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About John Sinclair, of Murkle, 8th Earl of Caithness
Biographical Summary
"John Sinclair of Murchil, eighth Earl of Caithness, grandson of James Sinclair of Murchil, younger brother of George, fifth Earl of Caithness. He took the oaths and his seat in Parliament 25 July 1704, and died in 1705, leaving by his wife Janet Carmichael, of the Hyndford family, four sons and a daughter :
- Alexander, ninth Earl of Caithness.
- John Sinclair of Murchil or (as it came to be spelled) Murkle, who became a member of the Faculty of Advocates on 7 February 1713 ; was appointed one of the Solicitor-Generals for Scotland on 18 January 1721 ; was elevated to the bench, and took his seat by the title of Lord Murkle, 3 November 1733. He died at Edinburgh 5 June 1755. He married Anne Mackenzie, daughter of George, first Earl of Cromarty, who predeceased him 21 October 1740. They had no issue.
- Francis of Forss, married Janet Morrison, and died without issue, 2 March 1762.
- Archibald, died without issue.
- Janet, married, in 1714, to David Sinclair of Southdun, in the county of Caithness, who died in 1760. She died in 1720, having had issue, with a son and a daughter who died in infancy, two daughters : '
- Jane, married, in 1746, to Sir William Dunbar, Baronet, and died 1749, without surviving issue.
- Janet, married, in 1753, to Sir Stuart Thriepland of Fingask, Baronet, M.D., she died in 1755, leaving issue."
SOURCE: The Scots peerage, Vol. II, page 345
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John Sinclair, of Murkle, 8th Earl of Caithness's Timeline
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January 18, 1640
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Murkle, Thurso, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom
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1670
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Caithness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
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June 7, 1705
Age 65
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Murkle, Thurso, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Canongate Kirk, 153 Canongate, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH8 8BN, United Kingdom
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