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Henry "1st Earl of Orkney, Baron of Pentland and Cousland, Baron of Roslin" Sinclair
(Bef 1330 - 1400)
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[[Category: Scots in Norwegian service]]
[[Category:Earl of Orkney]]
[[Category:Lords of Roslyn]]
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== Biography ==
Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and feudal baron of Roslin (c. 1345 ��� c. 1400), was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Clair. He was the 1st Earl of Orkney was the son of Sir William Sinclair of Roslin and Isabel (?). He married Jane Halyburton, daughter of Sir William Halyburton of Dirletoun. He was created 1st Earl of Orkney [Scotland] on 2 August 1379, in Marstrand, Norway. He died in 1404, killed in an attack on Orkney.[[#S-19]] Page 568-569[[#S-29]]
He is best known today because of a modern legend that he took part in explorations of Greenland and North America almost 100 years before Christopher Columbus. William Thomson, in his History of Orkney, wrote: "it has been Earl Henry's singular fate to enjoy an ever-expanding posthumous reputation which has very little to do with anything he achieved in his lifetime."
Read the article at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney Wikipedia]] to learn more about this controversy.
It is also alleged that Henry was a Knight Templar. Rosslyn Chapel was build by William St Clair, Henry's grandson. Stories have it that the Chapel contains Templar imagery. In the 1980s, modern alternative histories of Earl Henry I Sinclair and Rosslyn Chapel began to be published. Popular books (often derided as pseudo-history) such as The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln (1982) and The Temple and the Lodge by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (1989) appeared. Books by Timothy Wallace-Murphy and Andrew Sinclair soon followed from the early 1990s onwards.
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=== Occupation ===: Occupation: 1st Earl of Orkney; Baron of Roslin, Pentland and Cousland, and Lord of Shetland
=== Note ===
: Note: Castle Rosslyn:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=69d390a6-7726-48b1-b74e-40f9a0bc3647&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: 1st Earl of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5da471b9-0c39-4cd7-b88c-5d9a3f5f4f34&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Templars Badge:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=798bfb2c-3475-4dee-ac42-e4971505f5c1&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Henry of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8e9b974c-d10f-4eac-ac8f-ef1435e35742&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: See also: [[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1598.htm#27032 Freepages]] This tree appears to be well documented.
Henry SINCLAIR (1st Earl of Orkney)
Birth Before 1330 in Rosslyn, Orkney, Scotland
Death 1400 in Orkney, Scotland
== Sources ==
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current (in Dutch)
* Source S-19 Title: The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909. Available without charge at [[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6961214M/The_Scots_peerage Open Library]]
* Source S-29 Title: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Compiler:Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand Available without charge at [[http://thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241 The Peerage]]
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney
* Sinclair Geneology. http://sinclair2.quarterman.org/who/henry.html
* Electric Scotland. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/craigie2.htm
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241
== Memory ==
Facebook post 15 Apr 2014 from WikiTree member Andrew -
"A Prince as worthy of immortal memory as any that ever lived for his great bravery and remarkable goodness." —Admiral Antonio Zeno
I discovered this weekend that I am descended from Henry St. Clair II (c.1345 - c.1400), Baron of Roslin, Jarl of Orkney under the King of Norway, and Lord of Shetland. Later he was (allegedly) made Lord Chief Justice of Scotland and Admiral of the Seas, and (allegedly again) had ties to the Knights Templar, who were also great sailors.
He built a fleet of ships larger than the navy of Norway (Orkney being composed of over 200 Islands, and all, it makes sense), and it was alleged that he discovered Greenland, and landed in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts in 1398 and 1399 respectively, almost 100 years before Columbus.
We know for a fact that he didn't discover Greenland, as it had already been discovered by the Norse and claimed by Norway in 1261. But wait! Henry Sinclair descended from Vikings! In fact, it goes back so far it gets into the realm of myth. From Sveiði The Sea-King (guy mentioned in a Norse legend) to Rolf, the conquerer and 1st Duke of Normandy (for sure real person). From William "Longsword" to Richard "The Fearless".
With this Heritage in mind, it stands to reason that he already knew the whereabouts of Greenland before he "discovered" it. Likewise, if you believe that the Vikings truly did bump into Nova Scotia, shake hands with the Indians, and then leave, it stands to reason that he might have known its whereabouts beforehand, too.
