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William Sinclair 1408–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 28 May 1480

Death Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Orkney

Mother: Egidia Douglas

Spouse(s): Marjory Sutherland, Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman

Children(s): WILLIAM SINCLAIR

In 1408, William Sinclair entered the world in Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Henry Sinclair 2Nd Earl Of Orkney And Egidia Douglas. William Sinclair married Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman, Marjory Sutherland, and had children including William 2Nd Earl Of Caithness Sinclair. William Sinclair passed away in 1480 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1408, William Sinclair entered the world in Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Henry Sinclair 2Nd Earl Of Orkney And Egidia Douglas.
  • William Sinclair married Elizabeth Douglas, Janet Yeman, Marjory Sutherland, and had children including William 2Nd Earl Of Caithness Sinclair.
  • William Sinclair passed away in 1480 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Orkney
1389–1422
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland
HO
Egidia Douglas
1391–1438
Birth Location: Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Marjory Sutherland
1436–1480
Birth Location: Dunbeath,,Caithness,Scotland
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Elizabeth Douglas
1394–1451
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Janet Yeman
1407–1483
Birth Location: Scotland
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Children(s)

WILLIAM SINCLAIR
1458–1513
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Orkney Islands, Scotland
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William Sinclair's Ancestors

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William Sinclair
1408–1480
Birth Place: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Henry Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Orkney
1389–1422
Orkney, Scotland
Egidia Douglas
1391–1438
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Henry) Sinclair
1345–1404
Rosslyn Castle, Midlothian, Scotland
Jean Haliburton
1358–1400
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1328–1358
Isabella Strathern
1338–1391
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sinclair's Descendants

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William Sinclair (1408–28 May 1480) m. Marjory Sutherland (1436–1480) m. Elizabeth Douglas (1394–1451) m. Janet Yeman (1407–5 Jul 1483)
  1. 1. WILLIAM ("2nd Earl of Caithness") SINCLAIR 1458–1513 m. Margaret Keith 1477–1549 m. Margaret Borthwick 1477–1502
    1. 1. Lord (John 3rd Earl of Caithness) Sinclair 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland 1488–1535
      1. 1. George (Sinclair, 4th Earl of) Caithness 1527–1582 m. Elizabeth (Graham) Sinclair 1506–1576
        1. 1. John (Sinclair II of) Caithness 1570–1614 m. Bessie Gunn 1580–1642
        2. 2. Janet Sinclair 1560–1617
        3. 3. William Sinclair 1566–1575
        4. 4. George (Capel) Sinclair 1555–1616
        5. 5. George (of Mey, 2nd Chancellor of Caithness) Sinclair 1555–1616
        6. 6. Agnes+ Sinclair 1569–1617
        7. 7. William+ Sinclair 1566–1623

William Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1408
1408
Birth of William Sinclair in Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
1480
28 May 1480
Age 72
Death of William Sinclair in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1408
    Event Place: Ravenscraig, Fifeshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1480
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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