Henry Sinclair (1074)

Born 1074 in Rosslyn, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Henry Sinclair was the only known son of William (St Clair) Sinclair (abt.1045-abt.1098) and his wife, Dorothea Agnes (Dunbar) de St Clair (abt.1065-).^[1] He married Rosabel (Strathearn) Sinclair (1090-1180), daughter of Forteith, Earl of Strathearn.^[2]

Knighted by King Malcolm who confirmed the Barony of Rosslyn and also awarded Henry the Barony of Pentland following a number of military successes against the English.^[1][3] He was with the King when Malcolm was killed in 1093 during the siege of Alnwick in Northumberland. He accompanied Edgar Atheling, brother of Scotland’s Queen Margaret, on the First Crusade in 1095 and took part in the siege of Antioch in 1098.^[3]

He and his wife, Rosabelle had issue:

• Henry Sinclair (1110-1180)^[1]

Research Notes

At present there is no indication that this line is connected to the Sinclairs of Rosslyn, however, they clearly existed and held the lands of Rosslyn prior to the establishment of the Barony, castle and chapel. Crawford-15512 04:26, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation

Because the association of the Sinclair or St Clare family with Roslin dates only to 1280, and Rosslyn Castle itself was not built until the late 14th century, the following profiles must be considered to at least have legendary overtones, if not being entirely legendary:

• William Sinclair, born Scotland 1028
• Catherine de St Clair, born Normandy 1058 and married Hugh de Payen, possibly the first Knight Templar.
• Henry Sinclair, born Rosslyn Castle 1074
• William Sinclair, born 1100. - attached to this profile as a child, no sources have yet been found to support the relationship. Crawford-15512 01:32, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
• Catherine St Clair, born Rosslyn, Midlothian, Scotland in 1109. Married Thomas I Payne, born 1145 in Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, son of Hugh de Payne and his wife Catherine Saint Claire.
• Henry Sinclair, born Roslin 1110
• Henry de St Clair, born 1130 (date is a guess)
• Margaret de St Clair. born 1130 (date is a guess)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hay, Richard Augustine; Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn; (T. G. Stevenson, Edinburgh, 1835); pg. 2
2. ↑ Hay, Richard Augustine; Genealogie of the Sainteclaires of Rosslyn; (T. G. Stevenson, Edinburgh, 1835); pg 6
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} St. Clair Family - The Official Roslin Chapel Website; St Clair Family; accessed 23 Sept 2022