Proving it is likely impossible, and perhaps pointless now, but I choose to believe it's true, because it motivates me. I don't want to be the loser on the family tree that my Great Great Great Grandson glosses over! Everyone should aspire, if not to change the world, at least be the best person you can be.
I encourage everyone to look into their ancestry. You might find something inspiring. Wikitree.com is a great, free, place to start.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Sinclair Family Worklist]]
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Strathearn Family Worklist]]
[[Category: Scots in Norwegian Service]]
[[Category: Earls of Orkney]]
[[Category:Lords of Roslyn]]
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}
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== Biography ==}
Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and feudal baron of Roslin (c. 1345 ��� c. 1400), was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Clair. He was the 1st Earl of Orkney was the son of Sir William Sinclair of Roslin and Isabel (?). He married Jane Halyburton, daughter of Sir William Halyburton of Dirletoun. He was created 1st Earl of Orkney [Scotland] on 2 August 1379, in Marstrand, Norway. He died in 1404, killed in an attack on Orkney.''The Scots Peerage'', founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ''Peerage of Scotland''; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, vol.vi , editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publisher D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909, [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06paul/page/568/mode/2up Open Library Vol 6, page 568-569] A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Compiler: Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand Available without charge at [[http://thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241 The Peerage]] Balfour Paul, however copied the death year of 1404 from ''The St.Clairs of Saint-Clairs of the Isles'', which was incorrect. Notably because Balfour-Paul then mentions his son Henry as Earl of Orkney being captured at the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402. In 1400 English ships from Lynn raided the Orkneys which seems a likely occasion for the Earl's death.''The Complete Peerage'' by G. E. Cockayne, edited by H Arthur Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, and Lord Howard de Walden, vol.x, London, 1945, p.95 and notes.
Only one spouse is given in ''The Complete Peerage'': Jean, daughter of Sir Walter Haliburton of Dirletoun, with issue - 3 sons and at least 2 daughters.Cockayne, 1945, p.95 and notes.
He is best known today because of a modern legend that he took part in explorations of Greenland and North America almost 100 years before Christopher Columbus. William Thomson, in his ''History of Orkney'', wrote: "it has been Earl Henry's singular fate to enjoy an ever-expanding posthumous reputation which has very little to do with anything he achieved in his lifetime."
Read the article at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney Wikipedia]] to learn more about this controversy.
It is also alleged that Henry was a Knight Templar. Rosslyn Chapel was build by William St Clair, Henry's grandson. Stories have it that the Chapel contains Templar imagery. In the 1980s, modern alternative histories of Earl Henry I Sinclair and Rosslyn Chapel began to be published. Popular books (often derided as pseudo-history) such as ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln (1982) and ''The Temple and the Lodge'' by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (1989) appeared. Books by Timothy Wallace-Murphy and Andrew Sinclair soon followed from the early 1990s onwards.
=== Occupation ===: Occupation: 1st Earl of Orkney; Baron of Roslin, Pentland and Cousland, and Lord of Shetland
=== Issue ===By wife Jean, daughter of Sir Walter Halyburton of Dirleton, he had:Balfour-Paul, James, Sir, ''The Scots peerage,'' (Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1904-1914),[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06paul/page/568/mode/2up Vol. 6:568-70 (Archive.org)]
#[[Sinclair-96|Henry]], second Earl.#John, who as brother of the Earl of Orkney, had a safe-conduct and protection into England 19 Aug 1405, and remained there as hostage for his brother, 13 Sep 1405. He is said to have married Ingeborg, natural daughter of Waldemar, King of Denmark, by Jova Little.
#William, had a safte-conduct to go into England 19 Sep 1405.#[[Sinclair-98|Elizabeth]], married to [[Drummond-55|Sir John Drummond]] of Cargill.#[[Sinclair-3401|Margaret]], married to [[De_Craigie-3|James of Cragy]], Laird of Hupe in Orkney. Erroneously called daughter (vs. granddaughter) of Henry Sinclair of Orkney and his wife Elizabeth, dau. of Malise of Stratherne in a passport by the Lawman of Orkney and Canons of the Chapter of St. Magnus 10 Nov 1422.#[[Sinclair-3951|Jean]], married [[Forrester-46|Sir John Forrester]] of Corstorphine.
#____, a daughter, m. Cockburn of Skirling.
#____, a daughter, m. to Heron of Marieton.
