Brief Life History of Catherine
When Lady Catherine Sinclair was born in 1455, in Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Sir William Sinclair, was 47 and her mother, Lady Elizabeth Douglas, was 62. She married Alexander Stewart 1st Duke of Albany on 15 May 1473, in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died in 1479, in Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 24.
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- The Scots Peerage
- Wikipedia-William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness
- Wikipedia-Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany
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Name Meaning
Scottish and English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle (Manche), so called from the dedication of its church to Saint Clarus (see Clare 3).
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
History: The Scottish family Sinclair (see 1 above) came to southern Scotland in the twelfth century from Huntingdonshire with the de Morvilles. Descendants of these Sinclairs became earls of Caithness in the 15th century. The frequency of the surname in Caithness and Orkney is largely due to the adoption by tenants of the name of their overlord.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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