In message <4.2.0.37.19990526155024.009ca030@milamba.com>, milamba
<milamba@milamba.com> writes
>
>Hi Donald,
>
>Any information you have on any of the others (besides my own g
>grandfather) would be REALLY welcome!! I find it hard to get any info and
>haven't been able to elicit a response from Niven yet (I'm hoping Mum might
>have more luck)!!
>
>I've found a copy of the first page of the research you're talking about,
>amongst Grandpa's papers, but not the second page... although I tend to
>think that the research is incorrect regarding George Sinclair's
>parents. They list Christina McKay as his mother, and hunting through the
>scottish archives over a 20 year span, this marriage doesn't occur!! nor
>is there a birth for George Sinclair with Christina or Christian Mckay
>(even using soundex) as the mother. However, there was a marriage between
>George Sinclair and Christian Henderson, who had a son George Sinclair at
>the right time, and given the use of Henderson as a middle name in the
>family, I tend to believe that is the correct marriage and child. Anyway,
>I've ordered George Sinclairs death certificate, and that should tell me
>more. Would you like a copy when I get it?
HI - this is a totally other intervention - but there seem to be links -
I think there might be links to the Sinclairs of Freswick, my family. An
- aunt married a Henderson (much against the family's will) But locally.
Again, there are McKays who rented and subsequently owned a croft which
had been my grandfather's. It is all very tribal but it happens to be
the case. Jean Haddow
>
>Personally I love the research, but it's difficult to do from here in
>Australia! (as you can imagine) and am more than happy to photocopy
>anything I find and send it over to you to keep. It's always good if one
>person has copies of everything!
>
>Talk soon and thanks :)
>Margaret
>
>
>>Dear Margaret,
>> Your list shows the same siblings for Andrew and
>>Charlotte as I do.
>>I know nothing about any 'out of wedlock' births, but obviously your
>>supposition could be fact. My interest in this whole geneology thing is
>>rather limited. The research necessary is not my long suite, and I have just
>>kept most things received from various sources in a file. Most I have
>>received from my sister Gloria in Salt Lake City, who, being a good Mormon is
>>interested in saving all non-Mormon souls from purgatory. The records that I
>>have are probably the same ones you have. The heading on Page 1, is 'Sinclair
>>Family of the Lappan, Dunbeath, Caithness, Scotland
>>by The Scottish Research Society, 10 York Place, Edinburgh. Next line begins
>>with George Sinclair underlined, and says he married Christina McKay in 1790.
>>Next line shows, son George Sinclair born Halkirk 1793 etc, etc, married
>>Barbara Gunn 15/12/1818. Next comes a listing of their five children. Your
>>G. Grandfather Andrew was one of those five. Next comes 10 vertical columns
>>with all ten children of Andrew Sinclair and Charlotte Calder, and these are
>>the ten that you named.
>>
>>On page 2, comes the details of your family showing all of Andrew's brothers
>>and sisters, all six of them. Details of each family are shown.
>>
>>If this can be of any assistance to you, I shall photocopy it and put it in
>>the mail. You could then ask me specific questions and if I can I'll give you
>>the answers.
>>
>>That's all I have time for this Sunday evening. Take care of yourself, give
>>your folks our love. All the best, Donald.
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