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	Clan Sinclair St. Clair Sinkler

O'er Roslin all that dreary night
A wondrous blaze was seen to gleam;

Soft is the note, and sad the lay,
That mourns the lovely Rosabelle.

So still they blaze when fate is nigh
The lordly line of high St. Clair.

These web pages are mothballed, and have not changed in years.
Their main purpose was to encourage national and local Sinclair groups to put up their own web pages.
This has since happened, long ago.
Please follow the links to other resources.

Sinclair Dates:

May 23

1430: English capt. Joan, Joan of Arc captured at Compiegne Source: ToW

1498: Girolamo Savonarola executed, Domenican friar and reformer in Florence. Angered Pope Alexander VI and the Duke of Milan. Governed Florence briefly in the form of a democratic republic. Viciously persecuted, tried, tortured, and sentenced to death by papal commissioners on fabricated evidence.

Tomorrow:

May 24

1153: David I d.,
King of Scots dies.

1700: Darien address rebuffed, The Scots Parliament assembles but the Duke of Queensberry, Commissioner, prevents the Company's party from pressing for an Address to the King. He adjourns Parliament on the 30th.

1738: Methodists,
Former Georgia Anglican minister John Wesley underwent a religious conversion at Aldersgate Chapel in London initiating what would become known as the Methodist Church.

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History

Sinclair is one of the oldest surnames in Europe, first adopted by our ancestors in Normandy after a local saint, Saint Clare, and also spelled numerous ways, such as Sinkler and St. Clair.

A Scottish clan is an association of people with kinship, genealogical, or other interest in a name and group of people originating in Scotland. There are Sinclairs throughout Europe, in England, France, Sweden, Poland, Spain, and elsewhere, plus the Americas, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and everywhere else.

Our family has such a rich history, regarding places such as Rosslyn Chapel and people such as Prince Henry Sinclair, that we have our own glossary, FAQ (list of Frequently Asked Questions) and timeline and another timeline.

Genealogy

Sinclair is more than a surname: see The Wider Sinclair Family.

The Sinclair lineage is long and distinguished. The Sinclair family traces its genealogy back to at least the ninth century.

There are many resources about Scottish and Sinclair genealogy on the Internet. These include even an attempt to compile a complete Sinclair Genealogy database.

There are also numerous web pages about particular Sinclair people and families:

Please tell us about more such web pages so we can link to them.

Groups

To support clan activities and publications, plus to meet people in person, it is useful to join a Sinclair organization. There is no single worldwide Clan Sinclair organization. First pick a geographical location by selecting one of the flags above, then apply for membership.

The U.S.A. organization has a copy of its membership form online. It also sells numerous clan-related items, from banners to badges to t-shirts to plates to books.

The Canadian organization has membership information online. It also sells many clan-related books, videos, music, mouse pads, and other items.

All known Clan Sinclair or related organizations are listed here. If you know of one that is not listed, please let us know.

This web server
provided by Quarterman Creations.

These web pages prepared by
John Sinclair Quarterman (jsq)

Please see also
Quarterman Family History Project.

Please see also
Hargreaves.

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