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William "The Waster" Sinclair 1436 – 1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1436

Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 JUL 1487

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Sinclair

Mother: Elizabeth Douglas

Spouse(s): Christian Leslie

Children(s): Elizabeth Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, John Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair

William "The Waster" Sinclair was born in 1436 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Sinclair and Elizabeth Douglas. William "The Waster" Sinclair married Christian Leslie, and had children including Elizabeth Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, John Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair. William "The Waster" Sinclair passed away in 1487 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William "The Waster" Sinclair was born in 1436 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Sinclair and Elizabeth Douglas.
  • William "The Waster" Sinclair married Christian Leslie, and had children including Elizabeth Sinclair, Henry Sinclair, John Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair.
  • William "The Waster" Sinclair passed away in 1487 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sinclair
1408 – 1482
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Douglas
1394 – 1451
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Christian Leslie
1438 – 1500
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Sinclair
1457 – 1518
Birth Location: Argyllshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Henry Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
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John Sinclair
1470 – 1529
Birth Location: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Sinclair
1489 –
Birth Location: Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
William Sinclair
1436 – 1487
Birth Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Sinclair
1408 – 1482
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Douglas
1394 – 1451
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1370 – 1420
Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom
Egidia (Jill) Douglas
1370 – 1438
Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Archibald Douglas
1372 – 1424
Douglas Castle, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Stewart
1370 – 1456
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sinclair
1345 – 1404
Jean Haliburton
1355 – 1400
William Douglas
1356 – 1392
Egidia Stewart,
1357 – 1388
Archibald Douglas
1328 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1321 – 1409
John Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1345 – 1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1325 – 1358
Isabel Strathearn
1338 – 1391
John Halyburton
1315 – 1402
Margaret Cameron
1315 – 1360
Archibald Douglas
1328 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1321 – 1409
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Euphemia Ross
1330 – 1387
James Douglas,
1287 – 1330
Maurice Moray
1305 – 1346
Joanna Menteith
1310 – 1367
Robert Stewart
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1320 – 1355
John Drummond
1318 – 1373
Mary Montefex
1318 –

William Sinclair's Descendants

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William ("The Waster") Sinclair (1436 – 14 JUL 1487) m. Christian Leslie (ABT 1438 – BEF 18 MAR 1500)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Sinclair (19 APR 1457 – 21 MAR 1518) m. John Glendowonyn (ABT 1433 – )
  2. 2. Henry Sinclair (DEC 1459 – 9 SEP 1513) m. Margaret (Hailes) Hepburn (1455 – 8 NOV 1542)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Ardleigh (1454 – 10 FEB 1510) m. Baron (Simon Atte) Stone (1450 – 10 FEB 1510)
      1. 1. David Stone, (1480 – 1543) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Hewitt (1484 – 3 JUL 1582)
      2. 2. David Stone (1480 – ABT 1543) m. Catherine (Elizabeth) Hewitt (1484 – 3 JUL 1582)
        1. 1. David Stone (1503 – 27 OCT 1556) m. Frances West (1506 – )
        2. 2. Simon Stone (1507 – 28 AUG 1577) m. Agnes Speed (ABT 1512 – JUL 1557)
        3. 3. Margery Stone
      3. 3. Walter Stone (1483 – ABT 1534)
      4. 4. Simon Stone (ABT 1484 – 1610)
      5. 5. Michael (Atte) Stone (1486 – 1506)
      6. 6. William Stone (1488 – BEF 19 DEC 1533) m. Joane Stevens (1493 – ABT 1622)
      7. 7. Walter Stone (1506 – 1534)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Sinclair (1480 – )
    3. 3. Jean Cockburn (1480 – )
    4. 4. Henry Sinclair (1484 – 1545) m. Jean Sinclair (ABT 1488 – UNKNOWN)
    5. 5. William Sinclair (1485 – 26 NOV 1549) m. Elizabeth Keith (1490 – 24 NOV 1549)
    6. 6. Helen Sinclair (ABT 1485 – 2 JAN 1562) m. James Ogilvy (ABT 1495 – 13 JUL 1548)
    7. 7. Ellen Sinclair (ABT 1486 – )
    8. 8. Elaine Sinclair (1489 – 9 OCT 1540) m. John Mowbray (1479 – 1518)
      1. 1. Margaret Mowbray (2 JUL 1495 – AFT JUL 1548) m. William Graham (1492 – 7 APR 1544)
        1. 1. William Graham (1428 – 1472)
        2. 2. Gilbert Graham (1521 – 24 APR 1573) m. Helen Kincaid (1511 – 24 APR 1573)
        3. 3. George Graham (1522 – AUG 1579) m. Drummond (1530 – )
        4. 4. Margaret Graham (1522 – 1546) m. Archibald (Ii Campbell Earl van) Argyll (1507 – 18 JUL 1558)
        5. 5. John Graham, (1523 – JAN 1565) m. Marion Seton (1527 – JUN 1567) m. Marion Seton (1530 – )
        6. 6. Margaret Graham (1524 – 4 APR 1626) m. Richard Steele (1520 – 10 JAN 1595)
        7. 7. Robert Graham, (1525 – 1572)
        8. 8. Walter Graham (1527 – 5 SEP 1565)
        9. 9. David Grahame (ABT 1530 – )
        10. 10. Agnes Grahame (ABT 1531 – )
        11. 11. Mary Graham (ABT 1533 – 1558)
        12. 12. Christian Graham (1543 – ) m. William Livingstone (1522 – )
        13. 13. .
    9. 9. Jeanette Sinclair (1490 – )
    10. 10. Katherine Sinclair (1492 – 7 MAR 1526) m. William Knox (1486 – 9 SEP 1513) m. David Wemyss (1453 – 1540)
    11. 11. Agnes Sinclair (1493 – 1572) m. Patrick Hepburn (ABT 1494 – 31 OCT 1576)
    12. 12. Jean Sinclair (1505 – FEB 1559)
    13. 13. Jane Sinclair (1505 – FEB 1560) m. George Seton (ABT 1575 – )
    14. 14. Edward Sinclair (ABT 1521 – )
    15. 15. Isabell Sinclair (ABT 1523 – )
  3. 3. John Sinclair (1470 – 18 MAY 1529)
  4. 4. Alexander Sinclair (1489 – ) m. Elizabeth Dennis (ABT 1509 – 1579) m. Elizabeth (Isabel) DeInnes (1500 – )

William Sinclair's Timeline

3 Records

1436
1436
Birth of William "The Waster" Sinclair in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1487
14 JUL 1487
Age 51
Death of William "The Waster" Sinclair in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom
1487
JUL 1487
Age 51
Burial of William "The Waster" Sinclair in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1436
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1487
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JUL 1487
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
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