Sir John Sinclair of Mey, 6th Baronet

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John Sinclair, Sir 6th Baronet of Mey

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Mey, Canisbay, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Death: March 26, 1774 (30)
Barrogill castle, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of Sir James Sinclair of Mey, 5th Baronet; Sir James Sinclair, (5th Baronet of Canisbay); Margaret Sinclair and Margaret Barrock Sinclair
Husband of Charlotte Catherine Sutherland
Father of Margareth Sinclair of May and James Sinclair, 12th Earl of Caithness
Brother of John SINCLAIR; Duncan SINCLAIR; Donald James SINCLAIR; Hallow SINCLAIR; Elspeth ANDERSON and 2 others

Managed by: Michael Lawrence Rhodes
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About Sir John Sinclair of Mey, 6th Baronet

Biographical Summary

"Sir John Sinclair, Baronet [S 1631] of Mey and Canisbay, son and heir; succeeded to the Baronetcy 4 October 1760, and was, on 1 May 1765, served heir male of entail and provision general of his father in Mey, Canisbay, etc. He married Charlotte, 2nd daughter of the Hon. Eric Sutherland (who, but for his father's attainder, would have been 4th Lord Duffus [S]), by Elizabeth, 3rd daughter of Sir James Dunbar, 1st Baronet [S 1706] of Hempriggs. He died April 1774, at Barrogill Castle, co. Caithness."

SOURCE: Complete baronetage; Cokayne, George E. (George Edward); 1900; Vol. II; page 391

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Sir John Sinclair of Mey, 6th Baronet's Timeline

1744
February 22, 1744
Mey, Canisbay, Caithness-shire, Scotland
1765
February 8, 1765
1766
October 31, 1766
Barrogill Castle, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1774
March 26, 1774
Age 30
Barrogill castle, Caithness, Scotland (United Kingdom)