Is the MacL spelling of MacLachlan very common, I seem to mostly come across the alternatives. If it is not common, the earliest I know of mine are that they were in the Inverness area in the mid 1880's. Nancy nlbryce ----- Original Message ----- From: Garry O. MacKechnie <garryomac@aol.com> To: <SCT-ARGYLL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 1:41 PM Subject: [ARGYLL] SINCLAIR - Muckairn - Mull - Morvern > Posted on: Argyllshire Scotland Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Argyll/14468 > > Surname: MacKechnie, MacDonald, Sinclair, MacLachlan, Cameron, MacCalman > ------------------------- > > Hi All, looking for information on the (so-far) elusive Sinclair family > that seem to have originated in Muckairn Parish and moved via Mull to Morvern > at some point. > > Alexander Sinclair m. Ann Livingston, Morven 07 / Feb / 1822 > CHILDREN: > Catherine Sinclair, b. 10/ July / 1824, Muckairn. > Dugald Sinclair, b. 18 / June / 1826, Muckairn. > Poss. Duncan Sinclair, b. ? (Mentioned on Fathers Gravestone) > Hugh Sinclair, c. 29 / Aug / 1832 Kilninian and Kilmore > > " " c. 29 / Sep / 1832 Tobermory. > Margaret Sinclair, c. 25 / Nov / 1834, Kilninian and Kilmore. > Margaret Sinclair, c. 25 / Nov / 1834, Tobermory. > > Hugh married Catherine Cowan (my GG-Mother) 29/06/1880 in the George Hotel, > Oban, Argyll. Catherine was the Daughter of James Cowan, Blacksmith and > Ann Cowan (M.S. MacCalman). > > I assume there was an error reading the records in the case of Hugh and > Margaret,since it is unlikely the children were christened twice. > > Also looking for John Sinclair, b. 1770 (approx), Glenkinglass, Argyll, > who came to Mull and had a distillery there. He was generally described > as being "John Sinclair, Merchant of Tobermory". He reputedly had smacks > and possibly a steamer, some of which traded to the Clyde and the steamer > possibly as far as Liverpool. > > John Sinclair, b. 1770, Glenkinglass m. Catherine MacLachlan (d. 23/Nov/1825) > CHILDREN: (All reputedly born in Mull, but cannot find supporting evidence) > Margaret Campbell Sinclair, b. abt 1817, in Unknown. Married James King > 10th June 1840 and had children Agnes R. King (1844), Margaret S. King > (1846), > Mary King (1848), Jemima King (1852), Catherine King (1854). > John Sinclair, b. abt.1822, in Unknown > Female (Poss. Janet) Sinclair, b. ? > Female Sinclair, b. ? > Mary Elizabeth Sinclair b. 1823 - 24. (acc. to her age on her Marriage > certificate she was born in 1826 i.e. a year after her Mother had died!) > Robert Sinclair d. 24/Nov/1825, in infancy, a day after his Mother, who > I think must have died as a result of complications arising from the Childbirth, > since she was only 39. > > After the death of his wife his wife in 1825, John Sinclair moved to Morvern, > having bought the farms that was given the Collective title of Lochaline > Estate. He lived for many years there, in Lochaline House, finally dying > in 1863, aged 93 years. > > Would like to hear anyone who knows any more about this family, as (apart > from the direct line), I haven't been able to find any reference to the > subsequent movements of this family. > Thanks in Advance. > Regards, > Garry O. MacKechnie > Kelso, Scotland. > > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > ***************************************************************** > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Scotland/Argyll is the > GenConnect board for Argyll > >