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Re: Orkney Sinclair's
Hi,
Where does the Murkles fit in? You did not mention them.
Regards Lena
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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