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Jannet SINCLAIR 1761–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1761

Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Caithness, Scotland

Father: Kenneth Sinclair

Mother: Elspeth Shearer

Spouse(s): John Swanson

Children(s): Thomas Swanson, Sinclair SWANSON, James Swanson, Janet Swanson, Elizabeth Gunn, William Swanson, Isobel Swanson, Jean Swanson, Isabella Swanson, William Swanson, John Sampson

Jannet SINCLAIR was born in 1761 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Kenneth Sinclair And Elspeth Elizabeth Shearer. Jannet SINCLAIR married John Graham Swanson, and had children including Elizabeth Elspet Swanson Gunn, Isabella Swanson, Isobel Swanson, James Swanson, Janet Swanson, Jean Swanson, John Sampson, Sinclair Swanson, Thomas Swanson, William Charles Swanson, William Swanson. Jannet SINCLAIR passed away in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Jannet SINCLAIR was born in 1761 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland, the child of Kenneth Sinclair And Elspeth Elizabeth Shearer.
  • Jannet SINCLAIR married John Graham Swanson, and had children including Elizabeth Elspet Swanson Gunn, Isabella Swanson, Isobel Swanson, James Swanson, Janet Swanson, Jean Swanson, John Sampson, Sinclair Swanson, Thomas Swanson, William Charles Swanson, William Swanson.
  • Jannet SINCLAIR passed away in 1841 in Caithness, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Kenneth Sinclair
1717–1807
Birth Location: Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elspeth Shearer
1738–1815
Birth Location: Brora River Valley, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Swanson
1760–1841
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

Thomas Swanson
1800–1874
Birth Location: Rattar, Dunnet, Caithness
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Sinclair SWANSON
1798–1841
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness-shire, Scotland
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James Swanson
1790–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Janet Swanson
1806–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, , Scotland
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Elizabeth Gunn
1786–1858
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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William Swanson
1788–1883
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Isobel Swanson
1791–1841
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Jean Swanson
1794–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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Isabella Swanson
1796–
Birth Location: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
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William Swanson
1797–1883
Birth Location: Ayreshire, Scotland
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John Sampson
1793–1863
Birth Location: Bampton, Devon, England
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Jannet SINCLAIR's Ancestors

Self
Jannet SINCLAIR
1761–1841
Birth Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Parents
Kenneth Sinclair
1717–1807
Mey, Canisbay, Caithness, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elspeth ((Elizabeth)) Shearer
1738–1815
Brora River Valley, Sutherlandshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (James Thomas 7th of Mey 4th Baronet) Sinclair
1685–1732
Mey, Canisbay Parish, Caithness , Scotland
MARY (of Duffus) SUTHERLAND
1682–1770
Duffus, Moray, Scotland
James Shearer
1712–
Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Finlay
1725–1767
, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Sinclair,
1643–1720
Frances, Towers
1652–1716
James Sutherland
1655–1705
Dame MacKenzie
1659–1706
Robert Shearer
1684–1740
Elizabeth Muir
1670–1721
John Finlay
1701–1743
Mary Hamiltone
1694–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sinclair
1625–1694
Dame Mackenzie
1629–1692
Sir Sutherland
1620–1674
Lady Argyle
1631–1667
John III
1650–1702
Elizabeth Millar
1641–1699
William Finlay
1670–1703
John Hamiltone
1648–1704
Mary 8GGM*
1665–1704

