Re: Orkney Sinclair's

[Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>]

At 11:16 09/08/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Where does the Murkles fit in? You did not mention them.
>
>Regards Lena


Murkle is on the North Coast of Caithness near Thurso (not in Orkney).

Niven

>Niven Sinclair wrote:
> >
> > > >At 12:34 31/07/99 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >>i am a sinclair from orkney
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >There are many many Sinclairs from Orkney.
> > > >
> > > >There are:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Warsetter
> > >(Sanday)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Tohop and Saba
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Ethay
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Essenquoy
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Greenwall,
> > > >Flottay, ( Gyre, Holm and Orphir)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Clumlie, 
> Towquoy,
> > > >(Sandwick, Westray and Birsay)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Gorne and 
> Burwick
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Overbrough
> > >(Harra)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Craya 
> (Stromness)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Rapness 
> (Westray)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Estaquoy 
> (Harra)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Nethergarth
> > >(Harra)
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Camston
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Damsay
> > > >                                         The Sinclairs of Conyar (Harra)
> > > >                                         (from which branch Roland 
> William
> > > >St Clair, the author of the
> > > >                                          "St Clairs of the Isles" 
> emanates
> > > >although, like many Orcadians,
> > > >                                          his family emigrated to New
> > >Zealand).
> > > >
> > > >Names in brackets denote nearest town or, in some cases, 
> island.  Where no
> > > >name appears in brackets, the
> > > >name itself is sufficient to establish the whereabouts of the particular
> > > >branch of the family.
> > > >
> > > >If you let me know the name of your most distant ancestor 
> (preferably the
> > > >one who was the first to emigrate)
> > > >we might be able to trace which branch of the family you belong to - not
> > > >that that is necessarily important -
> > > >being a Sinclair is enough.
> > > >
> > > >Niven Sinclair
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