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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 1459 in Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair and Lady Elizabeth Douglas. William Sinclair married Lady Christian Leslie,, and had children including Sir Lord Henry Sinclair,. William Sinclair passed away in 1487 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Sinclair was born in 1459 in Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland, the child of Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair and Lady Elizabeth Douglas.
  • William Sinclair married Lady Christian Leslie,, and had children including Sir Lord Henry Sinclair,.
  • William Sinclair passed away in 1487 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sinclair's Ancestors

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William Sinclair
1459 – 1487
Birth Place: Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Parents
Sir William (Douglas) Sinclair
1408 – 1480
of, Caithness, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Douglas
1394 – 1451
Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (Stewart) \Stuart
1400 – 1425
Falkland, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Egidia Fair Maid Douglas Countess) Orkney
1391 – 1438
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Archibald (Douglas, 4th Earl of) Douglas
1370 – 1424
Castle Douglas, Douglas, Larnarkshire, Scotland
Princess (Margaret Stewart of) Scotland
1376 –
Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Douglas
1325 – 1400
Joanna Moray
1339 – 1409
Robert Scotland
1337 – 1406
Anabella Scotland
1350 – 1401
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Scotland
1316 – 1390
Elizabeth Mure
1315 – 1355

William Sinclair's Descendants

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William Sinclair (1459 – 14 Jul 1487) m. Lady (Christian) Leslie, (1432 – 16 Mar 1501)
  1. 1. Sir (Lord Henry) Sinclair, (Dec 1459 – 9 Sep 1513) m. Baroness (Margaret Hailes) Hepburn (1456 – 8 November 1542)
    1. 1. Lady (Eleanor\Helen) Sinclair (1500 – 2 Jan 1562) m. James (Dunkeld) Ogilvy (1490 – 13 Jul 1548)
      1. 1. marion ogilvy (1514 – 1570) m. lord (patrick 4th lord of gray) gray (1517 – 1577)
        1. 1. lady (lyon agnes) gray (1540 – 9 Jan 1580) m. Knight; (Sir Robert 6th Baron of Restalrig) Logan (1533 – 26 Aug 1561)

William Sinclair's Timeline

4 Records

1430
1430
Birth of William Sinclair in Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
1432
abt 1432
Birth of William Sinclair in Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
1459
1459
Birth of William Sinclair in Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Caithness, Caithness-shire, Scotland
1487
14 Jul 1487
Age 28
Death of William Sinclair in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Sources

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

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

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

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

    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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