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William Sinclair 1408 – 1482 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1408

Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 MAR 1482

Death Location: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Egidia Douglas

Spouse(s): Marjory Sutherland, Elizabeth Douglas

Children(s): Oliver Sinclair, Susan Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Sinclair, Marjorie Sinclair, Mariota Sinclair, Eleanor Sinclair, William Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair, Eleanor Sinclair, William Sinclair, Katherine Sinclair

William Sinclair was born in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1408, to Henry Sinclair and Egidia Jill Douglas. Later in life, William Sinclair married Marjory Sutherland and Elizabeth Douglas; among their children were Oliver Sinclair, Susan Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair, George Sinclair, Marjorie Sinclair, Mariota Sinclair, Eleanor Sinclair, William Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, Margaret Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair, Eleanor Sinclair, William "The Waster" Sinclair and Katherine Sinclair. William Sinclair died in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, 1482.

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Parents

Henry Sinclair
1370 – 1420
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Egidia Douglas
1370 – 1438
Birth Location: Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Marjory Sutherland
1436 – 1488
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Douglas
1394 – 1451
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Oliver Sinclair
1442 – 1520
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Susan Sinclair
1445 –
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Robert Sinclair
1447 – 1506
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Sinclair
1450 – 1498
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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George Sinclair
1453 –
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Marjorie Sinclair
1455 – 1508
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Mariota Sinclair
1456 –
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Eleanor Sinclair
1457 – 1518
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Arthur Sinclair
1462 –
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithness, Scotland
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Margaret Sinclair
1465 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Sinclair
1467 –
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Eleanor Sinclair
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
ES
William Sinclair
1436 – 1487
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Katherine Sinclair
1445 – 1486
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1408
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 MAR 1482
    Event Place: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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