Lorna's family forest - William Sinton

William Sinton

(1778 - 12 August 1841)

BMDB data

     William Sinton was born in 1778 Par. of Jedburgh, ROX, SCT, If "Jedburgh County" translates to as far as Selkirk, possibly the Yarrow bap. of a William to James 19 Jun 1778?? Certainly naming pattern would indicate a father James.^1,2,3
     William Sinton married Isabella Scott say 1804 ?Jedburgh, ROX, SCT.^4,5,6
     William Sinton died on 12 Aug 1841 Jedburgh, ROX, SCT

; 63, see 'Southern Reporter' of 15/8/1841. SARS⁷ quotes "On August 15 1841 William SINTON, Townhead, Jedburgh died aged 63."^8,6,9 He was buried with Isabella Scott in the Jedburgh Abbey Grounds, Jedburgh, ROX, SCT

, H/stone: 299 William Sinton, road maker Jedburgh d 12.8.1841 63 w Isabella Scott d 10.4.1849 70 James Sinton. Roadman Jedburgh d 27.8.1894 or 1891 56 (w Jane Irvine Rathie 19.9.1895 56.)^1,9

Marriage of William and Isabella:
Margaret says 1805.
SARS couldn't search Jedburgh for marriage as no records exist 1772 to 1821.
Many trees say Hawick but Jedburgh seems more likely.
Has anyone any source information????^6,5,10

Census/Where lived/Occupations

William Sinton appeared on the census of 1841 on Castle St, Jedburgh, ROX, SCT, with Isabella Sinton, enumerated as SINTON: William 62, labourer, Isabella, 62, both b Jedburgh Cty.^11,2

External links

Click here to see William's page on WikiTree, a (free) collaborative on-line tree.¹²
William Sinton belongs to a DNA tested line. There may be more information available on DNASurnames under the DNA project for his/her surname/line.

Family

Isabella Scott (1778 - Apr 1849)

Children

James Sinton¹³ (Jul 1805 - Jun 1861)
William Sinton^14,15,16 (Feb 1808 - Jul 1873)
John Sinton⁵ (Sep 1810 - Feb 1865)
Thomas Sinton⁵ (Sep 1813 - Oct 1853)
Andrew Sinton¹⁷ (cir. 1816 - Nov 1868)
Adam Sinton¹⁴ (Mar 1819 - aft. 1869)

Charts

William & Isabella (SCOTT) SINTON

Last Edited

18 Mar 2019

Citations

Letter, Levare CHILD to Lorna Henderson, Bur. Isabella SINTON nee SCOTT, "in the Jedburgh Abbey Grounds", rcvd Apr 1994.
Beatrix L WALKER pro Dr J IMRIE, "FT SINTON, Andrew J G ex SARS", Research requested by Lester R SINTON, Merrimac, USA, copy given to Lorna McIntosh Mar 2002. Andrew assumed to be Lester's father. Ref B/52483., ex 1841 Jedburgh Census.
Online search: assorted surnames, International Genealogical Index (IGI), Bap. 19 Jun 1778 William s/o James SINTON, batch C117792, Yarrow, SEL, extracted Nov 2008.
Letter, Levare CHILD to Lorna Henderson, Marr. 1804 William SINTON & Isabella SCOTT, Hawick, ROX, rcvd Apr 1994.
Margaret JENKIN, "EM SINTON/SYMINGTON ex JENKIN," e-mail to L McIntosh, Jul 2001.
Beatrix L WALKER pro Dr J IMRIE, "FT SINTON, Andrew J G ex SARS", Research requested by Lester R SINTON, Merrimac, USA, copy given to Lorna McIntosh Mar 2002. Andrew assumed to be Lester's father. Ref B/52483., ex Jedburgh OPR.
Beatrix L WALKER pro Dr J IMRIE, "FT SINTON, Andrew J G ex SARS", Research requested by Lester R SINTON, Merrimac, USA, copy given to Lorna McIntosh Mar 2002. Andrew assumed to be Lester's father. Ref B/52483.
Letter, Levare CHILD to Lorna Henderson, Dth 15 Aug 1841 William SINTON, Townhead, Jedburgh, rcvd Apr 1994.
Www SINTON searches & misc. correspondence H/stone #299: William SINTON (d. 12.8.1841 62) & Isabella SCOTT (d. 10.4.1849 70); James SINTON (d. 27.8.1891 56), Jedburgh, transcr. taken 2007, rcvd from Jan KFeb 2013.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Jul 2001.
1841 Census, Borders, SCT, LDS Film.
WikiTree online at http://WikiTree.com/, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sinton-190, uploaded Dec 2017.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth 1861 James SINTON, trans. Stuart H, Mar 2004.
Margaret JENKIN, "EM SINTON/SYMINGTON ex JENKIN," e-mail to L McIntosh, Jun 2002 ex British Vital Records CD 2nd Edition.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: Dth 17 Jul 1873 William s/o William SINTON & Isabella SCOTT, Monklaw, Jedburgh, ROX Dist 796 #43, transcr. Stuart H, rcvd Feb 1998.
Letter, Levare CHILD to Lorna Henderson, Dth 1873 William s/o William SINTON, rcvd Apr 1994.
GRO, SCT, BDM searches at GRO SCT: death cert Andrew trans. S Hepburn, Feb 1998.

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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