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Walter Duncan Sinclair 1879–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1879

Birth Location: Waihola, Otago, New Zealand

Death Date: 07 Jun 1958

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father: Sutherland Sinclair

Mother: Janet Hislop

Spouse(s): Amelia Reid

Children(s): Gladys Sinclair

The story of Walter Duncan Sinclair began in 1879 in Waihola, Otago, New Zealand. Walter Duncan Sinclair married Amelia Jane Reid, and had children including Gladys Amelia Sinclair. Walter Duncan Sinclair passed away in 1958 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Duncan Sinclair began in 1879 in Waihola, Otago, New Zealand.
  • Walter Duncan Sinclair married Amelia Jane Reid, and had children including Gladys Amelia Sinclair.
  • Walter Duncan Sinclair passed away in 1958 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Walter Sinclair's Ancestors

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Walter Sinclair
1879–1958
Birth Place: Waihola, Otago, New Zealand
Parents
Sutherland (Erich) Sinclair
1834–1885
Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Janet ((Jessie)) Hislop
1836–1913
Innerleithen, Peeblesshire
Grandparents
Margaret Anderson
1809–1885
Yarrow, Selkirkshire
William Hislop
1793–1870
Stobo, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Anderson
1786–1829
Agnes Tait
1776–1855
John Hislop
1779–1856
Janet Robertson
1776–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hislop
1743–
Elizabeth Kerr
1749–1833

Walter Sinclair's Descendants

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Walter (Duncan) Sinclair (29 Dec 1879–07 Jun 1958) m. Amelia (Jane) Reid (26 Jan 1881–5 Jan 1953)
  1. 1. Gladys (Amelia) Sinclair 1913–1999

Walter Sinclair's Timeline

2 Records

1879
29 Dec 1879
Birth of Walter Duncan Sinclair in Waihola, Otago, New Zealand
Waihola, Otago, New Zealand
1958
07 Jun 1958
Age 79
Death of Walter Duncan Sinclair in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1879
    Event Place: Waihola, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Jun 1958
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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