'Sinclair04'
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Families covered: Sinclair of Brims, Sinclair of Ulbster
| John Sinclair of Ulbster (a 1607) | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Chisholm (d 1614, "daughter to the laird of Straglass") | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Patrick Sinclair of Ulbster | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1647) Elizabeth Mackay (dau of John Mackay of Strathy) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Sinclair of Ulbster (a 1709, dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Janet Sinclair (dau of William Sinclair of Ratter by Jean Cunningham) | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Sir George Sinclair of Bilbster and Clyth (dsp) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1682) Jean Sinclair (dau of William Sinclair of Dunbeath and Latheron) | |||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Sinclair, younger of Thrumster | |||||||||||||||
| ii.+ | other issue - Mary, Anne | ||||||||||||||
| C. | Anne Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (1658) Francis Sinclair of Stirkoke | |||||||||||||||
| m2. James Sutherland of Langwell | |||||||||||||||
| D. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1660) John Sinclair of Brabster | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Mary Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1675) Sir Robert Dunbar, 2nd Bart of Northfield (d 1742) | |||||||||||||||
| F. | Isabel Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1672) George Sinclair, younger of Assery | |||||||||||||||
| G. | Margaret Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Hugh Mackay of Cairnloch (son of John of Skerray) | |||||||||||||||
| H. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Angus McKay, "apparent of Bighouse" | |||||||||||||||
| I. | Katharine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Sinclair of Lybster | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | George Sinclair in Leith | ||||||||||||||
| 3. | Henrietta Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Abernethy (minister of Halkirk then Thurso, son of John, Bishop of Caithness) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Katherine Stewart (natural dau of Patrick (not Robert) Stewart, Earl of Orkney) | |||||||||||||||
| 4. | John Sinclair of Tannach, later of Brims | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Goldman (dau of Charles Goldman of Dundee) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Sinclair of Brims, later of Ulbster | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Jean Monro (dau of Sir George Monro of Newmore) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Sinclair of Ulbster, Sheriff of Caithness (d 1736) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (09.04.1714) Henrietta Brodie (dau of George Brodie of Brodie) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | George Sinclair of Ulbster (d 1776) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (24.10.1740) Janet Gordon (b before 16.05.1720, d 09.06.1795, dau of William Gordon, Lord Stathnaver) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Sir John Sinclair, 1st Bart of Ulbster (b 1754, d 21.12.1835) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (26.03.1776) Sarah Maitland (dau of Alexander Maitland of Stoke Newington) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Janet Sinclair (d 21.10.1846) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 11.06.1799) Sir James Colquhoun, 3rd Bart of Luss (d 03.02.1836) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (06.03.1788) Diana Macdonald (b 28.09.1769, d 22.04.1845, dau of Sir Alexander Macdonald, 9th Bart of Sleat, 1st Lord) | |||||||||||||||
| (B) | Sir George Sinclair, 2nd Bart of Ulbster (b 23.08.1790, d 09.10.1868) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.05.1816) Catherine Camilla Tollemache (d 17.03.1863, sister of Lionel, 8th Earl of Dysart) | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | William Sinclair (b 04.09.1804, 08.07.1878, prebentary of Chichester, 5th son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (28.12.1837) Helen Ellice (d 10.1842, dau of William Ellice) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (15.04.1846) Sophia Mary Georgina Tripp (dau of Rev. James Tripp) | |||||||||||||||
| (D) | Julia Sinclair (d 19.02.1868) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (13.11.1824) George Boyle, 4th Earl of Glasgow (b 26.03.1765, d 03.07.1843) | |||||||||||||||
| (E) | Helen Sinclair (d 25.04.1845) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.08.1826) Stair Stewart of Glasserton and Physgill (b 29.09.1796, d 19.07.1865) | |||||||||||||||
| (F)+ | other issue - Alexander (b 17.06.1794, d unm 09.08.1877, genealogist), John (b 20.08.1797, d unm 22.05.1875, Archdeacon of Middlesex), Archibald (b 20.09.1801, d 01.06.1859, Captain RN), James (b 18.11.1805, d 20.06.1826), Godfrey (b 1812, d 16.06.1890), Hannah (d 27.05.1818), Elizabeth Diana (d 30.05.1863), Margaret (d 05.08.1879), Catherine (d 06.08.1864, writer), Jane (d unm) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Helen Sinclair (b c1747, d 05.04.1787) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.08.1765) Alexander Campbell of Barcaldine (b 1729, d 22.04.1779, Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Mary Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1770) James Homerigg of Gamalshiels | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.04.1803) William Baillie of Polkemmet (Lord of Session) | |||||||||||||||
| b. | James Sinclair of Harpsdale | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Margery Sinclair (dau of David Sinclair of Southdun) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Henrietta Sinclair of Southdun | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Wemyss (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| Mentioned by Henderson on p124 is .... | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | William Sinclair Wemyss of Southdun (d 1831) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henrietta Dunbar (dau of Sir Benjamin Dunbar of Hempriggs, Lord Duffus) | |||||||||||||||
| (2) | Janet Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. Benjamin Williamson of Banniskirk (Colonel) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary (or Mally) Sutherland of Clyne | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Alexander Sinclair (d young) | ||||||||||||||
| m3. Catherine Sinclair (dau of John Sinclair of Lybster) | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Catherine Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. George Williamson (Major) | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Helen Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. David Brodie of Hopeville | |||||||||||||||
| c. | John Sinclair (d 1787, Major) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth (widow of John Wilmer) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Emilia Sinclair (d 1789) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Sutherland of Forse (d 07.08.1763) | |||||||||||||||
| ii. | Sidney Sinclair (d 20.10.1759) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Sir John Dalrymple, 2nd Bart of Cousland (d 24.05.1743) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Jean (Janet) Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Benjamin Dunbar, younger of Hempriggs (dvpsp) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. George Mackay, 3rd Lord Reay (b 1678, d 21.03.1748) | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Elizabeth Sinclair possibly confusion with Elizabeth Sinclair of Brims? | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Mackay of Strathy | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue - Patrick of Brims, James of Holbornhead, Gustavus in Leith | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Jean Cores | |||||||||||||||
| B. | William Sinclair of Thrumster | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margaret Innes (dau of James Innes of Thursater) | |||||||||||||||
| C. | Charles Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| D. | Jean Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Francis Sinclair of Dun | |||||||||||||||
| m2. David Sinclair of Southdun | |||||||||||||||
| E. | Elizabeth Sinclair | ||||||||||||||
| m. (mcrt 24.03.1642) William Sinclair of Ratter (d after 04.05.1663) | |||||||||||||||
| partner(s) unknown | |||||||||||||||
| F.+ | other issue - James, son | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 ('Sinclair of Ulbster'),'The Sinclairs of Ilbster within 'Caithness Family History' (John Henderson, 1884, p68+)
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