Re: Edinburgh Sinclairs

[Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>]

At 08:04 29/06/00 -0700, you wrote:
>Niven,
>
>     Thanks for the help with the Aberlady Sinclairs.  Would you happen
>to know anything about the Sinclairs of Canongate, Edinburgh during the
>same period?
>
>Regards,
>
>Robert William Goff


The Sinclair connection with Canongate would be through Canongate 
Kilwinning No 2
Masonic Lodge as the Sinclairs were the hereditary Grandmasters who adjudicated
on matters relating to the Crafts and Guilds of Scotland.

The Sinclairs of Whitekirk were descended from Oliver Sinclair of Pitcairn 
and Whytkirk
and he was the fourth son of Oliver Sinclair of Roslin who suffered the 
defeat at Solway
Moss when commanding the Scottish forces.  He was the favourite of James V and,
as such, was vastly unpopular.

Niven Sinclair


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