John Sinton

(29 August 1769 - between 1815 and 1841)
FatherJames Sinton1 (say 1730 - cir. Jun 1802)
MotherJanet Oliver (say 1740 - cir. Dec 1805)
Relationship5th great-uncle of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

     John Sinton was born on 29 Aug 1769 Strange Burnfoot, Par. of Abbotrule, ROX, SCT, date/place from OPR.2,1 He was baptized on 12 Sep 1769 in the Par. of Abbotrule, ROX, SCT; entry reads: Septr 12 James Sinton in Strange Burnfoot had a son born on the 29th Aug and baptised on this day John.3,1
     John Sinton married Margaret Kay on 12 May 1797 Eckford, ROX, SCT.4
     John Sinton died bet. 1815 - 1841 ?Grahamslaw, Par. of Eckford, ROX, SCT.5,6
     John is linked to the parents shown purely on naming pattern of children, and places.
The latter really only being because dtr Margaret and wife Margaret ended up in Cleethaugh, Southdean after a life spent in Eckford.7

External links

     Click here to see John's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.8

Family

Margaret Kay (cir. 1771 - bet. 1851 - 1864)
Children
  • Mary Sinton9,10 (Apr 1798 - Oct 1864)
  • James Sinton (Jan 1800 - bet. 1800 - Mar 1811)
  • Janet Sinton (Jun 1802 - )
  • Isabel Sinton (Apr 1804 - 1867)
  • John Sinton (Apr 1808 - Mar 1868)
  • James Sinton (Mar 1811 - Jun 1896)
  • Elizabeth Sinton (Apr 1813 - Apr 1901)
  • Margaret Sinton11 (Oct 1815 - May 1898)
ChartsSINTON
Last Edited22 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. Ken Swanston, "EM FAIRBAIRN/SINTON ex Ken S," e-mail to Lorna Henderson, Birth 29 Aug/Bap. 12 Sep 1769 John s/ James SINTON, Strange Burnfoot, Par. of Southdean and Abbotrule, ROX, copy rcvd via Scott F, Jul 2008.
  2. GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT.
  3. BDM: Southdean & Abbotrule: Parish #806.
  4. SINTON - my download, International Genealogical Index (IGI).
  5. 1851 census, Borders, ROX, Maxton, Melrose, Jedburgh, Southdean, Cleethaugh, Southdean, ROX, Par. 806 ED 4 Pg 7 Sched 24, hsehold of Samuel and Margaret HETTLEY, extracted Feb 2004.
  6. FreeCensus, UK online at http://www.freecen.org.uk/, 1841 Par. of Morebattle, ROX SCT1841/801 ED 4 Folio 4 Page 4, hsehold of Margaret SINTON, extracted May 2005.
  7. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Dec 2008.
  8. WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, Oct-11.
  9. GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth cert 1864 Mary WEMYS nee SINTON, transc. Stuart H, rcvd May 2005.
  10. Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 1864 Mary WEYMSS nee SINTON, reg. Roxburgh Dist 803 Pg 8 #23, copy d/loaded Feb 2006.
  11. Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 19 May 1898 Margaret w/o Samuel HEATLEY; d/o John SINTON & Margaret KAY, Sandyknowe, Reg. Smailholm, ROX, 805/00 #3, copy d/loaded Aug 2014.

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.