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John Sinclair 1835 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 MAR 1835

Birth Location: Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT

Death Date: 28 APR 1917

Death Location: Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT

Father: James Sinclair

Mother: Grizel Fraser

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fraser

Children(s): Jemima Sinclair

In 1835, John Sinclair entered the world in Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT, born to James Sinclair and Grizel Fraser. John Sinclair married Elizabeth Fraser, and had children including Jemima Sinclair. John Sinclair passed away in 1917 in Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT.

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Biography

  • In 1835, John Sinclair entered the world in Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT, born to James Sinclair and Grizel Fraser.
  • John Sinclair married Elizabeth Fraser, and had children including Jemima Sinclair.
  • John Sinclair passed away in 1917 in Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sinclair
1801 – 1888
Birth Location: Sandness, Shetland, Scotland
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Grizel Fraser
1798 – 1880
Birth Location: Walls, Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fraser
1838 – 1923
Birth Location: Dale of Walls. (Middale.41c)
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Children(s)

Jemima Sinclair
1867 – 1946
Birth Location: Sandness, Shetland, Scotland
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John Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
John Sinclair
1835 – 1917
Birth Place: Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT
Parents
James Sinclair
1801 – 1888
Sandness, Shetland, Scotland
Grizel Fraser
1798 – 1880
Walls, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sinclair's Descendants

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John Sinclair (25 MAR 1835 – 28 APR 1917) m. Elizabeth Fraser (4 FEB 1838 – 5 JUN 1923)
  1. 1. Jemima Sinclair (1867 – 10 Jul 1946) m. Walter Abernethy (12 Aug 1869 – 10 Aug 1962)
    1. 1. Laurina Abernethy (Jul 1896 – 5 Nov 1917)
    2. 2. John (Oliver) Abernethy (25 Jun 1898 – 1994) m. Moira (Mary) McPhee
    3. 3. Fred Abernethy (12 July 1900 – 09 Sep 1995) m. Nellie Whiting (19 Oct 1904 – 15 Sep 1987)
      1. 1. Gordon (Frederick) Abernethy (31 July 1934 – 9 November 2018) m. Sandra (1942 – 22 May 2019)
      2. 2. Laurence ((Laurie) Joseph) Abernethy (1938 – 26 Jan 2023) m. Ann S.
        1. 1. Blake Abernethy (Abt. 1967 – ) m. Kim
        2. 2. Campbell (Laurence) Abernethy (12 Mar 1969 – 31 May 1992)
        3. 3. Miles Abernethy (Abt. 1971 – ) m. Ruth
        4. 4. Fraser Abernethy (Abt. 1973 – ) m. Ruth
      3. 3. Vaila (Elizabeth) Abernethy (1940 – 14 May 2020) m. Robert Williamson
        1. 1. Linda Williamson m. Andrew
        2. 2. Erin Williamson m. Anton
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Phyllis) Abernethy (Jan 1902 – 17 Feb 1977) m. Walter Rounthwaite
    5. 5. James (Walter) Abernethy (4 Jan 1904 – 2 Mar 1981)
    6. 6. George (Whitehead) Abernethy (14 Apr 1906 – 1983) m. Doris (Mary) Robertshaw
    7. 7. Margaret Abernethy (May 1908 – Sep 1908)

John Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1835
25 MAR 1835
Birth of John Sinclair in Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT
Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT
1917
28 APR 1917
Age 82
Death of John Sinclair in Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT
Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 MAR 1835
    Event Place: Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 APR 1917
    Event Place: Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT
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