Thank-You so much. I will try the site! By the by, I was wondering if
anyone knows or wants information about Florence Sinclair (1893-1993). I
met her face to face (another story) and she was/is an importent link to
the H.B.C. Sinclairs. Aunty Flo had more than a few stories in
her....Gordon
Susan Marsh wrote:
>
> Try this
> www3.yt.sympatico.ca/serena/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gordon Holmes <lafleur@home.com>
> To: sinclair@jump.net <sinclair@jump.net>
> Date: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 10:19 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
> >> Laurel
> >>
> >> -----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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