of Roslin) St) Clair (1328 – 1422)
  3. 3. David Sinclair (1338 – AFT 23 APR 1391)
  4. 4. Richard (De Fynletter) Sinclair (1340 – 1380)
  5. 5. Miss Sinclair (ABT 1340 – )
  6. 6. Margaret Sinclair (ABT 1340 – 1361) m. John Sinclair (ABT 1323 – AFT 17 JUN 1377)
  7. 7. William Sinclair (ABT 1342 – )
  8. 8. Henry Sinclair (7 NOV 1345 – AFT 12 FEB 1404) m. Jean Haliburton (1355 – 1400)
    1. 1. Henry Sinclair (ABT 1370 – 1 FEB 1420) m. Egidia (Jill) Douglas (1370 – 1438)
      1. 1. Beatrix Sinclair (1398 – BEF 8 FEB 1462) m. James Douglas (1402 – 17 AUG 1424)
      2. 2. Helen Sinclair (1405 – )
      3. 3. William Sinclair (1408 – 29 MAR 1482) m. Marjory Sutherland (1436 – 29 APR 1488) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1394 – 1451)
        1. 1. Oliver Sinclair (1442 – 1520) m. Margaret Borthwick (1455 – 1502)
        2. 2. Susan Sinclair (ABT 1445 – )
        3. 3. Robert Sinclair (1447 – ABT 1506)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Sinclair (ABT 1450 – 3 DEC 1498) m. Lord Huston
        5. 5. George Sinclair (ABT 1453 – )
        6. 6. Marjorie Sinclair (ABT 1455 – 1508) m. Andrew Leslie (ABT 1421 – ABT 1510)
        7. 7. Mariota Sinclair (ABT 1456 – ) m. John Houston (ABT 1475 – )
        8. 8. Eleanor Sinclair (19 APR 1457 – 21 MAR 1518) m. John Stewart (1440 – 15 SEP 1512) m. James Stewart (ABT 1456 – ) m. John Stewart (1440 – 15 SEP 1512)
        9. 9. William Sinclair (1459 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Margaret ((or Mary) Keith Of) Inverugie (1477 – 1549)
        10. 10. Arthur Sinclair (1462 – ) m. <Living> m. <Living> m. <Living>
        11. 11. Margaret Sinclair (1465 – ) m. David Boswell (1437 – 1493)
        12. 12. Alexander Sinclair (ABT 1467 – )
        13. 13. Eleanor Sinclair m. John Stewart (1440 – 15 SEP 1512)
        14. 14. William ("The Waster") Sinclair (1436 – 14 JUL 1487) m. Christian Leslie (ABT 1438 – BEF 18 MAR 1500)
        15. 15. Katherine Sinclair (1445 – JUL 1486) m. Alexander (Stewart Duke of) Albany (1454 – 7 AUG 1485) m. Alexander Stewart, (ABT 1454 – 7 AUG 1485)
      4. 4. Henry Sinclair (1415 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Sinclair (1419 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sinclair (1373 – ABT 1413) m. John Drummond, (1356 – 1428) m. john drummond (1362 – )
      1. 1. Walter Drummond (1380 – 1455) m. Margaret Ruthven (1396 – 1482)
        1. 1. Walter Drummond (ABT 1413 – 1489)
        2. 2. Malcolm Drummond (14 JUL 1415 – 1470) m. Mariot Murray (1411 – 14 JUL 1455)
        3. 3. Margaret Drummond (1423 – 1483) m. Andrew Mercer (ABT 1415 – 1478)
        4. 4. John Drummond (1425 – 1478)
    3. 3. Beatrix Sinclair (ABT 1374 – 24 MAR 1428) m. James Douglas (ABT 1371 – 10 MAR 1443) m. William Borthwick (1355 – 1429)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Douglas (1401 – ) m. William (Wallace) "Braveheart" (1380 – )
      2. 2. Janet Douglas (ABT 1408 – ABT 1454) m. Robert Fleming (ABT 1400 – 26 MAR 1491) m. Robert Fleming (1413 – 1491)
      3. 3. Archibald Douglas (ABT 1410 – 1 MAY 1455) m. Mary
      4. 4. Margaret Douglas (ABT 1412 – AFT 1469) m. James Dalkeith (ABT 1430 – )
      5. 5. Henry Douglas (1416 – ) m. Beatrix (of) Lochmanen
      6. 6. John Douglas (ABT 1418 – )
      7. 7. Beatrix Douglas (1424 – 1507) m. William Hay (1420 – 29 SEP 1462)
        1. 1. Beatrice Hay (ABT 1439 – ) m. Alexander Gordon (ABT 1436 – )
        2. 2. Gilbert Hay (1447 – )
        3. 3. Nicholas Hay (ABT 1448 – 1470) m. Elizabeth (Seton de) Gordon (1448 – 17 APR 1500)
        4. 4. William Hay (1449 – 14 JAN 1507) m. Isabel Gordon (1 JAN 1441 – 1485) m. Isabella Gordon (1459 – OCT 1485)
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hay (ABT 1450 – 27 JUN 1509) m. George Gordon (1440 – 8 JUN 1501) m. George Gordon (ABT 1438 – 8 JUN 1501) m. George Gordon (1441 – 1501)
