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George Hay Sinton^1,2

(6 May 1787 - 25 October 1846)

Father

Thomas Sinton^1,2 (say 1740 - say 1801)

Mother

Elizabeth Curry^1,3 (say 1760 - )

BMDB data

George Hay Sinton was born on 6 May 1787 Sunup, Par. of Lauder, BEW, SCT

, entry reads: "Thomas Sinton tenant in Sunup and Elizabeth Curry his spouse their son George Hay born 6th May 1787."^1,3
George Sinton married Mary Johnston on 17 Mar 1811 Edinburgh, MLN, SCT

, entry shows a George SINTON Mercht of College Church Parish and Mary JOHNSTON Parish of Lady Kirk, Daughter of Thomas JOHNSTON Farmer Said Parish - which entry is assumed to be this George.^4,5,6
George Sinton died on 25 Oct 1846 Hampstead St John, MDX, ENG

, at age 59.^7,8 He was buried on 31 Oct 1846 Hampstead St John, MDX, ENG

, entry shows George as 57, d. 25th Oct.⁸

George features on a Hampstead webpage as a nurseryman, and as an example for social studies on the effect of Scarlet Fever at the time - four of his children died within 3 days of each other, all appearing on the same burial page of the Hampstead St John register, Charles on the 14th, Elizabeth, William and Lilly on the 17th, supposedly ranging in age from 11 to 29 (which ages vary considerably from those in the 1841 census, and have not yet been checked further). One more child died a couple of years later.^9,10

Census/Where lived/Occupations

Bet. 1810 - 1812 George and William Sinton were Edinburgh, MLN, SCT

, 1810-11 entry shows George SINTON grocer and oilman at West Bow
1811-12 entry shows G & W SINTON as oilmen at 37 High St (not immediately obvious 1809-10 or 1812-13, about which time they pop up in London). This George is assumed to be the Merchant who married Mary JOHNSTON in 1811, and the disappearance from view at the time of arrival in London aids this id.^6,11,12
George Sinton appeared on the census of 1841 Nursery, St John Hampstead, Dist of Edmonton, MDX, ENG, as SINTON: George 50 nurseryman b SCT; Assumed children: George 20, Thomas 15, William 11, Charles 7, Elizabeth 20, Isabella 15, Lille 10 all b Cty. (These ages, even allowing for the rounding, vary considerably from the ages at death for most of these children) (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)^13,9

All the other info

George outlived his wife Mary Sinton who died in Jan 1833.^4,12 George Sinton is possibly the witness to the marriage of William Daniels and Mary Ann Sinton on 14 Oct 1839 at the Par. Ch, Hampstead St John, MDX, ENG.¹⁴

Family

Mary Johnston (cir. 1791 - Jan 1833)

Children

Elizabeth Sinton¹³ (cir. 1813 - May 1842)
Mary Ann Sinton¹⁴ (say 1814 - )
George Sinton¹³ (bet. 1816 - 1821 - aft. 1861)
Thomas Sinton¹³ (bet. 1821 - 1826 - Mar 1855)
Margaret Sinton¹⁵ (cir. 1825 - aft. 1861)
Isabella Sinton¹³ (cir. 1826 - Sep 1844)
William Sinton¹³ (cir. 1827 - May 1842)
Lillie Sinton¹³ (cir. 1827 - May 1842)
Charles Sinton¹³ (cir. 1831 - May 1842)

Charts

Thomas & Elizabeth (CURRY) SINTON

Last Edited

30 Jan 2013

Citations

FamilySearch Labs Record Search (LDS) online at http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/, Birth 6 May 1787 George Hay s/o Thomas SINTON & Elizabeth CURRY, Lauder, BEW, from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C11748-4 film 1067901, extracted Jan 2013.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 6 May 1787 George Hay s/o Thomas SINTON & Elizabeth CURRY, Sunup, Par. of Lauder, BEW, 748/00 0020 0183, copy d/loaded Jan 2013.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 6 May 1787 George Hay s/o Thomas SINTON & Elizabeth CURRY, Sunup, Par. of Lauder, BEW, 748/00 0020 0183, copy d/loaded Jan 2013.
London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Bur. 14 Jan 1833 Mary SINTON, aged 42, Hampstead, from Saint John at Hampstead, Rough register of burials, P81/JN1, Item 101; Call Number: p81/jn1/101, extracted from image Jan 2013.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 17 Mar 1811 George (College Church Par.) SINTON & Mary (Par. of Ladykirk) d/o Thomas (farmer) JOHNSTON, Edinburgh Par. Edin, MLN 685/01 0540 0006, copy d/loaded Jan 2013.
Post Office Directories (SCT) by Post Office online at http://digital.nls.uk/directories/, 1811-12 G & W SINTON, Oilmen, 37 High St, Edinburgh, extracted Jan 2013.
1841 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Civil Parish: St John Hampstead, Hampstead, MDX, HO107; Piece: 674; Book: 1; ED: 1; Folio: 8; Page: 10; hsehold of George SINTON, extracted Jan 2013.
London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Dth 25 Oct Bur. 31 Oct 1846 George SINTON, aged 57, Hampstead, from Saint John at Hampstead, Register of burials, P81/JN1, Item 093; Call Number: p81/jn1/093, extracted from image Jan 2013.
London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Bur. 1842 Charles (14 May, 11), Elizabeth (17 May, 29), William (17 May, 15), Lilly (17 May, 17) SINTON, St John, Hampstead, from Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906 and Church of England Parish Registers, 1813-1906, extracted from image Jan 2013.
Www SINTON searches & misc. correspondence George SINTON, Nurseryman, Hampstead, from http://tombwithaview.org.uk/abg-people/george-sinton/, extracted Jan 2013.
Post Office Directories (SCT) by Post Office online at http://digital.nls.uk/directories/, 1810-11 George SINTON, grocer & Oilman, West Bow, Edinburgh, extracted Jan 2013.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Jan 2013.
1841 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Civil Parish: St John Hampstead, Sub Dist Hampstead, Dist Edmonton, MDX, HO107; Piece: 674; Book: 1; ED: 1; Folio: 8; Page: 10; hsehold of George SINTON, extracted Jan 2013.
London Metropolitan Archives: Birth death marriage (filmed originals): , Marr. 14 Oct 1839 Mary Ann d/o George Hay SINTON & William s/o William DANIELS, from Saint John At Hampstead, Register of marriages, P81/JN1, Item 076, extracted Jan 2013.
1851 Census images, England & Wales, via Ancestry.com, Hampstead, MDX, HO107; Piece: 1492; Folio: 37; Page: 14; hsehold of George SINTON, extracted Jan 2013.

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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