Donald and Judith
I have been struggling to find out more information on a John Sinclair and a
Catharine who lived in Glasgow around 1800 and moved to London around 1805.
any connection here?
David Sinclair
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donald H Sinclair" <horace@mb.sympatico.ca>
To: <sinclair@mids.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: SINCLAIRs of ABERFOYLE (was Heartstopping news)
> RE; Perthshire--Aberfoyle Sinclair's
> Our records are not good before Duncan Sinclair of Perthshire
branch
> married Mary McGregor daughter of the elder son of Lieutenant Colonel
> McGregor of James V11 Scottish army. His wife was a Campbell of
Glenfallock
> , a younger son was father of Rob Roy McGregor Campbell and thus Mary
> McGreger was a cousin of Rob Roy. A church letter my grand parents lent to
> Kalispell Sinclair's, and never came back,dated April 17 1822 Aberfoyle
> states Duncan & Mary Sinclair lived a great number of years in the
parish.
> A daughter Isabella who was leaving with them . ( married Thompson )
McNabb
> township near Ottawa & Arnprior Ontario. A daughter Mary born May 12 1771
> at Glengyle Parish of Callander- descendants are the Carmichaels of Ottawa
> district. John Sinclair married to Catherine Ferguson was born at
Portnellan
> baptized March 7 1785. Scotland. I am sorry but we nearly nothing on
> Catherine Ferguson . Donald H Sinclair Swan River Man.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Judith Harper" <j.harper@internet.co.nz>
> To: <sinclair@mids.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 11:24 PM
> Subject: Re: SINCLAIRs of ABERFOYLE (was Heartstopping news)
>
>
> > Donald and Toni
> > I am very interested in your message about John SINCLAIR and Catherine
> > FERGUSON of Aberfoyle. Have you any more or any earlier information on
> > them?
> >
> > I do not see a link right away, but my earliest SINCLAIR is Peter S,
born
> > 1785 in Perthshire, married 1805 to Christian BROWN, born 1790 at
> Aberfoyle.
> > This couple had 7 children, all born at Aberfoyle except the eldest.
The
> > children were Duncan (b 1806 at Clachan of Clampsie), Andrew (b 1809),
> > Alexander (b 1812), Agnes (1814), Charles (b 1818), Thomas (b 1822)
and
> > Margaret (b1827).
> >
> > There seems to be the faint possibility of a link, so would be glad to
> hear
> > more if you have more. Many thanks indeed.
> >
> > Judith Harper
> > New Zealand
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Donald H Sinclair <horace@mb.sympatico.ca>
> > To: <sinclair@mids.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, 15 April, 2000 4:22 AM
> > Subject: Re: Heartstopping news
> >
> >
> > > Dear Toni, Our records are not all that clear either. Here is the way
we
> > > have it. John Sinclair % wife Catherine Ferguson left Aberfoyle
> Callander
> > > Parish Scotland in 1817. Maybe with his Parents ( Duncan Sinclair wife
> > Mary
> > > McGregor ). Next they are in Montreal, Presbyterian Congregation
> Baptizing
> > a
> > > baby born at sea ,named Duncan .July 13 1817. This is were it tricky ,
> > This
> > > is how it reads, After seven years in vicinity of Montreal , the
family
> > > settled on goverment land in Chatham Township, County of Argenteuil
> > Quebec.
> >
> > <CUT>
> >
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