Clan Sinclair

It is believed that the Clan Sinclair originated in Saint-Clair Normandy and came to Great Britain with William the conqueror during the invasion of England. The Earliest record of the presence of the Sinclair clan in Scotland comes from a charter dated to 1160, granting lands to Henry Sinclair in Haddingtonshire. The line of Sinclair chiefs can be traced back to William St. Clare who in 1280 was granted the title of Barony of Roslin.