John
Sinclair
aka Canon of Glasgow
Born about in Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of William (Sinclair) Sinclair Third Earl of Orkney First Earl of Caithness
and Marjory (Sutherland) Sutherland Countess Orkney
[uncertain]
Brother of
William (Sinclair) Sinclair Second Lord Sinclair [half], Catherine Sinclair [half], Elizabeth 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, William (Sinclair) Sinclair Second Earl of Caithness and Margaret (Sinclair) Boswell
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 39
in Caithness, Scotland [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2011
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Biography
John Sinclair was born about 1445, the son of William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and 3rd Earl of Orkney.[1][2]
He was Bishop nominate of Caithness.
Research notes
John is not listed as a child of William Sinclair and Margaret Sutherland in Scots Peerage, pg 360. Not known if Illegitimate or not. Not yet found in Fasti.
Sources
- ↑ Douglas, Robert, Sir, Bart., 1694-1770 : The Peerage Of Scotland : Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom, From Their Origin To The Present Generation: Collected From The Public Records, And Ancient Chartularies Of This Nation, The Charters, And Other Writings Of The Nobility, And The Works Of Our Best Historians ... : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>John Sinclair, Bishop of Caithness, pg 532
- ↑ Paul, James Balfour, Sir, 1846-1931 : The Scots Peerage : Founded On Wood's Ed. Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland; Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2020. Internet Archive.>John Sinclair, Bishop of Caithness, Vol II, pg 335
See Also:
- [Cokayne, George Edward], 1825-1911. [From Old Catalog] : The Complete Peerage (Edition 1, Volume 2) : Free Download, Borrow, And Streaming : Internet Archive". 2021. Internet Archive.William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, Vol II, pg 111
- Henderson, John. Caithness Family History (David Douglas, Edinburgh, 1884) 388 pgs
- Saint Clair, Ronald Willam;: "The Saint-Clairs Of The Isles; Being A History Of The Sea-Kings Of Orkney And Their Scottish Successors Of The Sirname Of Sinclair". 2021. Archive.Org. pg 297
- "THE CAITHNESS EPISCOPATE. 2021. Fionamsinclair.Co.Uk. Caithness Episcopate
- "Rosslyn St. Clair Descendants | The Sinclairs". 2019. The Sinclairs | Sinclair Genealogy..Rosslyn St. Clair descendants
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