Re: looking for help

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

At 11:02 06/08/99 +1000, you wrote:
>
>To Bernadine Egger
>I can't help with your research, but yes there is a Castle - there are lots
>of castles - we Sinclairs were a show- off lot in a time when a castle was
>a way to say we are here and this is ours. Do enjoy the list and the
>History. I grew up with one parent saying this is a wonderful and
>remarkable family and the other ( English) saying "a lot of nonsense." I am
>enjoying learning more about who we were and who we are now. Lot's of
>terrific people are on this list.
>Sinead.
>
>It wasn't only the number of Castles which we held (in France, England and
Scotland) but the importance of the sites on which they were erected. All
Sinclair Castles (except for Ravenscraig which wasn't built by the Sinclairs)
are on ley-lines or salt lines.

Niven Sinclair
>
>At 11:05  5/08/99 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>Can anyone please help me, I am really stumped on who the parents were
>>of my gr-gr-gr-grandfather James Sinclair married to Catherine
>>Trottier.  I figure that James Sinclair most have been born around the
>>1820's and lived in Manitoba.  All I have to go on is what my
>>grandfather's sister had told us.  This may sound dumb, but did anyone
>>ever hear of  a castle and having to pay back taxes, on the estate in
>>Scotland years ago, the reason I bring this up is to find where James
>>fits in on the Sinclair line.  I would appreciate any information!
>>thanks
>>Bernie
>>
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