Our Maritime Ties
William Sinclair, Earl Orkney\Caithness
Abt 1404 - 1480 (~ 76 years)-
Name William Sinclair Suffix Earl Orkney\Caithness Born Abt 1404 Gender Male Died 1480 Notes - resigned Lordship of Nithsdale to crown and receive Earldom of Caithness;
resigned Earldom of Orkney to crown and received lands of Dysart and
Ravensheugh, co Fife
Person ID I11617 Arthur - Research Last Modified 4 Mar 2003
Father Henry St. Clair, 2nd Earl of Orkney, b. Abt 1375, d. 1422 (Age ~ 47 years) Mother Egidia Douglas, d. Aft 1438 Family ID F4727 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marjory Sutherland, d. Aft 5 Jul 1483 Married 15 Nov 1456 Children 1. Eleanor Sinclair, d. 21 Mar 1518 Family ID F4272 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- resigned Lordship of Nithsdale to crown and receive Earldom of Caithness;