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SINCLAIR, Sir John, 1st Bt. (1754-1835), of Ulbster and Thurso Castle, Caithness.

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b. 10 May 1754, 3rd but 1st surv. s. of George Sinclair of Ulbster and Thurso by Janet, da. of William Sutherland. Lord Strathnaver, s. of John, 16th Earl of Sutherland [S]. educ. Edinburgh h.s. 1761-3; Edinburgh Univ. 1765-7, 1768-70; Glasgow Univ. 1773-4; Trinity, Oxf. 1775; adv. 1775; L. Inn 1774, called 1782. m. (1) 26 Mar. 1776, Sarah (d. 15 May 1785), da. of Alexander Maitland, merchant, of Stoke Newington, Mdx., 2da.; (2) 6 Mar. 1788, Hon. Diana Jane Elizabeth Macdonald, da. of Alexander, 1st Baron Macdonald [I], 7s. 6da. suc. fa. 1770; cr. Bt. 14 Feb. 1786.
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1806 – 14; PC 29 Aug. 1810; cashier of excise [S] 1811–30.

Col. Rothesay and Caithness fencibles 1794; lt.-col. commdt. Caithness vols. 1803, col. 1803.

Main residences: Ulbster; Thurso Castle, Caithness.
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SINCLAIR, Sir John (1754-1835)

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SINGLETON, Mark (1762-1840), of Wimbledon, Surr.

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b. 1762, 3rd s. of Sydenham Singleton (formerly Fowke) of Dublin by Elizabeth, da. of Mark Whyte. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1778; L. Inn, 1781. m. 4 Nov. 1785 and again 9 Jan. 1786, Lady Mary Cornwallis, da. of Charles Cornwallis, 1st Mq. Cornwallis, s.p.
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MP [I] 1798 – 1800.

Ensign, 1 Ft. Gds. 1782; maj. Suff. vol. cav. 1798, cornet, Mdx. yeomanry 1803.

Storekeeper of Ordnance 1795, principal storekeeper 1799 – Feb. 1806, Mar. 1807-June 1829.

Main residence: Wimbledon, Surr.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SINGLETON, Mark (1762-1840)

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SITWELL, Francis (?1776-1813), of Barmoor Castle, Northumb.

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b. ?1776, 2nd s. of Francis Hurt (afterwards Sitwell) of Renishaw Hall, Eckington, Derbys. by Mary, da. of Rev. Richard Warneford of York; bro. of Sitwell Sitwell. m. 21 Sept. 1795, Ann, da. of Ilay Campbell of Succoth, Argyll, 2s. 3da. suc. fa. at Barmoor 1793.
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Maj. Loyal Berwick vols. 1803.

Main residence: Barmoor Castle, Northumb.
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Commons 1790-1820
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SITWELL, Francis (?1776-1813)

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SITWELL, Sitwell (1769-1811), of Renishaw Hall, Eckington, Derbys.

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b. Sept. 1769, 1st s. of Francis Hurt (afterwards Sitwell) of Renishaw, and bro. of Francis Sitwell. educ. Christ Church, Oxf. 1788; Grand Tour. m. (1) 1 Aug. 1791, Alice (d. 3 May 1797), da. of Thomas Parke, merchant, of Highfield House, Liverpool, Lancs., sis. of James Parke, 1st Baron Wensleydale, 1s. 2da.; (2) 23 July 1798, Sarah Caroline, da. of James Stovin of Whitgift Hall, Yorks., 1da. suc. fa. 1793; cr. Bt. 3 Oct. 1808.
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Capt. Derbys. yeoman cav. 1794, maj. 1799 – 1804, capt. 1805–7.

Sheriff, Derbys. 1807–8.

Main residence: Renishaw Hall, Eckington, Derbys.
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SITWELL, Sitwell (1769-1811)

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