Tour Scotland travel video, with Scottish music, of a dreich, which is a Scots word for dull and cloudy, road trip drive into Thurso, Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Theòrsa, on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Caithness in the Highlands. In 1798, Sir John Sinclair of Ulbster laid out the new town of Thurso, to the west and south of the old town. Sinclair was a prominent nobleman whose achievements included the compilation of the First Statistical Account of Scotland. Thurso was an important Norse port, and has a later history of trade with ports throughout northern Europe until the 19th century. A thriving fishing centre, Thurso also had a reputation for its linen cloth and tanning activities. Thurso is the most northerly town on the Scottish mainland. Thurso is a long established town with origins dating back to Viking times when it was an important Norse settlement and the major gateway to mainland Scotland.
The surname Sinclair was first found in the barony of Roslyn, Midlothian where King Alexander I of Scotland granted a parcel of land to William de Sancto Claro in 1162. They were originally from St Clare, Pont d'Eveque, Normandy, and are descended from Walderness Compte de Saint Clare who arrived in England with William the Conqueror.. Spelling variations of this family name include: Sinclair, Saint Clare, Sancto Claro, Singular, Sinclaire, Seincler, Sanclar, Sincklair, Sinclear, Sincler and many more. James Sinclair, a Scottish convict was convicted in Edinburgh, Scotland for life, and transported aboard the ship Champion on 24th May 1827, arriving in New South Wales, Australia;; William Sinclair, a Scottish convict was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the ship Burrell on 22nd July 1830, arriving in New South Wales; Marion Sinclair, a Scottish convict from Perth, Perthshire, was transported aboard the ship Arab on December 14, 1835, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia; John Sinclair, a Scottish convict was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, and transported aboard the ship Augusta Jessie on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania; Alexander Sinclair, landed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1840; Samuel Sinclair landed in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1750; Mary Sinclair arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada, in 1839; Angus Sinclair landed in Maryland, America, in 1674; Duncan Sinclair arrived in New Jersey, America. in 1685; William and James Sinclair settled in Virginia, America, in 1716; Patrick Sinclair landed in South Carolina in 1716; Peggy Sinclair arrived in Brunswick, North Carolina in 1767. Anthony Sinclair landed in Pennsylvania in 1773; Alex Sinclair, aged 36, landed in North Carolina in 1774. Clan Sinclair, Scottish Gaelic: Clann na Ceàrda, is a Highland Scottish clan who held lands in Caithness, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians. The chiefs of the clan were the Barons of Roslin and later the Earls of Orkney and Earls of Caithness. When driving in Scotland, slow down and enjoy the trip
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