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Joan Margaret Sinclair 1860 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 SEP 1860

Birth Location: North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands

Death Date: 18 SEP 1892

Death Location: Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: John Sinclair

Mother: Williamina Sinclair

Spouse(s): George WILLIS

Children(s): George Willis

Joan Margaret Sinclair was born in 1860 in North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands, the child of John James Sinclair and Williamina Mouat Sinclair. Joan Margaret Sinclair married George Robert WILLIS, and had children including George Robert James Willis. Joan Margaret Sinclair passed away in 1892 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Joan Margaret Sinclair was born in 1860 in North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands, the child of John James Sinclair and Williamina Mouat Sinclair.
  • Joan Margaret Sinclair married George Robert WILLIS, and had children including George Robert James Willis.
  • Joan Margaret Sinclair passed away in 1892 in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sinclair
1836 – 1917
Birth Location: Dale, Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland
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Williamina Sinclair
1834 – 1924
Birth Location: Unst Shetland SCT
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Spouses(s)

George WILLIS
1860 – 1944
Birth Location: Napier, New Zealand
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Children(s)

George Willis
1883 – 1968
Birth Location: Hatuma, New Zealand
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Joan Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Joan Sinclair
1860 – 1892
Birth Place: North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands
Parents
John James Sinclair
1836 – 1917
Dale, Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland
Williamina (Mouat) Sinclair
1834 – 1924
Unst Shetland SCT
Grandparents
William Sinclair
1805 – 1841
Unst, Shetland, , Scotland
Jane (Niven) Clark
1806 – 1887
Velzie [Vaylie], Unst
William Sinclair
1795 – 1851
Deal, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Barbara (Lynn) Mouat
1798 – 1887
Clibberswick, Unst, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Duncan Clark
1770 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Sinclair's Descendants

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Joan (Margaret) Sinclair (16 SEP 1860 – 18 SEP 1892) m. George (Robert) WILLIS (1860 – 6 June 1944)
  1. 1. George (Robert James) Willis (7 October 1883 – 29 May 1968) m. Madoline (Mary) Anderson (23 APR 1885 – 1977)
    1. 1. Robert (Keith) Willis (1923 – 22 Jul 2013) m. Elva (Margaret) Tindale (15 Dec 1925 – 28 Oct 1993)
      1. 1. Claire Willis
      2. 2. Elizabeth Willis
      3. 3. Kerie-Lee Willis
      4. 4. Barbara Willis

Joan Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1860
16 SEP 1860
Birth of Joan Margaret Sinclair in North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands
North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands
1892
18 SEP 1892
Age 32
Death of Joan Margaret Sinclair in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1860
    Event Place: North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 SEP 1892
    Event Place: Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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