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John James Sinclair 1836 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 APR 1836

Birth Location: Dale, Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland

Death Date: 18/01/1917

Death Location: Otana

Father: William Sinclair

Mother: Jane Clark

Spouse(s): Williamina Sinclair

Children(s): Joan Sinclair

According to available records, John James Sinclair was born in 1836 in Dale, Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland, the child of William Sinclair and Jane Niven Clark. Following those early years, John James Sinclair married Williamina Mouat Sinclair, and their family grew to include Joan Margaret Sinclair. In the later years of life, John James Sinclair died in 1917 in Otana.

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Parents

William Sinclair
1805 – 1841
Birth Location: Unst, Shetland, , Scotland
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Jane Clark
1806 – 1887
Birth Location: Velzie [Vaylie], Unst
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Spouses(s)

Williamina Sinclair
1834 – 1924
Birth Location: Unst Shetland SCT
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Children(s)

Joan Sinclair
1860 – 1892
Birth Location: North Dale Unst, Shetland Islands
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 APR 1836
    Event Place: Dale, Haroldswick, Unst, Shetland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18/01/1917
    Event Place: Otana
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