How did the Sinclairs come to New Zealand?? Simple they came by Glasgow built Sailing Boats!!! it was the Maori's that came by canoe.But like the Maori's theRichard Lower wrote:
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From: John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>
To: Tania SINCLAIR <tsinclair@mngt.waikato.ac.nz>
Cc: John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>; sinclair@zilker.net
<sinclair@zilker.net>
Date: Saturday, July 04, 1998 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: Information query on exploration past the New World>[ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net.
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>
>>Yes, I am one of them!! My family is now in New Zealand and my
grandparent=
>>s believe our branch extended to or from Spain and France before coming =
>>here to New Zealand. We are in the North Island and believe our family =
>>settled in Gisborne early ago.
>>
>>I would be very interested in anyone who knows of this path of travel and
=
>>can help me. I am finding it very hard to trace back the New Zealand =
>>Sinclairs. I know of those who live in the South Island but do not have =
>>any european decendants like my family are illeged to have. I have not =
>>found any connection with our family and the Australian Sinclairs.
>>
>>Can anyone help?
>
>I'm afraid I can't help with NZ Sinclairs; I know they exist, but I don't
>know how they got there. I know a tiny amount about a few AU Sinclairs
>who are descended from my group, although none of the ones actually in
>AU have responded to any of our inquiries.
>
>It may be worth remembering that for centuries (at least since the 18th)
>Scots have fought in the British Army, and some are likely to have ended
>up anywhere that army went. Most any part of the British Commonwealth
>is likely to have a few here and there, for example. Due to the Napoleanic
>Wars, it wouldn't be at all surprising to find some in Spain or Portugal.
>
>Even before that, many Scots fought with other armies, particularly
>with the French, as far back as the fourteenth century. There are
>Scots-descended families in places such as France and Poland because
>of this.
>
>Maybe others on this list can help you with NZ Sinclairs.
>
>Thanks,
>John
>--
>John Sinclair Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>
>President, Matrix Information and Directory Services (MIDS)
>mids@mids.org, http://www.mids.org, +1-512-451-7602, fax: +1-512-452-0127
>1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W, Austin, TX 78723
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>Dear Tania:I am descended from the a branch of Caithness Sinclairs, but started a
very good exchange with a pen-pal in Fremantle, W.A., whose ancestors were
from Shetland. In the course of this friendship, she gave me all of the
information she had on her Sinclairs, and I entered it in a new section of
my Geneology program called RootsV. Also, in my work as a Commissioner for
the Clan Sinclair, U. S. A. I had occasion to talk to many Sinclairs all
over the Western states and found one not far from my home who had Sinclair
roots in N.Z., in turn stemming from Shetlant.I would like to turn you over to my friend Val Sinclair-Stewart in
Australia, but I need to get her OK to give you her data. Perhaps you would
like to contact her in person. Let me know and I will play go-between. I
might have some data on a Sinclair-Laurenson family in Welington that could
prove interesting. Let me know at coqnord@goldstate.netRay Lower
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Subject: Re: Information query on exploration past the New World Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 19:31:25 -0700 From: "Richard Lower" <coqnord@goldstate.net> Reply-To: sinclair@zilker.net To: <sinclair@zilker.net> [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net. [ For more information, see http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html ------- -----Original Message----- From: John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org> To: Tania SINCLAIR <tsinclair@mngt.waikato.ac.nz> Cc: John S. Quarterman <jsq@mids.org>; sinclair@zilker.net <sinclair@zilker.net> Date: Saturday, July 04, 1998 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Information query on exploration past the New World >[ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net. >[ For more information, see http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html >------- > >>Yes, I am one of them!! My family is now in New Zealand and my grandparent= >>s believe our branch extended to or from Spain and France before coming = >>here to New Zealand. We are in the North Island and believe our family = >>settled in Gisborne early ago. >> >>I would be very interested in anyone who knows of this path of travel and = >>can help me. I am finding it very hard to trace back the New Zealand = >>Sinclairs. I know of those who live in the South Island but do not have = >>any european decendants like my family are illeged to have. I have not = >>found any connection with our family and the Australian Sinclairs. >> >>Can anyone help? > >I'm afraid I can't help with NZ Sinclairs; I know they exist, but I don't >know how they got there. I know a tiny amount about a few AU Sinclairs >who are descended from my group, although none of the ones actually in >AU have responded to any of our inquiries. > >It may be worth remembering that for centuries (at least since the 18th) >Scots have fought in the British Army, and some are likely to have ended >up anywhere that army went. Most any part of the British Commonwealth >is likely to have a few here and there, for example. Due to the Napoleanic >Wars, it wouldn't be at all surprising to find some in Spain or Portugal. > >Even before that, many Scots fought with other armies, particularly >with the French, as far back as the fourteenth century. There are >Scots-descended families in places such as France and Poland because >of this. > >Maybe others on this list can help you with NZ Sinclairs. > >Thanks, >John >-- >John Sinclair Quarterman <jsq@mids.org> >President, Matrix Information and Directory Services (MIDS) >mids@mids.org, http://www.mids.org, +1-512-451-7602, fax: +1-512-452-0127 >1106 Clayton Lane, Suite 500W, Austin, TX 78723 >[ >[ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net. >[ For subscription, unusubscription, or other instructions, see >[ http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html >[ or send mail to majordomo@zilker.net with this single line in the body: >[ info sinclair >[ >[ To unsubscribe, send a message like this: >[ >[ To: majordomo@zilker.net >[ >[ unsubscribe sinclair >[ >Dear Tania: I am descended from the a branch of Caithness Sinclairs, but started a very good exchange with a pen-pal in Fremantle, W.A., whose ancestors were from Shetland. In the course of this friendship, she gave me all of the information she had on her Sinclairs, and I entered it in a new section of my Geneology program called RootsV. Also, in my work as a Commissioner for the Clan Sinclair, U. S. A. I had occasion to talk to many Sinclairs all over the Western states and found one not far from my home who had Sinclair roots in N.Z., in turn stemming from Shetlant. I would like to turn you over to my friend Val Sinclair-Stewart in Australia, but I need to get her OK to give you her data. Perhaps you would like to contact her in person. Let me know and I will play go-between. I might have some data on a Sinclair-Laurenson family in Welington that could prove interesting. Let me know at coqnord@goldstate.net Ray Lower [ [ This is the Sinclair family discussion list, sinclair@zilker.net. [ For subscription, unusubscription, or other instructions, see [ http://www.mids.org/sinclair/list.html [ or send mail to majordomo@zilker.net with this single line in the body: [ info sinclair [ [ To unsubscribe, send a message like this: [ [ To: majordomo@zilker.net [ [ unsubscribe sinclair [