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William Sinclair, "the Waster"

William Sinclair, "the Waster"

Male Abt 1430 - Abt 1487  (57 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name William Sinclair  [1
    Suffix "the Waster" 
    Birth Abt 1430  Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death Abt 14 Jul 1487  [2
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I121349  Geneagraphie
    Last Modified 21 May 2008 

    Father Earl William Sinclair,   b. Bef 1421   d. 1480 (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Douglas,   b. Abt 1407   d. 11 Nov 1451 (Age 44 years) 
    Family ID F49338  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christian Leslie,   b. Abt 1432   d. Bef 16 Mar 1500-1501 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1458  [2
    Children 
    +1. Henry Sinclair,   b. Abt 1459, Wick, , Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1513, Flodden, Branxton, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
    +2. Elizabeth Sinclair,   b. Abt 1460, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. William Sinclair,   b. Abt 1465   d. Abt 1514-1527 (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F49340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 May 2008 

  • Notes 
    • 2nd Lord Sinclair
      A jury of nobles found him "incompos mentis et fatuus".
      After this, his father set him aside from succession to Earldom of Caithness.

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, (4th ed, Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore , , Repository: J.H. Garner), line 165 p 166 (Reliability: 0).

    2. [S11] Frederick Lewis Weis, Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, (4th ed, Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore , , Repository: J.H. Garner), line 165 p 166, line 41H p 49 (Reliability: 0).



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