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Re: The Orkney Sinclairs
Dear Marilyn,
I have been away for some time but I am doing an article for "Yours
Aye", and will try to match your dates and names with any I
have.....Gord.
MSiperek@aol.com wrote:
>
> Gord,
> You have traced your family back to about the same era as ours, however
> your family left Orkney about 100 years before mine. Oldest known:
> JAMES SINCLAIR born 1789 died bef 1865 married BARBARA GROAT born 1805
> married in Sandwck ORKNEY
> Children: Malcolm
> John christened 1818- lived in Gard OK
> James c1821
> George c 1823 was postmaster St. Margaret's Hope Orkney
> William c 1825 farmer Upper Olad Orkney
> Isaac c 1827 farmer Lower Olad
> Alexander c 1830 was in Galt Ontario Canada 1906
> Robert c 1832 He was my gg-grandfather lived
> Oyce,
> Margaret's Hope South
> Ronaldsay ORKNEY
> Robert married Mary Sutherland Allan c 1833
> Swona Orkney
> They had 11 children, nine known:
> William 1862 settled NY then New
> Jersey
> Catherine 1863
> Mary Allan 1865
> Samuel 1867
> Margaret 1868
> Robert 1869
> John 1870
> Jessie Jane 1873
> Alexander 1872 to NY
> 1902 (my g-grandfather)
> married Mary Ann
> Mainland
> Do any of these names or dates connect with yours?
> From Mantoba where did your ancestors settle? I have many pictures
> of unknown Sinclairs, several Portland, Vancouver. Hope to find a
> connection.
>
> Marilyn
>
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