        6. 6. Margaret Hay (1453 – 1500) m. Alexander Fraser (1431 – ABT 1486) m. Robert Douglas (1445 – 1526) m. Gilbert Keith (ABT 1425 – 1494)
        7. 7. Mariota Hay (ABT 1455 – ) m. David Ogilvy (ABT 1455 – JAN 1506)
        8. 8. Agnes Hay (1457 – ) m. Alexander Chalmer (1447 – )
        9. 9. Isabel Hay (1458 – 1509) m. Laurence Smith (1439 – 1500)
      8. 8. William Douglas (1425 – 22 FEB 1451) m. Margaret, (1432 – 1475)
      9. 9. James Douglas (1427 – 31 MAY 1491) m. Margaret, (1432 – 1475) m. Anne (de) Holland ( – 26 DEC 1486)
      10. 10. William Borthwick (1390 – 24 JUN 1458) m. Catherine Sinclair (1391 – 8 FEB 1462)
      11. 11. Janet Borthwick (1394 – 5 JUN 1464) m. James Douglas (1378/1383 – 22 MAY 1441)
      12. 12. Margaret Borthwick (ABT 1396 – ) m. James Abernathy (1454 – 1505)
      13. 13. John Borthwick (1398 – 1433)
    4. 4. Margaret Sinclair (ABT 1377 – ) m. James Crogg (ABT 1368 – ) m. Cockburn (ABT 1379 – ) m. James Cragy (ABT 1377 – )
    5. 5. Jean Sinclair (1379 – 1448) m. John Forrester (1320 – ) m. John Forrester (1379 – 1448) m. John Forester (ABT 1370 – 1448)
    6. 6. Marjory Sinclair (1382 – 1415)
    7. 7. Mary Sinclair (1382 – 1415) m. David ("Saint David") Menzies (1377 – 1449)
    8. 8. William Sinclair (1385 – ABT SEP 1405) m. Janet Yeman (<1392> – 5 JUL 1483)
    9. 9. Catherine Sinclair (1391 – 8 FEB 1462) m. William Borthwick (1390 – 24 JUN 1458)
      1. 1. John Borthwick (1425 – 1459) m. Margaret Borthwick (1430 – 1480)
      2. 2. Isabella Borthwick (ABT 1428 – ) m. William Abernethy (1430 – JUN 1488)
      3. 3. Margaret (de) Borthwick (1430 – 1464) m. Sir (John) Maxwell (ABT 1390 – 1476)
        1. 1. George Maxwell (ABT 1441 – ) m. Mrs Maxwell (1448 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Maxwell Lord) Caerlaverok (1450 – 1513)
        3. 3. Marion Maxwell (1455 – 1475)
        4. 4. George Maxwell (1592 – ) m. Helene Maxwell (ABT 1586 – ) m. Marion Cunningham (1501 – )
      4. 4. William Borthwick (1433 – 6 OCT 1483) m. Mariota Hoppringle (1437 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Borthwick (1455 – 1502) m. Oliver Sinclair (1442 – 1520)
        2. 2. Adam Borthwick (1461 – )
        3. 3. William Borthwick (ABT 1463 – ) m. Margaret Hay (ABT 1465 – ABT 1525)
        4. 4. Agnes Borthwick (1465 – 1516) m. David (Kennedy- Knight 1st Earl of) Cassilis (1462 – 9 SEP 1513)
        5. 5. Margaret Borthwick (1467 – ) m. John Muirhead (1466 – 1486)
        6. 6. Katherine Borthwick (ABT 1468 – )
        7. 7. Christine Borthwick (1469 – )
        8. 8. Mary Borthwick (ABT 1471 – ) m. James Hoppringle (1469 – 1567)
        9. 9. Alexander Borthwick (1473 – 1488) m. Margaret Lawson (ABT 1475 – )
      5. 5. Agnes Borthwick (ABT 1434 – ) m. Archibald Dundas (1431 – )
      6. 6. James Borthwick (ABT 1435 – 20 MAY 1503) m. James Borthwick (1440 – )
      7. 7. Thomas Borthwick (ABT 1437 – ) m. Helen Rutherford (ABT 1430 – AFT 1503)
      8. 8. Alexander Borthwick (ABT 1439 – 1495)
  9. 9. David Sinclair (ABT 1352 – )
  10. 10. John Sinclair (1372 – ABT 1418) m. Ingeborg (1362 – ) m. Ingeborg Valdemarsdatter (ABT 1347 – ABT 1370)
  11. 11. Henry Sinclair (ABT 1380 – )

William Sinclair's Timeline

3 Records

1325
1325
Birth of William Sinclair in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1358
13 SEP 1358
Age 33
Death of William Sinclair in Teba, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
Teba, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain
1358
17 SEP 1358
Age 33
Burial of William Sinclair in Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1325
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1358
    Event Place: Teba, Málaga, Andalucía, Spain

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1358
    Event Place: Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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