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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

1835 marked the beginning of John Sinclair's life in Windyhill, Sandness, SHI, SCT, to parents James Sinclair and Grizel Fraser. Eventually, John Sinclair married Elizabeth Fraser, and they welcomed Jemima Sinclair. John Sinclair passed in 1917 at Norby, Sandness, SHI, SCT.

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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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Sources

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

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