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Cecilia Sinton¹

(circa 1799 - 13 July 1863)

Father

James Sinton^1,2 (say 1770 - bef. May 1827)

Mother-Assmd

Agnes Weight³ (say Mar 1769 - )

BMDB data

Cecilia Sinton was born cir. 1799 Chesters, Par. of Southdean, ROX, SCT

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Cecilia Sinton married George McArra on 28 May 1827 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, MLN, SCT, entry reads: George McArra joiner residing in No. 3 Riego Street and Cecilia Sinton Residing in No. 3 Walker Street, both in this Parish, Daughter of the late James Sinton Ploughman in Jedburgh have been three times proclaimed in order to Marriage in the Parish Church of St Cuthberts and no objections have been offered.¹
Cecilia McArra died on 13 Jul 1863 Main St (23), Glasgow, LKS, SCT; cert. shows Cecilia as 64, widow of George McARA, stone merchant; d/o James SINTON farm servant & __ m.s. __, both dec'd; Died 11:30pm of influenza 10 days; Inf. William CLARK, present 12 ?Cow?? Cottages.²

As Cecilia's first daughter was named Agnes and her father was given as James when she married George, she likely belongs to a James and Agnes.
James and Agnes (WEIGHT) SINTON had married in 1793 at which time James was described as a hind in Southdean.
Cecilia states she was born Chesters in at least one census.⁴

Census/Where lived/Occupations

     Cecilia Sinton lived in May 1827 Walker St (3), Edinburgh St Cuthberts, MLN, SCT.¹
     Cecilia McArra appeared on the census of 1841 Milton, Barony, LKS, SCT, with George McArra, as McARA: George 45 joiner; Cecilia 40 ; William 13, Agnes 10, Margaret 5. All b. SCT (ie not LKS) (NB enumerators were instructed to round ages down to the nearest multiple of 5.)⁵
     Cecilia McArra appeared on the census of 1851 Waterloo St (99), Barony, LKS, SCT, enumerated as MacARA: Cecilia 52 House Keeper b. Chester, ROX; Chldren: William 22 joiner, Agnes 19 Milliner, Margt 14 scholar, all b. Edin; Lodgers: Chia (?) McKINLAY 70 "White Seamhep" b. Lanark; Marrich (?) McKINLAY 30 White Seamtress b. Lanark.³
     Cecilia McArra appeared on the census of 1861 Barony, LKS, enumerated as MacARA: Cecila 63 b. Jedburgh, ROX; Dtr Agnes 29 milliner b. Edinburgh; Lodgers: Janet MORRISON 38 dressmaker b. Glasgow; Archibald EWING 26 grocer b. Fowlis, PER; alcolm BLACK 26 portr b. Jona, ARG; Richard GOSSMAN 19 engineer b. Edin.⁶

Family

George McArra (say 1800 - )

Child

William MacAra³ (cir. 1829 - )

Last Edited

3 Dec 2019

Citations

Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Marr. 28 May 1827 George McARRA & Cecilia d/o late James SINTON, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, MLN, 685/2 410 240, copy d/loaded Mar 2019.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 13 Jul 1863 Cecilia McARA, wid. of George McARA; d/o James & __ SINTON, reg. Dist of Blythwood, Burgh of Glasgow, LKS, 644/6 # 330, copy d/loaded Mar 2019.
1851 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Barony, LKS, Reg. 622 ED: 10B; Page: 12; Sched. 52, hsehold of Cecilia MacARA, extracted Mar 2019.
"Lorna's Family History Musings", Mar 2019.
1841 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Milton, LKS, Reg. 622 ED: 8; Page: 6; hsehold of George & Cecilia McARA, extracted Mar 2019.
1861 Census transcripts, Scotland, via Ancestry.com, Civil Parish Glasgow Barony, Dist Blythswood, LKS, Reg. 644/6 D: 19; Page: 8; hsehld of Cecilia MacARA, extracted Mar 2019.

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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Cecilia Sinton

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