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Margaret Jane Sinclair 1869–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1869

Birth Location: Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Wonthaggi, Victoria

Father: James Sinclare

Mother: Jane (Aboriginal)

Spouse(s): William Boak

Children(s): Gladys Boak, Raymond Boak, Robert Boak, Percival Boak, Leila Boak, Ruby Boak, William Boak, Vida Boak, Elsie Lowes, Dorothy Boak, George Boak

In 1869, Margaret Jane Sinclair entered the world in Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia, born to James Sinclare And Jane Ryder Aboriginal. Margaret Jane Sinclair married William Pearson Boak, and had children including Dorothy Anne Boak, Elsie Lowes, George Thomas Boak, Gladys Alma Margaret Boak, Leila Mary Boak, Percival James Boak, Raymond George Boak, Robert Howard Boak, Ruby Elizabeth May Boak, Vida Alice Boak, William John Boak. Margaret Jane Sinclair passed away in 1940 in Wonthaggi, Victoria.

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Biography

  • In 1869, Margaret Jane Sinclair entered the world in Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia, born to James Sinclare And Jane Ryder Aboriginal.
  • Margaret Jane Sinclair married William Pearson Boak, and had children including Dorothy Anne Boak, Elsie Lowes, George Thomas Boak, Gladys Alma Margaret Boak, Leila Mary Boak, Percival James Boak, Raymond George Boak, Robert Howard Boak, Ruby Elizabeth May Boak, Vida Alice Boak, William John Boak.
  • Margaret Jane Sinclair passed away in 1940 in Wonthaggi, Victoria.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sinclare
1842–1909
Birth Location: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
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Jane (Aboriginal)
1849–1935
Birth Location: Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

William Boak
1860–1928
Birth Location: Steiglitz, Victoria, Australia
WB

Children(s)

Gladys Boak
1907–
Birth Location: Mount Korong, Victoria
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Raymond Boak
1913–1945
Birth Location: Powlett River, Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
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Robert Boak
1905–1991
Birth Location: Wedderburn, Victoria
RB
Percival Boak
1892–1946
Birth Location: Wedderburn, Victoria
PB
Leila Boak
1897–1982
Birth Location: Mount Korong, Victoria
LB
Ruby Boak
1900–1985
Birth Location: Mt Korong, Victoria, Australia
RB
William Boak
1890–1932
Birth Location: Mount, Korongvale, Victoria, Australia
WB
Vida Boak
1911–1981
Birth Location: Powlett River, Victoria, Australia
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Elsie Lowes
1888–1910
Birth Location: Mt Korong, Victoria, Australia
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Dorothy Boak
1901–1954
Birth Location: Mount Korong, Victoria, Australia
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George Boak
1899–1974
Birth Location: Mount Korong, Victoria, Australia
GB

Margaret Sinclair's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Sinclair
1869–1940
Birth Place: Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia
Parents
James Sinclare
1842–1909
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Jane (Ryder) (Aboriginal)
1849–1935
Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Samuel Sinclare
1805–1875
Kilclooney, Galway, Ireland
Rebecca (D) Sinclare
1819–1900
Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland
Patrick Ryder
1809–1864
County Mayo, Ireland
Kyanga ABORIGINAL
1835–1849
Kianga, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
James Dunbar
1800–1861
Catherine Egan
1784–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Sinclair's Descendants

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Margaret (Jane) Sinclair (15 Dec 1869–1940) m. William (Pearson) Boak (1 Jan 1860–22 May 1928)
  1. 1. Gladys (Alma Margaret) Boak 1907–
    1. 1. Liela (Joyce) Gray 1926–1998 m. Charles (Albert) Kerr 1905–1984
    2. 2. Gladys (Margaret) Quin 1934–2018
  2. 2. Raymond (George) Boak 1913–1945
  3. 3. Robert (Howard) Boak 1905–1991
  4. 4. Percival (James) Boak 1892–1946 m. Amelia (Gertrude) Wood 1901–1992
    1. 1. Allen (James) Boak 1925–1977 m. Phyllis (Annette) Tyson 1929–2009
    2. 2. Elva (June) Boak 1925–2013 m. Harold (Royce) McClelland 1921–1984
  5. 5. Leila (Mary) Boak 1897–1982
    1. 1. Ewart (Henry) Hill –1929
  6. 6. Ruby (Elizabeth May) Boak 1900–1985 m. Robert (George) Henderson 1879–1940
    1. 1. William (John) Henderson –1924
    2. 2. Doris (Nona) Henderson 1922–2014
    3. 3. Coral (Elizabeth) Henderson 1923–
  7. 7. William (John) Boak 1890–1932 m. Lily (May) Mason 1902–1999
    1. 1. William (John) Boak 1927–1927
    2. 2. Lily (May) Boak 1927–1927
    3. 3. Ivy (Ethel) Boak 1925–2011 m. Leslie (Arthur) Pedder 1923–1967
      1. 1. John (Arthur) Pedder 1946–2019
      2. 2. Keith (William) Pedder 1950–2012
    4. 4. Reita (May) Boak 1921–2012 m. George Leckie 1908–1988
      1. 1. Marcelle Leckie 1945–2009
    5. 5. Percy (Joseph) Boak 1922–2014 m. Elsie (May) Brankstone 1922–2015
    6. 6. Ruby (Glenis) Boak 1922–1984 m. Alfred (William) Carey 1910–2011
  8. 8. Vida (Alice) Boak 1911–1981
  9. 9. Elsie Lowes 1888–1910
    1. 1. Hilda (Catherine) Boak 1906–2001 m. Robert (Alex) Kirkpatrick 1905–1968
  10. 10. Dorothy (Anne) Boak 1901–1954 m. Reginald (George) Cornwell 1896–1958
    1. 1. Thelma (Dorothy) Cornwell 1926–
  11. 11. George (Thomas) Boak 1899–1974 m. Doris (Verion) Wood 1904–1985
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Boak 1927– m. Betty (Patricia) Cannard 1925–2002
    2. 2. Alexander (Pearson) Boak 1925–
    3. 3. Reginald (George) Boak 1929–2012 m. Alice (Margaret) Ham 1932–2014
    4. 4. Alexander (Pearson) Boak 1925–

Margaret Sinclair's Timeline

3 Records

1869
15 Dec 1869
Birth of Margaret Jane Sinclair in Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia
Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia
1869
15 Dec 1869
Birth of Margaret Jane Sinclair in Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia
Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia
1940
1940
Age 71
Death of Margaret Jane Sinclair in Wonthaggi, Victoria
Wonthaggi, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Moliagul, Dunolly, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wonthaggi, Victoria
    Record Source: Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
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