Jannet SINCLAIR's Descendants

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Jannet SINCLAIR (16 Dec 1761–1841) m. John (GRAHAM) Swanson (16 Aug 1760–7 JUN 1841)
  1. 1. Thomas Swanson 1800–1874 m. Margaret CALDER 1804–1837 m. Marjorie (May Bain Shearer Swanson) May 1803–1901
    1. 1. John (calder) Swanson 1827–1894 m. Christina Swanson 1827–1893 m. Ann (manson mcdonald) Munro 1830–1912
      1. 1. Esther Swanson 1871–1937 m. Dugald McKay 1864–1942
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) Mackay 1897–1988 m. Llewellyn (Barnes) Harrison 1886–1952 m. John Watson 1889–1981
        2. 2. Annie Mackay 1897–1998 m. Alexander Leslie 1915–1950 m. James McCandlish 1897–1948
        3. 3. Susan (Swanson) Mckay 1909–1992 m. Robert Gray 1906–1974
        4. 4. Robert (Swanson) McKay 1909–1910
        5. 5. John (Angus) McKay 1900–1916
      2. 2. Isabella Swanson 1844–1920
      3. 3. Willamina Swanson 1861–
      4. 4. Donald Swanson 1863–
      5. 5. Robert (Charles Sinclair) Swanson 1868–
      6. 6. Ann (Manson) Swanson 1857–1901
      7. 7. John Swanson 1861–
      8. 8. Jane (Margaret) Swanson 1865–1936
      9. 9. George Swanson 1868–1933 m. Jane (Munro) Adamson 1876–1955
        1. 1. George Swanson 1900–1986 m. Margaret (Budge) Crawford 1901–1995
        2. 2. Annie (Jane) Swanson 1917–1975
      10. 10. Hector (Mckay) Swanson 1874–1953 m. Margaret Gunn 1883–1951
        1. 1. John ("Jack") Swanson 1904–1963 m. Grace (Marie) Irwin 1913–2008
      11. 11. Janet Swanson 1870–1936 m. Thomas Ainslie 1864–
        1. 1. Annie (Munro) Ainslie 1889–1976
      12. 12. Alexander (Duncan) Swanson 1864–1938 m. Helen Banks 1866–1946
        1. 1. Alexander (D) Swanson 1895–1978 m. Alice (Jessie) Jack 1899–1970
        2. 2. Jane Swanson 1894– m. William MACKENZIE 1895–1963
        3. 3. John Swanson 1888–1942
        4. 4. Annie (Margaret) Swanson 1892– m. John ((Jock)) Henderson 1893–1972
      13. 13. Thomas Swanson 1856–1940
        1. 1. Katherine (Dunbar) Swanson 1884–1970 m. Frank (Marshall) Purdy 1878–1973
      14. 14. Mary Swanson 1861–
    2. 2. Innes Swanson 1834–1837
    3. 3. Susanna Swanson 1825–1879
    4. 4. Alexander Swanson 1830–1905
    5. 5. Janet Swanson 1832–1877
    6. 6. James (B) Swanson 1834–1875
  2. 2. Sinclair SWANSON 1798–1841
    1. 1. George Arnold 1835–1901
      1. 1. Sinclair Swanson 1865–
        1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth Lavina) Swanson 1886–1943 m. William (Martin) Parr 1887–
  3. 3. James Swanson 1790–
  4. 4. Janet Swanson 1806–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Elspet Swanson) Gunn 1786–1858
  6. 6. William Swanson 1788–1883 m. Margaret Murray 1796–
    1. 1. Alexander Swanson 1825–1900 m. Mary (Anne) Gibson 1824–1876
      1. 1. Janet Swanson 1849–1920 m. William Bremner 1850–1889
        1. 1. Jessie Bremner 1881–1972 m. Donald (Gunn Mackay) Mr 1874–1960
      2. 2. William Swanson 1848–1914
      3. 3. Andrew Swanson 1851–1869
      4. 4. John Swanson 1856–1931
      5. 5. David Swanson 1860–1912
  7. 7. Isobel Swanson 1791–1841
  8. 8. Jean Swanson 1794–
  9. 9. Isabella Swanson 1796–
  10. 10. William (Charles) Swanson 1797–1883
  11. 11. John Sampson 1793–1863

Jannet SINCLAIR's Timeline

4 Records

1760
23 May 1760
Birth of Jannet SINCLAIR in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
1761
16 Dec 1761
Birth of Jannet SINCLAIR in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland
1841
7 Jun 1841
Age 80
Death of Jannet SINCLAIR in Caithness, Scotland
Caithness, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 80
Death of Jannet SINCLAIR
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1760
    Event Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1761
    Event Place: Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Caithness, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
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