Hello : Can anyone help with this request. Thanks, Dorothy Bell dotross@sympatico.ca I am trying to find the parents of my great-great-grandparents: 1.. Daniel Sinclair born March 24, 1794 in Parrish of Ketmartin, Island Of Islay, Scotland 2.. Flora McKenzie born October 18, 1798 in Parrish of Kelokomar, Island of Islay, Scotland They are both buried in the McLucas Cemetery near Clio, SC Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Jim Sinclair

Hi Dorothy: First of all Daniel is a very unusual name in the Islay birth records. There were only 14 recorded in Islay birth records between the earliest records and 1855. I have seen a couple of cases where men baptized Donald became Daniel in later life in Canada but neither do I find a Donald Sinclair born in that time frame. The closest was born in 1792. There are no Flora McKenzies born in the right time frame on Islay. Neither of the parishes that you have listed exist on Islay. I'm afraid you have struck out on the recorded history of Islay. Some birth records are not available that early. I also checked marriage and birth of children for any Silclair and any McKenzie on Islay and found none. Sorry! Ted Larson Dorothy Bell wrote: >Hello : > >Can anyone help with this request. >Thanks, > >Dorothy Bell >dotross@sympatico.ca > > > >I am trying to find the parents of my great-great-grandparents: > > > > 1.. Daniel Sinclair born March 24, 1794 in Parrish of Ketmartin, Island Of Islay, Scotland > 2.. Flora McKenzie born October 18, 1798 in Parrish of Kelokomar, Island of Islay, Scotland > > >They are both buried in the McLucas Cemetery near Clio, SC > > > >Any help would be appreciated. > > > >Thanks > > > >Jim Sinclair > > > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >You can find older, archived messages from this mailing list by visiting: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/archive1.htm - and from April 1999, you can access archived messages at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCT-ISLAY > > >. > > >

Hello Dorothy! (and all! I'm back from a holiday from my computer -too much company, and its nice to see the lively discussion re research sources, but especially the request about the Carolina Sinclairs.) Yes, I have a lot of info about this branch from Kilchoman parish. Because they were born, married, and had their first child before records were kept in Kilchoman (1821), none of them appear in the records that Ted Larson transcribed. This information comes from the Lucas Cemetery, in Clio, S.C. (I've been there, and have photos) "Sacred to the memory of Daniel Sinclair, born in the parish of Kelekoman, island of Islay, Argyleshire, Scotland March 24, 1794, emigrated to America in 1820 and died Jan. 7, 1855. Aged 60 years, 9 months, 14 days." His wife, Flora McKENZIE buried beside him, born Oct. 18, 1798, died July 27, 1858, aged 59 yrs, 9 mos. 9 days. Their daughter, Catharine, wife of Andrew Cottingham was born in Kilchoman parish Feb 18, 1819. Their son, John K.Sinclair, born Feb. 23, 1822, (the first one NOT born in Islay) died May 9, 1888 J.K.'s wife, Catharine LEITCH,1831, 1894. I've found that Daniel Sinclair had a brother, Archibald, (b. 2 March, 1796, died 2 April, 1850, age 54)is buried in the Sinclair Cemetery at the crossroads near Clio, with his family. Archibald's wife was Catharine McGILIVRAY, b Kilchoman parish, 8 Feb. 1797, and their son John C. "born in the parish of Kelekomar, Island of Islay, Scotland, 15 Dec. 1818. Emigrated to America in 1820, and died 20 Sept. 1853. Aged 34 years, 9 months and 5 days." There are other children buried there too. I've corresponded with several descendants of Daniel and Flora Sinclair, and their family history says that Daniel's parents were Daniel Archibald Sinclair and Mary Campbell, both of Kilchoman Parish. Mary remarried a Joe MacDonald after her first husband died. There is a woman in Texas who told me that Daniel was called "Donald Sinclair" in his estate papers. The family also believe that the Sinclair family spent about 8 yrs. in Canada, and I'm still trying to find them in Canadian records. I'm sorry for going on and on, but I hope this might spark some interest in other list members, because many of the spouses of the children of both Sinclair families married names that have an "Islay ring" to them, such as Leitch, Shaw, McGilivray, Blue. I have a copy of their 1850 census (Marion County) and there are many Clarks on the same page, therefore living nearby. Dorothy, please pass this information to Jim Sinclair. If he has any more questions, perhaps he could contact me directly. Best regards, Toni >From: "Dorothy Bell" <dotross@sympatico.ca> >Reply-To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >To: SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [SCT-ISLAY] Re Sinclair >Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:20:54 -0400 > > >Hello : > >Can anyone help with this request. >Thanks, > >Dorothy Bell >dotross@sympatico.ca > > > >I am trying to find the parents of my great-great-grandparents: > > > > 1.. Daniel Sinclair born March 24, 1794 in Parrish of Ketmartin, Island >Of Islay, Scotland > 2.. Flora McKenzie born October 18, 1798 in Parrish of Kelokomar, Island >of Islay, Scotland > > >They are both buried in the McLucas Cemetery near Clio, SC > > > >Any help would be appreciated. > > > >Thanks > > > >Jim Sinclair > > > > >==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== >You can find older, archived messages from this mailing list by visiting: >http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~steve/islay/archive1.htm - and from April >1999, you can access archived messages at >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/SCT-ISLAY > _________________________________________________________________ Play Q6 for your chance to WIN great prizes. http://q6trivia.imagine-live.com/enca/landing