Sinclair

[bettyespana]

My Gt Grandmother was Sarah Elizabeth Sinclair b.6 1.1845 Wick.
Sarah was a twin to Mary Helen Sinclair.                     "

There was also a brother Alexander Sinclair b.1847

Parents were: Kennedy Sinclair & Elisha Mackay

I wish to find out more about the siblings of Sarah E Sinclair.

Any help appreciated

Betty

[dowdstree]

Hi Betty,

Just in case I have found the wrong family can you give me some more information please before I post what I have found.

Was Kennedy Sinclair a soldier at some point ? It is an unusual name. The family I have in the 1851 and 1861 census were in Edinburgh but Kennedy was born in Wick.

Dorrie

[CaroleW]

Have you looked on Scotlands People for marriages for the twins and Alexander?

What is the last census you have found them on?

[rosie17]

I think this is the family 1851 address Dunbar's Close Edinburgh
Kennedy Sinclair 51 b Wick ( porter Chelsea pension )
Al  Sinclair 41 b Ireland
Ann 11 b Ireland ,Cathe 9 b Wick ,Mary 4,Elizabeth 4 both b Wick

1861 address 13 ,Charles Street Edinburgh
Kennedy age 61 (general porter )
Allis 51
Ann21 ,Mary 16,Elizth 16
Alex 14 b Edinburgh
Kennedy Dingwall 5 b Edinburgh ( father Charles mother Jane Sinclair )
John Dingwell 2 b Edinburgh
Allis Alexander 1b Edinburgh
All grandchildren

Rosie

[bettyespana]

Hi Betty,

Just in case I have found the wrong family can you give me some more information please before I post what I have found.

Was Kennedy Sinclair a soldier at some point ? It is an unusual name. The family I have in the 1851 and 1861 census were in Edinburgh but Kennedy was born in Wick.

Dorrie

Hi Dorrie.

Yes Kennedy Sinclair was a soldier in the 92nd Highlanders of Foot.It is thought he married Elisha(Alice) in Antrim.Eventually he was a Chelsea Pensioner.
My Gt Grandmother Sarah Elizabeth(known as Bessie) was twinned with Mary Helen (who I think used the name Helen).
I got as far as the 1861c but then just followed Bessie.

I have lived abroad since 2003 & as a pensioner myself can no longer afford to subscribe online.

Recently I found that Sarah(Bessie) had married for a 2nd time,which we had never known.
Sarah 1st married George Evans but after he died she later married a Robert Brown.
In Parish records it has Charles & Helen Mackay as witnesses to thee marriage to Robert.
I decided to find out more about Sarah's siblings.
Mackay is also the nee name of their mother Elisha(Alice)

Betty

[dowdstree]

Hi Betty,

Rosie 17 found the same information as I had on the census records for the family.

A further search on Scotlands People Index (which I think you may have used in the past) shows a death for Kennedy Sinclair in Edinburgh in 1872.

I am on Ancestry and there are a couple of trees which have the following information -

Ann Sinclair married John Alexander on 3/12/1858 in Edinburgh
Mary Sinclair married David Hay on 30/11/1870 in Edinburgh 
Both of these marriages are on the Scotlands People Index which you would need to check yourself to verify they are correct.

Catherine according to a family tree went to South Australia and married John Quintell on 24/11/1864 but unfortunately passed away on 17/11/1876 in Australia.

Nothing on Alexander, sorry.

Hope this information is useful.

Dorrie 

[bettyespana]

I think this is the family 1851 address Dunbar's Close Edinburgh
Kennedy Sinclair 51 b Wick ( porter Chelsea pension )
Al  Sinclair 41 b Ireland
Ann 11 b Ireland ,Cathe 9 b Wick ,Mary 4,Elizabeth 4 both b Wick

1861 address 13 ,Charles Street Edinburgh
Kennedy age 61 (general porter )
Allis 51
Ann21 ,Mary 16,Elizth 16
Alex 14 b Edinburgh
Kennedy Dingwall 5 b Edinburgh ( father Charles mother Jane Sinclair )
John Dingwell 2 b Edinburgh
Allis Alexander 1b Edinburgh
All grandchildren

Rosie

Thanks a lot Rosie. I have the 1851 Dunbar Close info,however the 1861c Charles St was missing from my info.
Betty

[rosie17]

Hi Betty you might have this
Jane Sinclair married Charles Anderson Dingwall
4/7/1856
Edinburgh

A tree has a death for Jane 10 October 1858

Rosie

[bettyespana]

Hi Betty you might have this
Jane Sinclair married Charles Anderson Dingwall
4/7/1856
Edinburgh

A tree has a death for Jane 10 October 1858

Rosie

Hi Rosie
No this is another new one for me. Thank you