| Year |
Month |
Event |
Description |
Reference |
| 1733 |
03-Nov |
John
Sinclair of Murkle |
Younger
son of John 8th Earl created Lord Murkle |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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| 1736 |
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Rosslyn
Chapel |
Sir
James Sinclair glazed the windows for the first time, relaid
the floor with flagstones and repaired the roof |
Rosslyn
Chapel (The Earl of Rosslyn) |
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| 1736 |
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Sir
James Sinclair of Rosslyn |
Resigned
his office as hereditary Grand Master Mason of Scotland to the
Scottish Lodges on their foundation. Reappointed for his life. |
Rosslyn
Chapel (The Earl of Rosslyn) |
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| 1739 |
17-Jun |
Major
Malcolm Sinclair |
'A
good and faithfull servant of Sweden…Charged with affairs of
State, he was assassinated at Grunberg in Siesia by agents of
Czarina Anna of Russia' |
Inscription
on grave. Niven Sinclair |
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| 1745 |
04-Jun |
Sir
James Sinclair of Rosslyn |
A
Lieutenant general with the Royal Scots appointed Commander of
the British Forces in Flanders |
Dictionary
of National Biography |
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| 1746 |
|
Lord
Macleod |
Enters
Caithness with a body of Prince Charlie's men |
The
County of Caithness |
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| 1746 |
16-Apr |
Battle
of Culloden |
Prince
Charles Edward defeated. Sir James Sinclair of Rosslyn
commanded the Royal Scots on the Hanoverian side.
About 500 Caithness Sinclairs were about to join
the Jacobite cause, but the Earl supported the
Hanoverians |
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| 1747 |
|
Heritable
Jurisdiction Act |
Highland
landowners must accept English Juisdiction or forfeit their
lands |
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| 1747 |
|
Act
of Proscription |
Banned
the wearing of tartan, the teaching of Gaelic, the playing of
bagpipes and the gatherings of Highlanders. |
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| 1750 |
|
Sir
William Sinclair of Dunbeath |
Founded
Baptist Church at Keiss |
History
of Baptists in Scotland (Yuille) |
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| 1759 |
|
Lt.
A. Sinclair |
Carried
the Colours for General Wolfe at the Battle of the Heights of
Abraham. Became a Major General. |
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| 1761 |
10-Mar |
Sir
James Sinclair M.P. |
who
should have been 11th Lord Sinclair gazettted a General |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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| 1765 |
09-Dec |
Alexander
9th Earl dies |
Disputed
succession |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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| 1772 |
07-May |
William
Sinclair created 10th Earl |
A
cousin of 9th Earl |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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| 1777 |
29-Dec |
Battle
of Charlestown, Virginia, USA |
John
Sinclair, son and heir of William, a Major in 76th Foot
wounded in the groin by a musket ball when reconnoitring with
Sir Henry Clinton |
Complete
Peerage |
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| 1779 |
29-Nov |
William
10th Earl dies |
Succeeded
by his son John 11th Earl. |
Complete
Peerage |
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| 1782 |
25-Apr |
Charles
St.Clair |
Establishes
claim to be 14th Lord Sinclair (no 11th,12th or 13th ) |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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| 1782 |
|
John
Sinclair of Ulbster MP |
Receives
£15,000 towards the relief of a serious famine in the north
of Scotland |
Dictionary
of National Biography |
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| 1786 |
14-Feb |
John
Sinclair of Ulbster |
Created
Baron of GB |
Debretts |
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1787 |
02-Feb |
|
General Arthur St
Clair Elected 9th President of the US an Congress. Served until
Oct 29t |
www.
virtualology.com/
hallofusa/
uspresidents/
arthurstclair/ |
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| 1788 |
26-Jan |
Duncan
Sinclair |
Master
of The Alexander, part of the first fleet bringing convicts
and settlers reaches Sydney Cove |
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| 1789 |
08-Apr |
John
11th Earl dies |
Title
again in dispute |
Scots
Peerage (Paul) |
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