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Gilbert Sinclair 1740–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 27 Dec 1788

Death Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Charles Sinclair

Mother: Ann Peterson

Spouse(s): Virginia Goode

Children(s): Janet Sinclair, Peter Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, Gavin Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, John Sinclair, William Sinclair

Gilbert Sinclair was born in 1740 in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Charles Sinclair And Ann Peterson. Gilbert Sinclair married Virginia Susan Goode, and had children including Gavin Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, John Sinclair, Peter Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, William Sinclair. Gilbert Sinclair passed away in 1788 in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Gilbert Sinclair was born in 1740 in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Charles Sinclair And Ann Peterson.
  • Gilbert Sinclair married Virginia Susan Goode, and had children including Gavin Sinclair, Janet Sinclair, Jean Sinclair, John Sinclair, Peter Sinclair, Robert Sinclair, William Sinclair.
  • Gilbert Sinclair passed away in 1788 in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Sinclair
1716–
Birth Location: Gott, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
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Ann Peterson
1719–
Birth Location: Gott, Tingwall Whiteness and Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Goode
1746–1845
Birth Location: Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland
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Children(s)

Janet Sinclair
1779–1863
Birth Location: Scousburgh, Shetland, Scotland
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Peter Sinclair
1774–1859
Birth Location: Scousburgh, Dunrossness, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Jean Sinclair
1772–
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
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Gavin Sinclair
1777–
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
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Robert Sinclair
1779–
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
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John Sinclair
1782–
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
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William Sinclair
1783–
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
WS

Gilbert Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Gilbert Sinclair
1740–1788
Birth Place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Charles Sinclair
1716–
Gott, Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Ann Peterson
1719–
Gott, Tingwall Whiteness and Weisdale, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Sinclair's Descendants

1.
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Gilbert Sinclair (1740–27 Dec 1788) m. Virginia (Susan) Goode (22 May 1746–1845)
  1. 1. Janet Sinclair 1779–1863 m. Laurence Ollason 1780–1859
    1. 1. Janet Ollison 1818–1897
    2. 2. Robert Ollason 1808–1850 m. Helen Smith 1818–1903
      1. 1. Laurence Ollason 1844–
        1. 1. Robert Ollason 1875–
        2. 2. Anne Ollason 1877–
        3. 3. John (Laurence) Ollason 1879–
        4. 4. William Ollason 1883–1939
        5. 5. Daniel Ollason 1884–
        6. 6. Andrew Ollason 1885–1917
        7. 7. Cameron Ollason 1895–1954
      2. 2. Janet Ollason 1846–1936
      3. 3. Robert Ollason 1851– m. Barbara Arcus 1862–1887
    3. 3. John Ollason 1811–1871
    4. 4. Susanna Ollason 1813–1891
      1. 1. Henry Henderson 1849–
      2. 2. Jeane Henderson 1842–
      3. 3. Helen Henderson 1847–
      4. 4. Janet Henderson 1840–
      5. 5. William Henderson 1844–
    5. 5. Laurence Ollason 1815–1857 m. Janet Sinclair 1827–1917
    6. 6. William Ollason 1821–1850
    7. 7. Peter Ollason 1823–1850
    8. 8. Helen Ollason 1820–
    9. 9. Sinclair (Ollason) Sr. 1809–1889 m. Mary Henry 1814–1900
      1. 1. Laurence Ollason 1838–1929 m. Jane Goudie 1844–1917
        1. 1. Jessie Ollason 1875–1950
        2. 2. Peter Ollason 1875–1965
        3. 3. John Ollason 1880–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Ollason 1881–1964
        5. 5. Cromwell Ollason 1885–1956
      2. 2. William Ollason 1840–1917 m. Catherine Young 1845–1906
        1. 1. Molinda Ollason 1873–1949
        2. 2. Sinclair Ollason 1875–1964
        3. 3. Mary Ollason 1877–1967
        4. 4. Elizabeth Ollason 1879–1955
        5. 5. Robert Ollason 1880–1971
        6. 6. Annie Ollason 1882–1974
        7. 7. Janet Ollason 1885–1971
        8. 8. William (Gladstone) Ollason 1886–1971
        9. 9. Ellen (F.) Ollason 1889–1961
      3. 3. Sinclair (Ollason) Jr. 1844–1894 m. Mary Bolce 1858–1948
        1. 1. Katie (Adelle) Ollason 1878–1894
        2. 2. Wallace (Edward) Ollason 1880– m. Winifred Hiserman 1884–
        3. 3. Stanley (Willard) Ollason 1882–1952 m. Mary (Agnes) Stirling 1887–1944
      4. 4. Peter Ollason 1846–
      5. 5. Charles Ollason 1852–1917 m. Clotilda Hamel 1860–1910
        1. 1. Mary (Ethel) Ollason 1883–
      6. 6. Robert Ollason 1855–1870
      7. 7. Mary Harper 1842–1925 m. Thos Harper 1842–1913
        1. 1. Sinclair (Ollason) Harper 1883–1966 m. Mabel (Esta) Roberts 1884–1951 m. Genevieve (Josephine) Short 1886–1983
        2. 2. Mary Harper 1871–1872
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) Harper 1875–1940 m. Harry (Granger) Walker 1871–1942
        4. 4. 1873–1944 m. Merle Francis 1881–1978
  2. 2. Peter Sinclair 1774–1859
  3. 3. Jean Sinclair 1772–
  4. 4. Gavin Sinclair 1777–
  5. 5. Robert Sinclair 1779–
  6. 6. John Sinclair 1782–
  7. 7. William Sinclair 1783–

Gilbert Sinclair's Timeline

3 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Gilbert Sinclair in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
1746
03 Nov 1746
Age 6
Gilbert Sinclair was baptized in Mid and South Yell,Shetland,Scotland
Mid and South Yell,Shetland,Scotland
1788
27 Dec 1788
Age 48
Death of Gilbert Sinclair in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 Nov 1746
    Event Place: Mid and South Yell,Shetland,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1788
    Event Place: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
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