Re: (no subject)

[Lena A L <lal@algonet.se>]

Hi Ian,

where do the Murkles fit in?

Regards Lena

Niven Sinclair wrote:
> 
> 
> 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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