William St Clair | |
|---|---|
| Baron of Roslin | |
 Baron of Roslin coat of arms | |
| Predecessor | John St Clair, 17th Baron of Roslin |
| Successor | Alexander St Clair, 19th Baron of Roslin |
| Noble family | Clan Sinclair |
| Father | William St Clair, 16th Baron of Roslin |
| Mother | Dame Anna Spotswood |
James St Clair was a Scottish nobleman and the 18th Baron of Roslin.
He was the third son of William St Clair, 16th Baron of Roslin and Dame Anna Spotswood, daughter of John Spottiswoode who was the Archbishop of Glasgow and later the Archbishop of St Andrews and Chancellor of Scotland. His elder brother was John St Clair, 17th Baron of Roslin who died in 1690 and whom he succeeded. [1]
He redeemed the estate of Roslin and was an apprentice in London after which he went to France where he spent time with Mr Monteith who was the author of The Troubles of Great Britain, then settled with the Knight of Malta, Great Prieur of France. He later entered into service with the Archbishop of Corinth to who he dedicated his book Troubles of Brittany. He later served Lord Rutherford the Viscount Teviot as his secretary in Dunkirk and at Tangier in Africa. He was later Commissar of Shetland. [1] [2]
He did not re-build Roslin Castle after it had been destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's troops under General Monk during the time of his elder brother, John St Clair, 17th Baron of Roslin. [3]
James St Clair, 18th Baron of Roslin married to Jean, daughter of Henry Spotswood the Sheriff of Dublin. They had the following children: [1]
William Sinclair (1410–1480), 1st Earl of Caithness (1455–1476), last Earl (Jarl) of Orkney, 2nd Lord Sinclair and 11th Baron of Roslin was a Norwegian and Scottish nobleman and the builder of Rosslyn Chapel, in Midlothian.
Lord Sinclair is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. According to James Balfour Paul's The Scots Peerage, volume VII published in 1910, the first person to be styled Lord Sinclair was William Sinclair, 3rd Earl of Orkney and 1st Earl of Caithness. However, according to Roland Saint-Clair writing in the late 19th century, William Sinclair's father, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, who died in 1420, is the first person recorded as Lord Sinclair by public records.
Clan Sinclair is a Highland Scottish clan which holds the lands of Caithness, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians. The chiefs of the clan were the Barons of Roslin and later the Earls of Orkney and Earls of Caithness.
Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney was the Jarl (Earl) of Orkney, Baron of Roslin and Pantler of Scotland. According to Roland Saint-Clair writing in the late 19th century, Henry Sinclair was also the first of his family to hold the title of Lord Sinclair.
Baron of Roslin or Rosslyn was a Scottish feudal barony held by the St Clair or Sinclair family.
Sir Henry St Clair was a 13th- and 14th-century Scottish noble, who was the 7th Baron of Roslin and Lord of Catcune.
George Sinclair was a Scottish nobleman, the 4th Earl of Caithness and chief of the Clan Sinclair, a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands.
William St. Clair, 6th Baron of Roslin was a Scottish nobleman of the late 13th century.
William Sinclair of Newburgh, Aberdeenshire was a Scottish nobleman and the 3rd Lord Sinclair. In The Scots Peerage by James Balfour Paul he is designated as the 2nd Lord Sinclair, but historian Roland Saint-Clair designates him the 3rd Lord Sinclair in reference to his descent from his grandfather, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, the first Lord Sinclair. Roland Saint-Clair references this to an Act of the Scottish Parliament in which William Sinclair's son, Henry Sinclair, 4th Lord Sinclair, was made Lord Sinclair based on his descent from his great-grandfather, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, the first Lord Sinclair. Bernard Burke, in his a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, agrees with Roland Saint-Clair and says that Henry Sinclair was "in reality" the fourth holder of the title of Lord Sinclair.
Oliver St Clair was a Scottish noble and the 12th Baron of Roslin.
Henry Sinclair was a Scottish noble and the 4th Lord Sinclair. In The Scots Peerage by James Balfour Paul he is designated as the 3rd Lord Sinclair, but historian Roland Saint-Clair designates him the 4th Lord Sinclair and references this to an Act of the Scottish Parliament in which he was made Lord Sinclair based on his descent from his great-grandfather, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, the first Lord Sinclair. Bernard Burke, in his a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, agrees with Roland Saint-Clair and says that Henry Sinclair was "in reality" the fourth holder of the title of Lord Sinclair.
William St Clair was a Scottish noble and the 13th Baron of Roslin.
William St Clair was a Scottish nobleman and the 14th Baron of Roslin.
Henry St Clair, Lord Herdmanston and Carfrae, was a Scottish noble of the 12th century.
William St Clair was a Scottish nobleman and the 15th Baron of Roslin.
William St Clair was a Scottish nobleman and the 16th Baron of Roslin.
John St Clair was a Scottish nobleman and the 17th Baron of Roslin.
Alexander St Clair (1672–1706) was the 19th Baron of Roslin.
John Sinclair was a Scottish nobleman and the 10th Lord Sinclair. In The Scots Peerage by James Balfour Paul he is designated as the 9th Lord Sinclair in descent starting from William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness and 3rd Earl of Orkney, but historian Roland Saint-Clair designates him as the 10th Lord Sinclair in descent from the father of the 1st Earl of Caithness and 3rd Earl of Orkney, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, who is the first person recorded as Lord Sinclair in public records. Roland Saint-Clair references this to an Act of the Scottish Parliament in which the 4th Lord Sinclair was made Lord Sinclair based on his descent from his great-grandfather, Henry II Sinclair, Earl of Orkney, the first Lord Sinclair. Bernard Burke, in his a Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, agrees with the numbering by Roland Saint-Clair and says that Henry Sinclair and William Sinclair were "in reality" the fourth and fifth Lords Sinclair respectively.
Lord Herdmanston was a title in the Peerage of Scotland that was held by the Sinclair or St Clair family.
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