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William Sinclair 1459 – 1487 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 Jul 1487

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: Sir Sinclair

Mother: Lady Douglas

Spouse(s): Lady Leslie,

Children(s): Sir Sinclair,

William Sinclair was born in Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland in 1459, to Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair and Lady Elizabeth Douglas. Later in life, William Sinclair married Lady Christian Leslie,; among their children were Sir Lord Henry Sinclair,. William Sinclair died in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, 1487.

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Parents

Sir Sinclair
1408 – 1480
Birth Location: of, Caithness, Scotland
SS
Lady Douglas
1394 – 1451
Birth Location: Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LD

Spouses(s)

Lady Leslie,
1432 – 1501
Birth Location: Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland (Rothes, Banffshire, Scotland)
LL

Children(s)

Sir Sinclair,
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Roslin Castle, Roslin, Caithness-shire, Scotland
SS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1432
    Event Place: Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1430
    Event Place: Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1459
    Event Place: Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Jul 1487
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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