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William St. Clair was the second son of Waldron (St Clair) de Sinclair (abt.1019-).[1][2] Born in Normandy about 1045, he arrived in England in 1066 with his first cousin, Guillaume (Normandie) de Normandie (abt.1027-1087).[3][4]
He married Dorothy Agnes (Dunbar) de St Clair (abt.1065-), daughter of Gospatric (Dunbar) Dunbar First Earl of Dunbar (abt.1040-abt.1074).[5]
He received a grant for the lands of Roslin from Malcolm (Dunkeld) King of Scots (abt.1031-1093) and was made Warden of the Southern Borders.[1]
He was made cup-bearer to Margaret (Wessex) Queen of Scots (-abt.1093) and granted the Barony of Rosslyn in 1070. He was also made Warden of the Southern Marches with responsibility for defending Scotland’s border against the frequent attacks of the English, and on one of these expeditions he was killed.[3]
He and his wife had one known child:
This profile is frequently and erroneously confused with William (St Clair) Sinclair Ist of Rosslyn (abt.1230-1297) born some 200 years later, due to Balfour Paul's statement that he supposedly married Agnes Dunbar. At present it is unclear whether the two Williams are related.
Please see: Untangling the Medieval Sinclair Profiles for current status of research. Crawford-15512 00:11, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
As with all early profiles, it is important to keep in mind that errors are often repeated across generations. The Clan Sinclair website has shared this position on the origins of the Sinclairs in Scotland
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