#Mary, married to [[Somerville-28|Thomas Somerville]] of Carnwath.#[[Sinclair-392|Marjory]], m. [[Menzies-46|Sir David Menzies]] of Weem.
Henry SINCLAIR (1st Earl of Orkney)
Birth Before 1330 in Rosslyn, Orkney, Scotland
Death 1400 in Orkney, Scotland
== Sources ==
* Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
* UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975* Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current (in Dutch)* Source S-19 Title: The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909, https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6961214M/The_Scots_peerage Open Library
See Also:*[[Wikipedia:Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney|Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney]]
*[http://sinclair2.quarterman.org/who/henry.html Sinclair Genealogy]*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/craigie2.htm Electric Scotland]
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241 Peerage online]
: Note: Castle Rosslyn:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=69d390a6-7726-48b1-b74e-40f9a0bc3647&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: 1st Earl of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5da471b9-0c39-4cd7-b88c-5d9a3f5f4f34&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Templars Badge:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=798bfb2c-3475-4dee-ac42-e4971505f5c1&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Henry of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8e9b974c-d10f-4eac-ac8f-ef1435e35742&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648:[[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1598.htm#27032 Freepages]] This tree appears to be well documented.
[[Category: Scots in Norwegian service]]
[[Category:Earl of Orkney]]
[[Category:Lords of Roslyn]]
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== Biography ==
Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and feudal baron of Roslin (c. 1345 ��� c. 1400), was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Clair. He was the 1st Earl of Orkney was the son of Sir William Sinclair of Roslin and Isabel (?). He married Jane Halyburton, daughter of Sir William Halyburton of Dirletoun. He was created 1st Earl of Orkney [Scotland] on 2 August 1379, in Marstrand, Norway. He died in 1404, killed in an attack on Orkney.[[#S-19]] Page 568-569[[#S-29]]
He is best known today because of a modern legend that he took part in explorations of Greenland and North America almost 100 years before Christopher Columbus. William Thomson, in his History of Orkney, wrote: "it has been Earl Henry's singular fate to enjoy an ever-expanding posthumous reputation which has very little to do with anything he achieved in his lifetime."
Read the article at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney Wikipedia]] to learn more about this controversy.
It is also alleged that Henry was a Knight Templar. Rosslyn Chapel was build by William St Clair, Henry's grandson. Stories have it that the Chapel contains Templar imagery. In the 1980s, modern alternative histories of Earl Henry I Sinclair and Rosslyn Chapel began to be published. Popular books (often derided as pseudo-history) such as The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln (1982) and The Temple and the Lodge by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (1989) appeared. Books by Timothy Wallace-Murphy and Andrew Sinclair soon followed from the early 1990s onwards.
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=== Occupation ===: Occupation: 1st Earl of Orkney; Baron of Roslin, Pentland and Cousland, and Lord of Shetland
=== Note ===
: Note: Castle Rosslyn:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=69d390a6-7726-48b1-b74e-40f9a0bc3647&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: 1st Earl of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5da471b9-0c39-4cd7-b88c-5d9a3f5f4f34&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Templars Badge:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=798bfb2c-3475-4dee-ac42-e4971505f5c1&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Henry of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8e9b974c-d10f-4eac-ac8f-ef1435e35742&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: See also: [[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1598.htm#27032 Freepages]] This tree appears to be well documented.
Henry SINCLAIR (1st Earl of Orkney)
Birth Before 1330 in Rosslyn, Orkney, Scotland
Death 1400 in Orkney, Scotland
== Sources ==
Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975 Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current (in Dutch)
* Source S-19 Title: The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909. Available without charge at [[https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6961214M/The_Scots_peerage Open Library]]
* Source S-29 Title: A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Compiler:Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand Available without charge at [[http://thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241 The Peerage]]
* Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney
* Sinclair Geneology. http://sinclair2.quarterman.org/who/henry.html
* Electric Scotland. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/craigie2.htm
http://www.thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241
== Memory ==
Facebook post 15 Apr 2014 from WikiTree member Andrew -
"A Prince as worthy of immortal memory as any that ever lived for his great bravery and remarkable goodness." —Admiral Antonio Zeno
I discovered this weekend that I am descended from Henry St. Clair II (c.1345 - c.1400), Baron of Roslin, Jarl of Orkney under the King of Norway, and Lord of Shetland. Later he was (allegedly) made Lord Chief Justice of Scotland and Admiral of the Seas, and (allegedly again) had ties to the Knights Templar, who were also great sailors.
