I agree, Maryann - Willie's Sinclairs don't seem to have Caithness ties, and mine are really Caithness people. Thank you for your information. Charlie ----- Original Message ----- From: <m.rosie@shaw.ca> To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] James Sinclair born 1805 - 1856 > Probablly not the Mary who married John Laird. > > Although she did have a brother named William he likely remained in > Canisbay > on Stroma and married 1st Marion Smith and then Elspet Kennedy. He did > have > son's John, 1805, James1797 and Alexander 1792 as well as William 1790 > ,Peter 1800 and Andrew 1803 Elspet. > > With Marion he had John1799 who died young, Eliza 1783, Esther 1785 and > George 1780. > > I don't have a death for William or his sons but James did marry in > Canisbay > in 1820. and Andrew married in 1823 in Canisbay. So the timing seems > unlikely that John had been in Canada and returned by 1819.. > > Maryann > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charlie Petersen" <charliep@cablespeed.com> > To: <orkney@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:23 AM > Subject: Re: [ORKNEY] James Sinclair born 1805 - 1856 > > >> Hi Willie - >> I think you might be right, Mary Sinclair and John Laird were originally >> from Stroma, Canisbay, Caithness and moved over to Burray to be near son >> Andrew Laird and daughter Jean (Jane) Laird Bremner. They are buried in >> Burray churchyard. Thank you for the info. >> >> Charlie Anne Petersen >> Port Townsend WA USA >> >> ------------------ >> List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing >> and UnSubscribing can be found at: >> >> http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------ > List Archives, information on contacting list administrator, Subscribing > and UnSubscribing can be found at: > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/ORKNEY.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ORKNEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.7.4/1695 - Release Date: 9/27/2008 1:11 PM