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William (Capt.) Sinclair 1547 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Brough, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 8 OCT 1605

Death Location: Brugh, Nesting, Shetland

Father: Patrick Hepburn

Mother: Catherine Kennedy

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It was in 1547 that William (Capt.) Sinclair was born in Brough, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, a child of Patrick The Fair Hepburn and Catherine Kennedy. William (Capt.) Sinclair was deceased by 1605 in Brugh, Nesting, Shetland.

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Patrick Hepburn
1512 – 1556
Birth Location: Bothwell Castle, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Catherine Kennedy
1523 – 1588
Birth Location: Scotland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1547
    Event Place: Brough, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 8 OCT 1605
    Event Place: Brugh, Nesting, Shetland
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