He built a fleet of ships larger than the navy of Norway (Orkney being composed of over 200 Islands, and all, it makes sense), and it was alleged that he discovered Greenland, and landed in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts in 1398 and 1399 respectively, almost 100 years before Columbus.
We know for a fact that he didn't discover Greenland, as it had already been discovered by the Norse and claimed by Norway in 1261. But wait! Henry Sinclair descended from Vikings! In fact, it goes back so far it gets into the realm of myth. From Sveiði The Sea-King (guy mentioned in a Norse legend) to Rolf, the conquerer and 1st Duke of Normandy (for sure real person). From William "Longsword" to Richard "The Fearless".
With this Heritage in mind, it stands to reason that he already knew the whereabouts of Greenland before he "discovered" it. Likewise, if you believe that the Vikings truly did bump into Nova Scotia, shake hands with the Indians, and then leave, it stands to reason that he might have known its whereabouts beforehand, too.
Proving it is likely impossible, and perhaps pointless now, but I choose to believe it's true, because it motivates me. I don't want to be the loser on the family tree that my Great Great Great Grandson glosses over! Everyone should aspire, if not to change the world, at least be the best person you can be.
I encourage everyone to look into their ancestry. You might find something inspiring. Wikitree.com is a great, free, place to start.
-- MERGED NOTE ------------
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Sinclair Family Worklist]]
[[Category:Declaration of Arbroath, Strathearn Family Worklist]]
[[Category: Scots in Norwegian Service]]
[[Category: Earls of Orkney]]
[[Category:Lords of Roslyn]]
}
}
}
== Biography ==}
Henry I Sinclair, Earl of Orkney and feudal baron of Roslin (c. 1345 ��� c. 1400), was a Scottish nobleman. He is sometimes identified by another spelling of his surname, St. Clair. He was the 1st Earl of Orkney was the son of Sir William Sinclair of Roslin and Isabel (?). He married Jane Halyburton, daughter of Sir William Halyburton of Dirletoun. He was created 1st Earl of Orkney [Scotland] on 2 August 1379, in Marstrand, Norway. He died in 1404, killed in an attack on Orkney.''The Scots Peerage'', founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's ''Peerage of Scotland''; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, vol.vi , editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publisher D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909, [https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06paul/page/568/mode/2up Open Library Vol 6, page 568-569] A genealogical survey of the peerage of Britain as well as the royal families of Europe. Compiler: Darryl Lundy, Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand Available without charge at [[http://thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241 The Peerage]] Balfour Paul, however copied the death year of 1404 from ''The St.Clairs of Saint-Clairs of the Isles'', which was incorrect. Notably because Balfour-Paul then mentions his son Henry as Earl of Orkney being captured at the Battle of Homildon Hill in 1402. In 1400 English ships from Lynn raided the Orkneys which seems a likely occasion for the Earl's death.''The Complete Peerage'' by G. E. Cockayne, edited by H Arthur Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, and Lord Howard de Walden, vol.x, London, 1945, p.95 and notes.
Only one spouse is given in ''The Complete Peerage'': Jean, daughter of Sir Walter Haliburton of Dirletoun, with issue - 3 sons and at least 2 daughters.Cockayne, 1945, p.95 and notes.
He is best known today because of a modern legend that he took part in explorations of Greenland and North America almost 100 years before Christopher Columbus. William Thomson, in his ''History of Orkney'', wrote: "it has been Earl Henry's singular fate to enjoy an ever-expanding posthumous reputation which has very little to do with anything he achieved in his lifetime."
Read the article at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney Wikipedia]] to learn more about this controversy.
It is also alleged that Henry was a Knight Templar. Rosslyn Chapel was build by William St Clair, Henry's grandson. Stories have it that the Chapel contains Templar imagery. In the 1980s, modern alternative histories of Earl Henry I Sinclair and Rosslyn Chapel began to be published. Popular books (often derided as pseudo-history) such as ''The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail'' by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln (1982) and ''The Temple and the Lodge'' by Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh (1989) appeared. Books by Timothy Wallace-Murphy and Andrew Sinclair soon followed from the early 1990s onwards.
