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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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