Lorna's family forest

Peter Sinton^1,2

(26 November 1855 - 13 July 1874)

Father

Robert Sinton^1,2 (cir. 1813 - Oct 1877)

Mother

Jane Park^1,2 (cir. 1816 - Sep 1896)

Relationship

2nd cousin 3 times removed of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Peter Sinton was born on 26 Nov 1855 Raelees, Par. of Selkirk, SEL, SCT, Dist 778/2 #31 registered Selkirk Landward: s/o Robert Sinton ag lab, aged 41, Clarilelaw Muir, Par. of Bowden and Jane ms Park, 38, this her 8th child; married 1837 Lilliesleaf, 4 boys and 4 girls living.^3,2
Peter Sinton died on 13 Jul 1874 Curror St, Selkirk, SEL, SCT

, at age 18; this dth cert showing him as "Robert" aged 18, a railway engine fireman, dying at 9am of malignant scarlett fever of 3 days duration, s/o Robert Sinton, factory labourer and Jane m.s. Park, inf. father Robert (if he was indeed Robert and not Peter, he should be 21, as Robert was given as 18 3 yrs previously in the 1871 census, and he cannot have died in 1874 in Selkirk if he married in 1879 in New Zealand. As I have not found any further evidence of Peter's existance beyond 1871 in Scotland, and Robert did marry in NZ in 1879, I am working on the theory that father Robert recorded the death of the wrong son.)^4,5

Census/Where lived/Occupations

Peter Sinton appeared on the census of 1861 in a Private Hse, Raelees, SEL, SCT, in the household of Robert Sinton and Jane Sinton as son of Robert.^6,7
The census of 1871 showed Joseph, Robert, Peter, John and William in the household of their parents Robert and Jane Park Hartwoodburn, Par. of Selkirk, SEL, SCT

, enumerated as SINTON: Robt, 55 ag lab b Bowden, ROX; wife Jane 55 b Selkirk, SEL; Children (all b Selkirk, SEL: Joseph 24 blacksmith; Robt 18 ag lab; Peter 15 mill worker; John 13 millworker; William 10 scholar; Grdson: James 7 scholar b Selkirk, SEL.⁸

Charts

SINTON

Last Edited

21 Oct 2005

Citations

Margaret JENKIN, "EM SINTON/SYMINGTON ex JENKIN," e-mail to L McIntosh, Jul 2001 ex Norma SINTON & Selkirk OPR.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Birth 1855 Peter SINTON, trans. Stuart H rcvd July 2001.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth index.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth 1874 Robert SINTON, transcr rcvd from Stuart H, Sep 2005 (and copy then down loaded).
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Sep 2005.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, 1861 Census: Selkirk Landward, Dist 778 (ED11?) Pages 3 & 4 Schedule #14, copy d/loaded Oct 2005.
Margaret JENKIN, "EM SINTON/SYMINGTON ex JENKIN," e-mail to L McIntosh, Jul 2001 ex 1861 census.
Census image, SCT, 1871 Census SEL, SCT Dist 778 - 009 - 000 - 2, Page 2 Schedule #9, copy d/loaded May 2005.

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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Peter Sinton

Peter Sinton1,2

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Census/Where lived/Occupations

Citations

Peter Sinton^1,2