Lorna's family forest

William Sinclair¹

(say 1735 - after 1767)

Relationship

5th great-grandfather of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

William Sinclair was estimated to have been born say 1735 ?Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT.¹
William Sinclair married Katherine McKonlay on 2 Jan 1760 Watten, Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

, OPR entry reads: "Dec 14 1759 William Sinclair in Houstry and Katharine McKonlay in South Dun were contracted in order to marriage and after ordinary proclamations and no objections offered their marriage was solemnized Jan 2nd 1760."^2,3
William Sinclair died aft. 1767 North Dun(n), Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

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Census/Where lived/Occupations

In Jul 1768 William Sinclair and Katherine McKonlay were living North Dun(n), Par. of Watten, CAI, SCT

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External links

Click here to see William's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.⁵

Family

Katherine McKonlay (say 1735 - )

Children

Jean Sinclair⁶ (Oct 1761 - )
Katherine Sinclair⁷ (Jan 1764 - )
Jannet Sinclair⁸ (Apr 1766 - )
Margaret Sinclair+^4,9 (cir. Jul 1768 - bef. 1841)

Charts

My pedigree chart
Paternal ancestors of Lorna
Paternal timeline

My Caithness ancestors

Last Edited

20 Nov 2015

Citations

Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), SINCLAIR/McKONLAY, searched Nov 2003.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), SINCLAIR/McKONLAY batch M110422, searched Nov 2003.
Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Marr. 2 Jan 1760 William SINCLAIR (Houstry)/Katherine McKONLAY (Sth Dun), extracted Nov 2003.
Birth baptism marriage: Watten, CAI Dist 43/2, Bap 1768 Margaret SINCLAIR, extracted Oct 1994.
WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct 2011.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), SINCLAIR/McKONLAY batch 7333419 sheet: 74, searched Nov 2003.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), SINCLAIR/McKONLAY batch 7333419 sheet: 75, searched Nov 2003.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), SINCLAIR/McKONLAY batch 7333419 sheet: 77, searched Nov 2003.
Letter, Carole MELLOR to Lorna Henderson, Feb 1994.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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