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Lancashire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Manchester Mystery of surname link
« on: Sunday 18 December 22 08:13 GMT (UK) »
Belle, Margaret, Anne
All sounds perfectly possible as WJS 's wife Margaret was not in a happy marriage. Somewhere I have such a sad letter to her brother complaining of her treatment when WJS had drunk too much (often), saying she was staying in the marriage for the sake of their two daughters. Although both their daughters married neither of them had children, so no DNA trail there.
WJS was born in Forfar, Angus, 3rd son (4th child of 6) of Andrew Sinclair and Margaret McLeay both of Inverness-shire. His medical degree was from Aberdeen in the 1870s and he took up practice in Manchester thereafter.
Somewhere I do have a photo which may well be of WJS with my grandfather/great-uncle (brothers of Margaret) - not very tall, up to the shoulder of my relation who was about 6 foot tall. Needless to say, no-one has written on the back identifying the pair - the problem with many of my family photos.
When did the money transfer to William? Margaret died 1935 in Didsbury so was it a mention in her will? I also am interested in the 'Belle' name as one of William's half-sisters was known in the family as Auntie Belle which could mean that there was contact between them. WJS died in 1913 in Manchester.
All sounds perfectly possible as WJS 's wife Margaret was not in a happy marriage. Somewhere I have such a sad letter to her brother complaining of her treatment when WJS had drunk too much (often), saying she was staying in the marriage for the sake of their two daughters. Although both their daughters married neither of them had children, so no DNA trail there.
WJS was born in Forfar, Angus, 3rd son (4th child of 6) of Andrew Sinclair and Margaret McLeay both of Inverness-shire. His medical degree was from Aberdeen in the 1870s and he took up practice in Manchester thereafter.
Somewhere I do have a photo which may well be of WJS with my grandfather/great-uncle (brothers of Margaret) - not very tall, up to the shoulder of my relation who was about 6 foot tall. Needless to say, no-one has written on the back identifying the pair - the problem with many of my family photos.
When did the money transfer to William? Margaret died 1935 in Didsbury so was it a mention in her will? I also am interested in the 'Belle' name as one of William's half-sisters was known in the family as Auntie Belle which could mean that there was contact between them. WJS died in 1913 in Manchester.