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William SINCLAIR

William SINCLAIR

Male 1408 - 1484  (76 years)

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  • Name William SINCLAIR 
    Born 1408  Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Clan   [1
    Clan Sinclair 
    FamilySearch ID LCCN-H49 
    MilitaryService 1436  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Sinclair was high admiral of Scotland 
    TitleOfNobility Between 1454 and 1456  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Chancellor of Scotland 
    TitleOfNobility 16 Sep 1476  Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Feudal Baron of Ravenscraig and Dysart 
    Name William SINCLAIR  [1
    _UID A16D21FEEAE945E29CD2A7FC7AB46F21F63D 
    Died 29 Mar 1484  Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Kirkcaldy Old Kirk Churchyard, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I24926  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 

    Father Earl Henry SINCLAIR, Of Or,   b. 24 May 1373, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1421, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Egidia (Jill) DOUGLAS,   b. Abt 1375, Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1438, Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Married 17 Nov 1407  Perth, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F11527  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elizabeth DOUGLAS,   b. 1401, Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1451, Traquair, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Married Abt 1431  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Catherine SINCLAIR,   b. 1434, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1479, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     2. Baron William SINCLAIR,   b. Abt 1435, Newburgh, Foveran, Aberdeenshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft Jul 1487  (Age ~ 52 years)
     3. Elizabeth SINCLAIR,   b. 1440, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1508, Rothes, Morayshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F227  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Marjory SUTHERLAND,   b. 1424, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1480, Dunbeath Castle, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married Bef 15 Nov 1456  [1
    Children 
     1. Marjory SINCLAIR, Of Orkney,   b. Abt 1455, Roslin Castle, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1508, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 53 years)
     2. Lady Eleanor SINCLAIR, Countess of Atholl,   b. 19 Apr 1457, Ravencraig Castle, Kirkaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1519, Laighwood Castle, Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     3. William SINCLAIR, II,   b. 1459, Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1513, Flodden Field, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     4. George SINCLAIR,   b. 1460, Roslin, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F536728973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for William SINCLAIR, person ID LCCN-H49. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Egidia (Jill) DOUGLAS, person ID LRPD-JTK. (Reliability: 3).