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William Wright Sinclair 1919–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1919

Birth Location: Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England

Death Date: 19 Aug 1970

Death Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Father: William Sinclair

Mother: Ethel Sheet

Spouse(s): Olga Paterson

Children(s):

The story of William Wright Sinclair began in 1919 in Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England. In 1939, William Wright Sinclair resided in Durham, England. William Wright Sinclair married Olga Matilda Allen Paterson, and had children including Alexandra L Sinclair, Ian S Sinclair. William Wright Sinclair passed away in 1970 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wright Sinclair began in 1919 in Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England.
  • In 1939, William Wright Sinclair resided in Durham, England.
  • William Wright Sinclair married Olga Matilda Allen Paterson, and had children including Alexandra L Sinclair, Ian S Sinclair.
  • William Wright Sinclair passed away in 1970 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sinclair's Ancestors

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William Sinclair
1919–1970
Birth Place: Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England
Parents
William Winterbottom Sinclair
1889–1932
South Shields, Durham
Ethel (May) Sheet
1887–1935
South Shields, Durham, England
Grandparents
William (Wright) Sinclair
1833–1906
Stepney, Middlesex, England
Martha Dodson
1857–1923
Quarry Bank, Staffordshire, England
Alexander Cordiner
1856–
NS, Halifax
Georgina Garton
1858–1925
West Pan St, South Shields, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
David Garton
1813–1866
Jane Garton
1826–1911
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Garton
1770–1841
Mary Taylor
1773–1825
George Bell
1799–1857
Ann Ridley
1791–1868

William Sinclair's Timeline

3 Records

1919
20 Jun 1919
Birth of William Wright Sinclair in Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England
Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England
1939
1939
Age 20
William Wright Sinclair resided here in Durham, England
Durham, England
1970
19 Aug 1970
Age 51
Death of William Wright Sinclair in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Frederick Street, South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Birth Register Indexes; Reference: Volume 10a, Page 1502
    [3] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012696B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1012696B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1970
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index

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