sinclair walls shetlands

[sinclair hughes]

my g g g grandparents are john and elisabeth sinclair from walls shetlands johns dad was james sinclair any helpul info please

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Sinclair,

What dates are we looking for?

Julie

 

[sinclair hughes]

hi thanks for replying the dates are john and elizabeth married 2 june 1862 that is all the dates i have for them they had daughter julia sinclair born in 1864 she went on to marry ebenezer hughes born 1859 thay had son ebenezer who married catherin Mckinnon they had my grandmother julia sinclair hughes who married jack hope

 

[juliejtp]

Hi

Found this on the 1891 census:-

civil parish Edinburgh, reg dist St. Giles, sub reg dist St. Cuthbert, Ed Edinburgh Castle. Address the Castleis within the civil parish of Cannongate. The married quarters within Greyfrairs.

Ebenezer Hughes occ private Cameron Highlands age 33 born Glasgow
Ebenezer Hughes son age 3 months born Edinburgh
Julia Hughes wife age 25 born Isle, Shetland

The 1871 has a July Sinclair born abt 1864 parents John and Betty do you want the info.

There is also a site called Scotlands People the link is below:-

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Julie

 

[sinclair hughes]

thank you very much juli thats great ,yes all the info is most welcome that you or anyone can give me as im not great at this thanks again

 

[juliejtp]

Hi,

Found this family on the 1871 and 1891 census.

Civil parish Sandness

address Norby

Betty Sinclair age 33 born Walls
Grace Sinclair daughter age 1 born Sandness
James Sinclair son age 8 born Sandness
Jamima Sinclair daugther age 5 born Sandness
John Sinclair age 35 born Sandness occ crofter
July Sinclair dau age 7 born Sandness
Laurence Sinclair son age 3 born Sandness

1891 census

civil parish Walls, Sandness, Papa Stour and Foula

address 1 Norby

Elizabeth Sinclair wife age 53
Grace Sinclair dau age 21
James son age 8
Jemima Sinclair dau age 25
John Sinclair head age age 55 occ crofter
Lawrence Sinclair son age 23 occ seaman
Phillis Sinclair dau age 14

James is down as a scholar age age 8, so James on the 1871 census may have died, but unable to view original census to see if there are any transcriptions errors.

Julie