Clarke Family Tree » John Sinclair (< 1530-1576)

Personal data John Sinclair 

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  • He was born before 1530 in Castle of Girnigo, Caithness, Scotland.
  • He died on March 15, 1576 in Castle of Girnigo, Caithness, Scotland.
  • He is buried in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
  • A child of George Sinclair and Elizabeth Graham

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Sinclair

George Sinclair
< 1527-1582

John Sinclair
< 1530-1576


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  1. Geni World Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/reco...
    John Sinclair, Master of CaithnessGender: MaleBirth: Circa 1543 - Castle of Girnigo, Caithness, ScotlandMarriage: Spouse: Jean Hepburn, Mistress of Caithness, Lady Morham - Jan 1566 - ScotlandDivorce: Spouse: Jean Hepburn, Mistress of Caithness, Lady Morham - July 17 1575Death: Sep 1575 - Castle of Girnigo, Caithness, ScotlandFather: <a>George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness</a>Mother: <a>Elizabeth Graham</a>Wife: <a>unknown unknown</a>Ex-wife: <a>Jean Hepburn, Mistress of Caithness, Lady Morham</a>Partner: <a>Bessie Rorieson Gunn of Stemster</a>Children: <a>unknown sinclair (born unknown)</a>, <a>[-?-] Gunn (born Sinclar)</a>, <a>George "the Wicked" Sinclair, of Caithness</a>, <a>Agnes Hay (born Sinclair)</a>, &lt;a>James Sinclair of Murkle, sheriff of Caithness</a>, <a>Janet Sinclair</a>, <a>Francis Sinclair</a>, <a>Mary Home (born Sinclair)</a>, <a>William Sinclair</a>, <a>Isabell Sinclair</a>, <a>Grizzel Sinclair</a>, <a>John Sinclair of Greenland</a>, <a>Henry Sinclair of Lybster</a>, <a>David Sinclair of Alterwall</a>, <a>John Sinclair</a>Siblings: <a>Elizabeth (born Sinclair)</a>, <a>Margaret Sinclair</a>, <a>Janet Sinclair (born Blair)</a>, <a>George Sinclair of Mey</a>, <a>Barbara Sinclair</a>, <a>William Sinclair</a>, <a>James Sinclair, of Rosslyn Castle</a>, <a>David Sinclair</a>

Historical events

Day of death March 15, 1576

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1576: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza.
    • March 25 » Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London.
    • May 1 » Stephen Báthory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become co-rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
    • July 11 » While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
    • August 8 » The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
    • November 8 » Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent: The States General of the Netherlands meet and unite to oppose Spanish occupation.


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