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William Sinclair (1861 - 1951)

William Sinclair
Born in Logie-Pert, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], , [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Husband of — married 7 Sep 1894 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Father of , , and
Died at age 90 in Marblehead, Massachusettsmap
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Contents

Biography

William was born in 1861[1] to George Sinclair and Mary Dunbar[2]

Marriage to Mary Ann Smith in 1894[3]

Census

  • 1871 Scotland Census: First name(s) William; Last name Sinclair; Relationship Son; Marital status Unmarried; Sex Male; Age 9; Birth year 1862; Birth town Logie Pert;; Birth county Forfarshire (Angus); Birth place Scotland; Occupation Scholar; Full address Leuchland Cottar House, Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; Registration district Brechin[4]
George Sinclair Head Married Male 38 1833 Farm servant Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Mary Ann Sinclair Wife Married Female 32 1839 Farm servant wife Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
William Sinclair Son Unmarried Male 9 1862 Scholar Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Elisabeth Sinclair Daughter Unmarried Female 7 1864 Scholar Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Jane Sinclair Daughter Unmarried Female 5 1866 Scholar Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Mary Ann Sinclair Daughter Unmarried Female 3 1868 - Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Elvina Lawson Sinclair Daughter Unmarried Female 0 1871 - Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland [5]
  • 1900 US Census: Name: William Sinclair; Sex: Male; Age: 39; Event Place (Original): ED 658 Arlington town (south part), Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Years Married: 6; Birth Date: Nov 1861; Birthplace: Scotland; Marriage Year (Estimated): 1894; Immigration Year: 1888; Father's Birthplace: Scotland; Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
William Sinclair Head M 39 Scotland
Mary A Sinclair Wife F 29 Scotland
William J Sinclair Son M 4 Massachusetts
George O Sinclair Son M 2 Massachusetts
Sinclair Daughter F 0 Massachusetts[6]
  • 1910 US Census: Name: William Sinclair; Sex: Male; Age: 49; Event Place (Original): Arlington, , Massachusetts; Birth Year (Estimated): 1861; Birthplace: Scotland; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Father's Birthplace: Scotland; Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
William Sinclair Head M 49 Scotland
Mary A Sinclair Wife F 39 Scotland
William J Sinclair Son M 14 Massachusetts
Geo O Sinclair Son M 11 Massachusetts
Helen S Sinclair Daughter F 10 Massachusetts[7]
  • 1920 US Census: Name: William Sinclair; Sex: Male; Age: 58; Event Place (Original): Massachusetts, Middlesex, Arlington; Immigration Date: 1888; Birth Year (Estimated): 1862; Birthplace: Scotland; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Father's Birthplace: Scotland; Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
William Sinclair Head M 58 Scotland
Mary A Sinclair Wife F 48 Scotland
George O Sinclair Son M 21 Massachusetts
Helen S Sinclair Daughter F 20 Massachusetts[8]
  • 1930 US Census: Name: William Sinclair; Sex: Male; Age: 68; Event Place: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Year (Estimated): 1862; Birthplace: Scotland; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Father's Birthplace: Scotland; Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Maryann Sinclair Wife F 58 Scotland
George O Sinclair Son M 31 Massachusetts[9]
  • 1940 US Census: Name: William Sinclair; Sex: Male; Age: 78; Event Place (Original): Massachusetts, Middlesex, Arlington Town; Marital Status: Married; Race: White; Relationship to Head of Household: Head; Last Place of Residence: Same House; Birth Year (Estimated): 1862; Birthplace: Scotland
William Sinclair Head M Scotland
Mary A Sinclair Wife F 68 Scotland
George O Sinclair Son M 41 Massachusetts[10]

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_693363819
  2. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYBD-KYJ : 10 February 2018), William Sinclair, 24 Nov 1861; citing LOGIE-PERT,ANGUS,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
  3. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N471-7ZL : 24 May 2018), William Sinclair and Mary Ann Smith, 7 Sep 1894; citing Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,651,240.
  4. ↑ https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBC%2F1871%2F0025716132 Schedule 32
  5. ↑ Parish: Brechin Landward; ED: 1; Page: 7; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1871_48
  6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RR-65X : accessed 11 October 2021), William Sinclair, Arlington town (south part), Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 658, sheet 16A, family 274, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,655.
  7. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2VQ-35S : accessed 11 October 2021), William Sinclair, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 728, sheet 4B, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 594; FHL microfilm 1,374,607.
  8. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXBJ-SFW : 1 February 2021), Willliam Sinclair, 1920.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQGP-388 : accessed 11 October 2021), William Sinclair, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 169, sheet 17B, line 90, family 429, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 914; FHL microfilm 2,340,649.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4F4-MM3 : 10 January 2021), William Sinclair in household of Mary A Sinclair, Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-10, sheet 8B, line 52, family 165, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1601.

See also:

  • "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXY-KJK : 11 March 2018), William Sinclair in entry for George Sinclair, 14 Jul 1898, Arlington, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #v 476 p 69, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,705.
  • "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXFH-5LD : 11 March 2018), William Sinclair in entry for Helen S. Sinclair, 14 Jan 1900, Arlington, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #Vol497 P287 #8, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,719.
  • "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX4R-9JK : 10 March 2018), William Sinclair in entry for Sinclair, 15 Jan 1901, Arlington, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p287 n12, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,297.
  • Source: S1 Title: 1871 Scotland Census Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2007; Page: Parish: Brechin Landward; ED: 1; Page: 7; Line: 6; Roll: CSSCT1871_48
  • Son's marriage record names parents: "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLGY-HK4C : 13 March 2018), William Sinclair in entry for William James Sinclair and Edith Lily Rundgren, 1919.

Acknowledgment

  • Sinclair-1751 was created by Glenn Knight through the import of knight3-22-14.ged on Mar 22, 2014.




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