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William Sinclair 1485 – 1549 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 26 NOV 1549

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Sinclair

Mother: Margaret Hepburn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keith

Children(s):

William Sinclair was born in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1485, to Henry Sinclair and Margaret Hailes Hepburn. Later in life, William Sinclair married Elizabeth Keith. William Sinclair died in Scotland, United Kingdom, 1549.

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Parents

Henry Sinclair
1459 – 1513
Birth Location: Wick, Caithness, Scotland
HS
Margaret Hepburn
1455 – 1542
Birth Location: Hailes Castle, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Keith
1490 – 1549
Birth Location: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom
EK

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1485
    Event Place: Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 NOV 1549
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
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