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Re: The Orkney Sinclairs
Even easier would be to just spell it correctly, with a dot rather than a slash
before the final htm.
Or use the link to it from
http://www.mids.org/sinclair/orkney.html
John
>Gordon,
> You poor thing! But I see what you mean. I get the same thing when I
>try to put the address on this screen and go to it. But when I go to my
>favorities, it comes up every time????? Try putting it in your favorites
>and see if you can sneek (new tekie term, ha) it through that way. Let me
>know.
>
>
>http://www3.yt.sympatico.ca/serena/index.htm
>
>Laurel
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gordon Holmes <lafleur@home.com>
>To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
>Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 6:14 PM
>Subject: Re: The Orkney Sinclairs
>
>
>>Sigh, Week after week they say "not on this server" Is there another
>>site? Thanks, Gord
>>
>>Spirit One Email wrote:
>>>
>>> Gordon,
>>> Do you know about the website concerning the descendants of the
>Hudsons
>>> Bay employees and their Cree wives. It is very nicely done
>>> http://www3.yt.sympatico.ca/serena/index/htm
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Gordon Holmes <lafleur@home.com>
>>> To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
>>> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 6:19 PM
>>> Subject: Re: The Orkney Sinclairs
>>>
>>> >
>>> >My gggg grandfather "William the Elder" was born on Orkney and became a
>>> >Chief Factor for the H.B.C. in Manitobia and the start of my mothers
>>> >side of the family. I was wondering if your people were closly related
>>> >to mine..? Thanks, in kinship, Gordon Vaughan Sinclair Holmes
>>> >
>>> >MSiperek@aol.com wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> Paul,
>>> >> I believe that you may desend from the same line that I do. My
>great
>>> >> grandfather Alexander Sinclair was born in OrkneyJan. 2, 1872 in St.
>>> >> Margaret's Hope and had a brother Robert who was born Jan. 1, 1869 in
>St.
>>> >> Margaret's Hope. There were 12 children in Robert's and Alexander's
>>> family.
>>> >> Let me know if you think this is the same family. I have attached a
>>> copy of
>>> >> their parents 50th aniversary article. Hope we find the link. I was
>>> told
>>> >> by a 90 year old man in St. Margaret's Hope last year that one of the
>>> >> Sinclairs married a Norquay. If this is the same family, I have some
>>> >> pictures I would be happy to share. Marilyn
>>> >>
>>>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> -
>>> >> >From a newspaper article from the Orkney Islands-
>>> >>
>>> >> GOLDEN WEDDING IN SOUTH RONALDSHAY
>>> >>
>>> >> Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair, Oyce, attained their jubilee of
>>> marraiage on Wednesday of this week, having been married by Rev. Peter G.
>>> Gilrath, parish minister (who died this month) on 16th June 1859. As Mr.
>>> Sinclair went to the island of Swona for his better half, Miss Allan, the
>>> marriage ceremony took place there. This created no small stir, as there
>>> had been no such ceremony on that island within the memory of the
>>> inhabitants of that time. Mrs. Sinclair's brother still resides in
>Swona,
>>> while she has a widowed sister in St. Margaret's Hope. The happy pair
>were
>>> both of the same age, 26, when united together and have now reached the
>ripe
>>> age of 76 years. They have spent those fifty years in peace and
>prosperity;
>>> all of their friends and well-wishers desire that their latter end may be
>>> even better than their beginning; and they have received many tokens of
>>> friendship and goodwill from far and near on this auspicious occasion.
>It
>>> should be mentioned that Mr. Sinclair like all who bear that ancient and
>>> honoured name, represents a branch of the famous "St. Clairs of the
>Isles."
>>> Belonging to his family were eight brothers, namely, Malcolm, Alexander,
>>> John, James, George, William, Isaac, and Robert. Only two are still
>alive-
>>> Alexander who has for a number of years resided in Galt, Toronto, and
>>> Robert, whose golden wedding has just taken place. George Sinclair was
>well
>>> known as the respected postmaster of St. Margaret's Hope, while William
>and
>>> Isaac were farmers at Lower and Upper Olad, and John at Gard, near to one
>>> another. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair have had a large family of eleven
>>> children, while 5 sons and 5 daughters are still alive, some of them
>being
>>> abroad. There is one in Africa, one in Australia, two in America, two in
>>> Liverpool, one in Glasgow, one in Barbsley, Yorkshire, and one at home.
>As
>>> far as grandchildren, they number eighteen. At present the aged couple
>are
>>> cheered and comforted by the presence of their son, William along with
>his
>>> wife from New York, who have timed their visit for this happy event. Old
>>> Mr. Sinclair in his younger days was very fond of music and for 14 years
>was
>>> the precantor of St. Mary's Kirk under the Rev. Messre??(hard to read
>copy),
>>> Walker and Forbes. And for 14 years he resided in Olad- 1861-1875-
>before
>>> he came to his present residence.
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>>> >
>>>
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