Born about in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of William (Sinclair) Sinclair Third Earl of Orkney First Earl of Caithness
and Marjory (Sutherland) Sutherland Countess Orkney
Sister of
William (Sinclair) Sinclair Second Lord Sinclair [half], Catherine Sinclair [half], Elizabeth Sinclair, John Sinclair, Elizabeth Sinclair [half], Robert Sinclair, Marion Sinclair, Susan Sinclair [half], Arthur Sinclair [half], George Sinclair, Alexander Sinclair, Oliver (Sinclair) Sinclair VIIth of Roslin, Eleanor (Sinclair) Sinclair Countess of Atholl and William (Sinclair) Sinclair Second Earl of Caithness
Wife of
David (Boswell) Boswell IInd of Balmuto
— married
1480 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
William Boswell, Thomas (Boswell) Boswell of Auchinleck and Balmutto, George Boswell, James Boswell, Patrick Boswell, Robert Boswell and John Boswell of Bowhill
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Nov 2013
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Biography
Daughter of William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney & Caithness, Roslin, etc., and David Boswell's second wife: they were married in 1480. They are said to have had five sons, of whom Thomas, the eldest, was the progenitor of the Boswells of Auchinleck in Ayrshire.[1]
In the archives is an 18th century transcript of a charter of donation by William, Earl of [Orkney &] Caithness, along with Oliver Sinclair, Knt., Alexander Sinclair, George Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, Arthur Sinclair, his brothers, and Elenora Sinclair, Countess of Atholl, Elizabeth Sinclair, Lady of Poustoun, Margaret Sinclair, Lady of Bermutt [?Boswell], Katherine Sinclair, Sufrana Sinclair, Marie Sinclair, Mariota Sinclair, his sisters, all legitimate sons and daughters of deceased William, Earl of Orkney and Caithness and Lord Sinclair, of the lands of Scumbrough and pertinents, to their brother Sir David Sinclair Knt., dated 3rd December 1498.[2] (This is a very poor transcription of the ancient script.)
Sources
- ↑ Anderson, William, The Scottish Nation, vol.ii, Edinburgh, 1867, p.344.
- ↑ National Archives of Scotland GD50/186/4/1/1.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Harry Boswell for creating Sinclair-1564 on 20 Nov 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Harry and others.
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