Clan Sinclair

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Team Goals

The focus of this team's work is to identify, improve and maintain profiles associated with the Lairds and Chiefs of Clan Sinclair together with members bearing the name Sinclair, the related families and those recognised as septs of Clan Sinclair.

Team To Do List

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• promoting the entries of those bearing the name Sinclair on Wikitree.
• ensuring entries appearing on Wikitree are as accurate as possible, correcting mistakes once spotted.
• encouraging interest in and study of Clan Sinclair

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Clan Chief: Malcolm Ian Sinclair, 20th Earl of Caithness, 20th Lord Berridale, 15th Baronet Sinclair, of Canisbay, Co. Caithness, Nova Scotia and Chief of Clan Sinclair. Succeeded his father in 1965.

Crest: A cock rampant

Motto: Revela Domino opera tua (Commit thy work to God)

Slogan: Commit the work to God

Region: Highlands

District: Caithness

Plant badge: Gorse

Pipe music: The Sinclair's March

Gaelic name: Mac na Ceardadh or Singlear

Septs of Clan Sinclair

Budge, Caird, Clouston, Clyne, Laird, Linklater, Lyall, Mason, Purdie, Snoddy, Peace.

Names associated with the clan:

Clan branches

• Earls of Caithness (chiefs)
• Sinclair of Roslin
• Sinclairs of Lybster
• Sinclairs of Ulbster
• Sinclair of Keiss

Allied clans Clan Sutherland (18th century)

Rival clans Clan Sutherland (16th century)

Clan Gunn Clan Campbell

Clan Sinclair The name Sinclair is derived from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle in Normandy. William de Sancto Claro, whose father had come over with William the Conqueror in 1066, came to Scotland with his wife. There were, however, other members of the St. Clair family who came north also. They became established near Edinburgh and were granted the barony of Rosslyn.

Sir William de St Clair was involved in negotiating the marriage of Yolande de Dreux with King Alexander III. Sir William signed the "Ragman Roll" of King Edward I of England in 1296. His heir, Henry, was initially loyal to the English king but then supported Robert the Bruce and fought at the Battle of Bannockburn. The king granted him lands in the Pentlands, south of Edinburgh. Sir Henry Sinclair died in Spain with Sir James Douglas as they took the heart of Robert the Bruce on a crusade.

Through marriage, the earldom of Orkney was obtained. Henry de St Clair was a notable seaman and probably reached North America a 100 years before Columbus. His son surrendered the Orkney earldom and was created Earl of Caithness in 1445 by King James II. It was Henry who constructed Rosslyn Chapel with its ornate carvings and it was around this time that the spelling "Sinclair" came into use, usually pronounced in Scotland as "Sinkler".

Sinclair was the 79th most frequent surname at the General Register Office in 1995 - but in Orkney it is easily the most frequently found surname.. find one here [1] or here [2]

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Clan Name		Crest Badge	Earl of Caithness Arms.	Lands	Tartan Dress	Tartan Hunting	Master of Caithness Arms
CLAN SINCLAIR					Image:Clan Tartans-91.jpg