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William Sinclair 1459–1513 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 9 September 1513

Death Location: Branxton, Northumberland, England

Father: Sir Kt

Mother: Lady Sutherland

Spouse(s): Margaret Keith

Children(s): John Sinclair, Alexander Stemster, William Sinclair, Henry Sinclair

William Sinclair was born in 1459 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir William Sinclair 1St Earl Of Caithness And Of Orkney Kt And Lady Marjory Countess Sutherland. William Sinclair married Margaret Keith, and had children including Alexander Sinclair Of Dunbeath And Stemster, Henry Sinclair, John Sinclair, William Sinclair. William Sinclair passed away in 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • William Sinclair was born in 1459 in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sir William Sinclair 1St Earl Of Caithness And Of Orkney Kt And Lady Marjory Countess Sutherland.
  • William Sinclair married Margaret Keith, and had children including Alexander Sinclair Of Dunbeath And Stemster, Henry Sinclair, John Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • William Sinclair passed away in 1513 in Branxton, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kt
1408–1480
Birth Location: Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland
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Lady Sutherland
1443–1480
Birth Location: Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
LS

Spouses(s)

Margaret Keith
1477–1549
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MK

Children(s)

John Sinclair
1495–1529
Birth Location: Branxton, Northumberland, England
JS
Alexander Stemster
1480–1573
Birth Location: –
AS
William Sinclair
–1570
Birth Location: –
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Henry Sinclair
1485–1513
Birth Location: , Scotland
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William Sinclair's Ancestors

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William Sinclair
1459–1513
Birth Place: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sir William Sinclair, 1st Earl Of Caithness And Of Orkney, Kt
1408–1480
Roslin, Caithnesshire, Scotland
Lady (Marjory Countess) Sutherland
1443–1480
Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
Grandparents
Henry (II Sinclair, Earl of) Orkney
1375–1421
Alexander Sutherland
1395–1458
Dunlichtie Dunbeath Castle, Iverness, Scotland
Lady (Marione Countess Ross) Ile
1410–1504
Isles,, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Orkney
1355–1400
Jean Halyburton
1355–1400
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Roslin
1283–1330
Isabella Strathearn
1338–1391

William Sinclair's Descendants

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William Sinclair (1459–9 September 1513) m. Margaret Keith (1477–1549)
  1. 1. John Sinclair 1495–1529 m. Elizabeth Sutherland 1488–1535
    1. 1. Janet Sinclair 1519–1590 m. Alexander Ross 1515–1592
      1. 1. George Ross 1557–1615 m. Marian Campbell 1561–1572
      2. 2. Christian Ross 1567–
      3. 3. Christian Ross 1567–
      4. 4. Walter Ross 1553–
      5. 5. William Ross 1550–1622
    2. 2. George Sinclair, 1527–1582
  2. 2. Alexander (Sinclair of Dunbeath and) Stemster 1480–1573
  3. 3. William Sinclair –1570
  4. 4. Henry Sinclair 1485–1513

William Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of William Sinclair in Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1513
9 September 1513
Age 54
Death of William Sinclair in Branxton, Northumberland, England
Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Ravenscraig Castle, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1513
    Event Place: Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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