William St Clair, 16th Baron of Roslin
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William St Clair | |
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| Baron of Roslin | |
 Baron of Roslin coat of arms | |
| Predecessor | William St Clair, 15th Baron of Roslin |
| Successor | John St Clair, 17th Baron of Roslin |
| Died | 1650 |
| Noble family | Clan Sinclair |
| Father | William St Clair |
| Mother | Jean or Janet Edmondstone |
William St Clair (died 1650) was a Scottish nobleman and the 16th Baron of Roslin.
He was the son of William St Clair, 15th Baron of Roslin and his wife Jean or Janet Edmondstone, daughter of the Laird Of that Ilk.[1] He succeeded to the estates of Roslin upon the death of his father in 1610.[2]
Baron of Roslin
William St Clair, 16th Baron of Roslin received a charter of the Hereditary Protectorate from the Scottish Freemasons in 1630.[3] He objected to the appointment of Anthonie Alexander to be the Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland as being in prejudice to his hereditary charge of the Masons of the Kingdom.[1]
He added to his family's ancestral halls at Roslin Castle and built a structure over the vaults. He was a loyalist and supported the cause of Charles I of England.[2]
Death
He died during the Civil War and was interred in Rosslyn Chapel on the same day that the Battle of Dunbar was fought on 3 September 1650.[1]
His tomb was excavated at the start of the 18th century and the findings recorded by a Father Hay and kept at the Advocates Library in Edinburgh. This states the body was buried in full armour wearing a red velvet cap and resting on a stone slab, with no coffin, as were his ancestors.[4]