Tour Scotland 4K travel video, with Scottish music, of the Sinclair stained glass window on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit to Meadowside St Paul's Church in Dundee, Tayside. Presented by George MacGregor and Elizabeth Sinclair his wife. Clan Sinclair, Scottish Gaelic: Clann na Ceàrda, is a Highland Scottish clan who held lands in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians of Scotland. The chiefs of the clan were the Barons of Roslin and later the Earls of Orkney. 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. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
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