are descendants of Thomas CORT 1545-1601 of Great Bowden.
THE MILLAR STORY
CORT FAMILY HISTORY
Descent of "Bill" Cort
1. King Robert Bruce (1274-1329) - m1295 - Isobell of Mar (1278-1295)
2. King Robert Stewart (1316-1390) - m1355 - Euphenia of Ross ( -1387)
3. Princes Egidia Stewart - m1387 - Sir William Douglas of Nithdale
4. Egidia Douglas - married - Henry Sinclair 2nd Earl of Orkney
5. William Sinclair 1st Earl of Caithness - married - Marjorie Sutherland
6. William Sinclair 2nd Earl of Caithness ( -1513) - married - Mary Keith
7. John Sinclair 3rd Earl of Caithness ( -1529) - married - Elizabeth (Mary) Sutherland
8. George Sinclair 4th Earl of Caithness (1527-1582) - married - Lady Elizabeth Graham
9. William Sinclair 1st Earl of Mey ( -1576) - married - Margaret Mowat of Buchollie
10. John Sinclair 2nd of Ulbster - married - Jean Chisholm ( -1614)
11. Patrick Sinclair 3rd Earl of Ulbster - m1648 - Elizabeth McKay
12. Catherine Sinclair (1657- ) - m1675 - James Sinclair 2nd of Lybster
13. Patrick Sinclair (1678- )
14. Alexander Sinclair 4th of Lybster (1702- ) - m1735 - Amelia Sinclair
15. Patrick Sinclair 5th of Lybster (1742-1821) - m1787 - Catherine Stewart (1762- )
16. Susanna Sinclair (1798-1864) - m1820 - Dr David Laing (1793-1848)
17. David Law Laing (1832- ) - m1857 - Annie Ramage (1839- )
18. Susan Catherine Sinclair Laing (1858- ) - m1881 - Willis Joseph Cort (1853- )
19. Sinclair Ramage Laing Cort (1888-1964) - m1916 - Elsie May Bensley (1885-1916)
20. Volney (Bill) Sinclair Willis Cort (1919-2014 ).
The CORT PEDIGREE may be found here: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~vswcort . The CORT pedigree includes contributions on CORT from Steve Pedley, Barbara Preece, Donald Hurd, Michael Cort and Barbara Ellen, and on SINCLAIR from Robbie Bain, Steven Kerr and Karin Proudfoot.
CORT PHOTOS
| A Christening gathering in Sydney in 1982 of the CORT family and
close relatives. The CORTS are descendants of Thomas CORT 1545-1601 of Great Bowden. |
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3 generation of CORTs of Leicestershire, also descendants of Thomas CORT 1545-1601. | ||
| Harry 1869-1947 | Percival Harry 1893-1969 | Edward George 1929-2004 |
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Sinclair Ramage Laing Cort 1888-1964, the son of Willis Josephe Cort
(1858- )and Susan Catherine Sinclair Laing (1853- ). His entry in WHO'S
WHO IN AUSTRALIA described him as a J.P., and Manager of J Gadsdon Pty.,
jute merchants in Ann St., Sydney. Previously he had worked in Perth,
W.A., and Adelaide, South Australia.
A descendant of the Sinclairs of Lybster he called his house "Lybster". |
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Relaxing at Cottage Point, Sydney in February 2007 with "Bill", Ian & Wendy Cort. | |||