=== Occupation ===: Occupation: 1st Earl of Orkney; Baron of Roslin, Pentland and Cousland, and Lord of Shetland
=== Issue ===By wife Jean, daughter of Sir Walter Halyburton of Dirleton, he had:Balfour-Paul, James, Sir, ''The Scots peerage,'' (Edinburgh : D. Douglas, 1904-1914),[https://archive.org/details/scotspeeragefoun06paul/page/568/mode/2up Vol. 6:568-70 (Archive.org)]
#[[Sinclair-96|Henry]], second Earl.#John, who as brother of the Earl of Orkney, had a safe-conduct and protection into England 19 Aug 1405, and remained there as hostage for his brother, 13 Sep 1405. He is said to have married Ingeborg, natural daughter of Waldemar, King of Denmark, by Jova Little.
#William, had a safte-conduct to go into England 19 Sep 1405.#[[Sinclair-98|Elizabeth]], married to [[Drummond-55|Sir John Drummond]] of Cargill.#[[Sinclair-3401|Margaret]], married to [[De_Craigie-3|James of Cragy]], Laird of Hupe in Orkney. Erroneously called daughter (vs. granddaughter) of Henry Sinclair of Orkney and his wife Elizabeth, dau. of Malise of Stratherne in a passport by the Lawman of Orkney and Canons of the Chapter of St. Magnus 10 Nov 1422.#[[Sinclair-3951|Jean]], married [[Forrester-46|Sir John Forrester]] of Corstorphine.
#____, a daughter, m. Cockburn of Skirling.
#____, a daughter, m. to Heron of Marieton.
#Mary, married to [[Somerville-28|Thomas Somerville]] of Carnwath.#[[Sinclair-392|Marjory]], m. [[Menzies-46|Sir David Menzies]] of Weem.
Henry SINCLAIR (1st Earl of Orkney)
Birth Before 1330 in Rosslyn, Orkney, Scotland
Death 1400 in Orkney, Scotland
== Sources ==
* Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
* UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975* Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current (in Dutch)* Source S-19 Title: The Scots peerage, founded on Wood's edition of Sir Robert Douglas's peerage of Scotland; containing an historical and genealogical account of the nobility of that kingdom, Vol. VI Editor: Sir James Balfour Paul. Publication: Published D Douglas in Edinburgh 1909, https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6961214M/The_Scots_peerage Open Library
See Also:*[[Wikipedia:Henry_I_Sinclair,_Earl_of_Orkney|Henry Sinclair, Earl of Orkney]]
*[http://sinclair2.quarterman.org/who/henry.html Sinclair Genealogy]*[http://www.electricscotland.com/history/nation/craigie2.htm Electric Scotland]
*[http://www.thepeerage.com/p10925.htm#i109241 Peerage online]
: Note: Castle Rosslyn:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=69d390a6-7726-48b1-b74e-40f9a0bc3647&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: 1st Earl of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=5da471b9-0c39-4cd7-b88c-5d9a3f5f4f34&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Templars Badge:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=798bfb2c-3475-4dee-ac42-e4971505f5c1&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648
: Note: Henry of Orkney:: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=8e9b974c-d10f-4eac-ac8f-ef1435e35742&tid=24279608&pid=1501993648:[[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg1598.htm#27032 Freepages]] This tree appears to be well documented.
Events
| Birth | Bef 1330 | Orkney Islands, Scotland | |||
| Birth | Abt 1345 | Orkney Islands, Scotland | |||
| Death | 1400 | Orkney Islands, Scotland | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth Unknown | ||||
| Marriage | Jean Haliburton | ||||
| Alt name | Henry Sinclair | ||||
| Reference No | 1415301 | ||||
| Reference No | |||||
| Reference No | 60 | ||||
| Reference No | 1439054 |
Families
| Spouse | Jean Haliburton (1350 - 1400) |
| Child | Beatrice "Beatrix" Sinclair (1390 - 1428) |
| Child | Helen Sinclair (1360 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Sinclair (1363 - ) |
| Child | Sir Henry Sinclair (1375 - 1419) |
| Child | Marjory Sinclair (1382 - 1415) |
| Child | Jean Sinclair (1390 - 1422) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Unknown (1335 - ) |
| Child | Unknown Sinclair (1350 - ) |
| Father | Sir William Sinclair II (1328 - 1358) |
| Mother | Isabella Strathearn (1338 - 1391) |
| Sibling | Margaret Sinclair (1330 - 1361) |
| Sibling | Sir Richard Sinclair (1347 - 1411) |
| Sibling | Catherine "Katherine" Sinclair (1376 - 1450) |