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Sinclairs in England [in England]

From: Niven Sinclair <niven@niven.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 20:47:46 +0100

In our preoccupation with all things Scottish, we often forget the Sinclairs of England who within three generations of the Conquest, were to be found in 43 English counties and in Wales.

The Sinclairs of Norfolk are mentioned in the Great Roll of the Pipe 1189-1190 when a Ricardo de St Clair is recorded as being in possession of the lands of Marlingford, Norfolk.

In 1196 they are noted as having been sold to a kinsman, Gerebert de Sco Claro who appears regularly in Palgrave's Ancient Calendars and Inventories 1195 - 1199 his name being spelt with considerable variation. (In documents we have found Sinclair spelt in 70 different ways. If you want me to list them I will. They range from Seynt-Clere to Chantclere; from Sancta Clara to Sco Clero: from Sinklar to Zinklar).

Niven
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