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William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness

William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness was born in 1410 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland (son of Henry Sinclair, II 2nd Earl of Orkney and Egidia Douglas, Fair Maid of Nithsdale); died on 21 May 1484 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland.

    William married Lady Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Buchan in 1435 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. Elizabeth (daughter of Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas and Lady Margaret Stewart, Countess of Douglas) was born about 1410 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died in 1451 in Caithness, Scotland; was buried in 1451 in Caithness, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Sinclair was born about 1440 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died about 1508.
    2. Catherine Sinclair was born about 1455 in Caithness, Scotland.

    William married Marjory Sutherland on 15 Nov 1456 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Marjory was born in 1436 in Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland; died on 29 Apr 1488 in Dunbeath Castle, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Eleanor Sinclair was born about 1457 in Ravenscraig, Renfrewshire, Scotland; died on 21 Mar 1518 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland.
    2. Sir Oliver Sinclair was born about 1459 in Caithness, Scotland.
    3. William Sinclair, 2nd Earl of Caithness was born in 1459 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland; died on 9 Sep 1513 in Northumberland, England.
    4. Alexander Sinclair was born in 1459 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    5. George Sinclair was born in 1460 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    6. Robert Sinclair was born in 1461 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    7. Arthur Sinclair was born in 1462 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Sinclair, II 2nd Earl of Orkney was born about 1375 in Orkney Islands, Scotland (son of Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney and Jean Haliburton); died in 1422 in Midlothian, Scotland.

    Henry married Egidia Douglas, Fair Maid of Nithsdale about 1407. Egidia (daughter of Sir William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale and Egedia Stewart) was born about 1391 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died in 1438 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Egidia Douglas, Fair Maid of Nithsdale was born about 1391 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (daughter of Sir William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale and Egedia Stewart); died in 1438 in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Beatrix Sinclair was born in 1407 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died on 8 Feb 1463 in England; was buried in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    2. 1. William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney, 1st Earl of Caithness was born in 1410 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 21 May 1484 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney was born in 1345 in Orkney Islands, Scotland (son of William Sinclair, Lord of Roslin and Isabella Strathern); died in 1400 in Stobhall, Perthshire, Schotland.

    Henry + Jean Haliburton. Jean (daughter of Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Isobel Stewart) was born in 1350 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland; died in 1400 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jean Haliburton was born in 1350 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland (daughter of Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton and Isobel Stewart); died in 1400 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Beatrice Sinclair was born about 1360 in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
    2. John Sinclair was born about 1364 in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
    3. William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney was born about 1366 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died about Sep 1405.
    4. Margaret Sinclair was born about 1370 in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
    5. Elizabeth Sinclair was born in 1376 in Stobhall, Perthshire, Schotland; died about 1413 in Stobhall, Perthshire, Schotland.
    6. 2. Henry Sinclair, II 2nd Earl of Orkney was born about 1375 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died in 1422 in Midlothian, Scotland.

  3. 6.  Sir William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale was born about 1370 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland (son of Sir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown); died about 1392 in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

    William + Egedia Stewart. Egedia (daughter of Robert Stewart, II, King of Scotland and Euphemia de Ross) was born in 1363 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1388 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Egedia Stewart was born in 1363 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland (daughter of Robert Stewart, II, King of Scotland and Euphemia de Ross); died in 1388 in Scotland.
    Children:
    1. Sir William Douglas was born in 1388 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died after 26 Aug 1419 in London, Middlesex, England.
    2. 3. Egidia Douglas, Fair Maid of Nithsdale was born about 1391 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died in 1438 in Orkney Islands, Scotland.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Sinclair, Lord of Roslin was born about 1320 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 17 Sep 1358.

    William married Isabella Strathern on 28 May 1344 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Isabella (daughter of Maol Iosa, V Earl of Strathearn and Marjory Ross) was born about 1322 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died on 13 Apr 1391 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Isabella Strathern was born about 1322 in Orkney Islands, Scotland (daughter of Maol Iosa, V Earl of Strathearn and Marjory Ross); died on 13 Apr 1391 in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 4. Henry Sinclair, 1st Earl of Orkney was born in 1345 in Orkney Islands, Scotland; died in 1400 in Stobhall, Perthshire, Schotland.

  3. 10.  Walter de Haliburton, 1st Lord Haliburton of Dirleton was born about 1335 in Dirleton Castle, East Lothian, Scotland (son of Sir John Haliburton and Margaret Cameron); died before May 1447.

    Walter + Isobel Stewart. Isobel (daughter of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith) was born about 1366 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Isobel Stewart was born about 1366 in Scotland (daughter of Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany and Margaret Graham, Countess of Menteith).
    Children:
    1. John Haliburton, 2nd Lord Haliburton of Dirleton died about 1453.
    2. 5. Jean Haliburton was born in 1350 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland; died in 1400 in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland.
    3. Walter Haliburton was born about 1352 in Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland; died before 10 May 1447 in Scotland.
    4. Robert Haliburton
    5. William Haliburton

  5. 12.  Sir Archibald "The Grim" Douglas, 3rd Earl of Douglas, Earl of Wigtown was born in 1328 in Scotland (son of Sir James "The Black" Douglas and Isobel Stewart); died on 24 Dec 1400 in Threave Castle, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland; was buried in Collegiate Church, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. 6. Sir William Douglas, Lord of Nithsdale was born about 1370 in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died about 1392 in Drumlanrig Castle, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

  6. 14.  Robert Stewart, II, King of Scotland was born on 2 Mar 1316 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland (son of Walter Stewart, 6th High Steward of Scotland and Marjory de Bruce); died on 19 Apr 1390 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland; was buried on 13 Aug 1390 in Old Scone, Perthshire, Scotland.

    Robert married Euphemia de Ross on 2 May 1355 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. Euphemia was born in 1330 in Hill of Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland; died in 1386 in Rosemarkie and Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Euphemia de Ross was born in 1330 in Hill of Fearn, Ross-shire, Scotland; died in 1386 in Rosemarkie and Fortrose, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland.
    Children:
    1. David Stewart, Earl of Caithness was born in 1357; died in 1386.
    2. Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl died on 26 Mar 1437.
    3. Elizabeth Stewart was born about 1362.
    4. 7. Egedia Stewart was born in 1363 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland; died in 1388 in Scotland.



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