Re: Patrick Sinclair of Fort Michillimackinac

[milamba <milamba@milamba.com>]

Believe me Jenny, Niven is only meaning to encourage you and provide you 
with more information!  He loves young people being involved and interested 
in Sinclair history!

Keep at it!
Margaret :)

At 10:43 PM 01/03/2000 , you wrote:


>Niven,
>I found your comment a little rough perhaps?
>I am still young and constantly learning and wanting to learn more about 
>Sinclair's in New Zealand and the world. I devote a great deal of my time 
>in libraries and archives scanning records.
>Just because I am a New Zealander doesn't give me instant knowledge of 
>Sinclairs in New Zealand.
>
>I know so much of the Canterbury settlement because that is the area I 
>have focussed on so far. My own Sinclair line I have found very difficult 
>to trace. New Zealand is a wonderful place to live and I am facinated by 
>it's history but the North Island and the South Island may as well be 
>worlds apart.
>
>I tried to get a copy of St Clair's of the Isles book to read but the one 
>copy was away till later this year.
>
>While I have heard of some of the people you mentioned I haven't heard of 
>others, yet I know of many you didn't mention. Yes there are many 
>Sinclair's in New Zealand. not everyone however is intersted in the history.
>I would hope that you did not mean to make me feel inadequate in my 
>knowledge, I am doing my best give me a chance,perhaps I have read your 
>message the wrong way, it s 1am in the lovely land of New Zealand and my 
>mum is having major surgery tomorrow.
>
>I think it would be a very wonderful thing to have a New Zealand Clan 
>Sinclair Association. But I would also love to find my direct line as well.
>
>Incidently, my g, grandfather James Sinclair of Lyttleton, and my nana 
>Beatrice Sinclair of Lyttleton, were both awarded top academic honours at 
>the same School.
>Jenny
>
>
>
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