Harrower Family Tree » Alexander Sinclair (1844-1901)

Personal data Alexander Sinclair 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • He was born in the year 1844 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1870 Bottle Maker in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1881 Labourer in Alloa Dock in Carron Court, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1861 Bottle Blower in 43 Craigward Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1871 Farm Labourer in 10 Johnstone Street, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1891 Labourer in 20 Johnstone Street, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1901 Mason's Labourer in 25 Johnstone Street, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 5
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1870: Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1861: 43 Craigward Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1851: 23 Glasswork, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1871: 10 Johnstone Street, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1881: Carron Court, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 6
    • in the year 1901: 25 Johnstone Street, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1891: 20 Johnstone Street, Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.Source 2
  • He died on May 5, 1901, he was 57 years old.Source 8
    Age: 57
  • He is buried in Alva Cemetery Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 8
  • A child of David Sinclair and Janet Roy

Household of Alexander Sinclair

He is married to Agnes Harrower.

They got married on December 30, 1870 at Stirling Street, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, he was 26 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. Janet Sinclair  1877-????
  2. David Sinclair  1872-1905
  3. Agnes Sinclair  1873-1918
  4. Christina Sinclair  1884-????
  6. Alex Sinclair  1889-????

Event (Witness at Marriage) on December 30, 1870 in Stirling Street, Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland : Robert Gray, Jane Harrower, Witness.Source 7


Notes about Alexander Sinclair

1. Alexander died before his wife, (1922) as she was recorded as Widow of Alexander Sinclair on her death register.

2. Daughter Agnes in 1891 Census, is living with her Grandmother, Ann Syme.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Sinclair

Janet Roy
1816-????

Alexander Sinclair
1844-1901

1870

Agnes Harrower
1846-1922

Janet Sinclair
1877-????
David Sinclair
1872-1905
Agnes Sinclair
1873-1918
Christina Sinclair
1884-????
Colin Harrower Sinclair
1886-????
Alex Sinclair
1889-????
Catherine Syme Sinclair
1879-????

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  1. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Sinclair Parish: Alva; ED: 4; Page: 23; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1871_81 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for Alexander Sinclair
    Name: Alexander Sinclair
    Age: 27
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Sinclair
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alloa, Clackmannan
    Registration Number: 470
    Registration district: Alva
    Civil parish: Alva
    County: Stirlingshire
    Address: 10 Johnston Street
    Occupation: Labourer (farm)
    ED: 4
    Household schedule number: 108
    Line: 4
    Roll: CSSCT1871_81
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alexander Sinclair 27 Head
    Agnes Sinclair 23 Wife
  2. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alex Sinclair Parish: Alva; ED: 2; Page: 20; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1891_145 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
    Record for Alex Sinclair
    Name: Alex Sinclair
    Age: 48
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Sinclair
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alva, Stirlingshire
    Registration Number: 470
    Registration district: Alva
    Civil parish: Alva
    County: Stirlingshire
    Address: 20 Johnstone Street
    Occupation: Labourer
    ED: 2
    Household schedule number: 108
    Line: 17
    Roll: CSSCT1891_145
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alex Sinclair 48 Head
    Agnes Sinclair 42 Wife
    David Sinclair 19 Son
    Janet Sinclair 14 Daughter
    Katie Sinclair 17 Daughter
    Christina Sinclair 8 Daughter
    Colin Sinclair 5 Son
    Alex Sinclair 2 Son
  3. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for David Sinclair Parish: Alloa; ED: 7; Page: 22; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1851_96; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for David Sinclair
    Name: David Sinclair
    Age: 45
    Estimated birth year: abt 1806
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse: Janet Sinclair
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alva, Stirlingshire
    Parish Number: 465
    Civil Parish: Alloa
    Town: Alloa
    County: Clackmannan
    Address: 23 Glasswork
    Occupation: Mason Stone
    ED: 7
    Page: 22
    Household schedule number: 81
    Line: 12
    Roll: CSSCT1851_96
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    David Sinclair 45 Head
    Janet Sinclair 44 Wife
    John Sinclair 13 Son
    David Sinclair 9 Son
    Alexander Sinclair 7 Son
    Janet Sinclair 4 Daughter
  4. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for David Sinclair Parish: Alloa; ED: 1; Page: 21; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1861_62 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for David Sinclair
    Name: David Sinclair
    Age: 54
    Estimated birth year: abt 1807
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Janet Sinclair
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alloa
    Registration Number: 465
    Registration district: Alloa
    Civil Parish: Alloa
    Town: Alloa
    County: Clackmannan
    Address: 43 Craigward Place
    Occupation: Pot Maker Earlbenwart
    ED: 1
    Household schedule number: 137
    Line: 20
    Roll: CSSCT1861_62
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    David Sinclair 54
    Janet Sinclair 53
    Mary Sinclair 29
    David Sinclair 19
    Alexander Sinclair 17
    Janet Sinclair 14
  5. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Sinclair Parish: Alva; ED: 2; Page: 13; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1901_151 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
    Record for Alexander Sinclair
    Name: Alexander Sinclair
    Age: 54
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Sinclair
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alloa, Clackmannanshire
    Registration Number: 465B
    Registration district: Alva
    Civil parish: Alva
    County: Clackmannanshire
    Address: 25 Johnstone St
    Occupation: Mason's Labourer
    ED: 2
    Household schedule number: 71
    Line: 23
    Roll: CSSCT1901_151
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alexander Sinclair 54 Head
    Agnes Sinclair 50 Wife
    Janet Sinclair 22 Daughter
    Christina Sinclair 17 Daughter
    Colin Sinclair 15 Son
    Alex Sinclair 12 Son
  6. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Sinclair Parish: Alloa; ED: 1; Page: 17; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1881_129 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
    Record for Alexander Sinclair
    Name: Alexander Sinclair
    Age: 37
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Sinclair
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Alloa, Clackmannanshire
    Registration Number: 465
    Registration district: Alloa
    Civil parish: Alloa
    Town: Alloa
    County: Clackmannanshire
    Address: Carron Court
    Occupation: Labourer in Alloa Dock
    ED: 1
    Household schedule number: 105
    Line: 22
    Roll: CSSCT1881_129
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alexander Sinclair 37 Head
    Agnes Sinclair 33 Wife
    David Sinclair 9 Son
    Agnes Sinclair 7 Daughter
    Janet Sinclair 4 Daughter
    Catherine Sinclair 2 Daughter
  7. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1870 SINCLAIR, ALEXANDER AGNES HARROWER (Statutory registers Marriages 470/ 32)
    1870 SINCLAIR, ALEXANDER AGNES HARROWER (Statutory registers Marriages 470/ 32)
    Marriages in the Parish of Alva in the County of Stirling 1870.
    1870 Thirtieth December
    Stirling Street, Alva
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland.
    Signed
    Alexander Sinclair
    Bottle Maker Bachelor
    Age 29, Alloa
    Parents: David Sinclair, Mason
    Janet Sinclair M.S. Roy
    Signed
    Agnes Harrower
    Yarn Winder, Spinster
    Age 23, Alva
    Parents: Colin Harrower, Woollen Weaver
    Agnes Harrower M.S. Sim.
    Signed
    Andrew Kelly
    Minister of the Parish of Alva
    Signed
    Robert Gray, Witness, Jane Harrower, Witness
    Registered
    1870
    December 31st, Alva
    James Masson Robertson
    Registrar
  8. Monumental Inscription (Mi's), 1901 Alexander Sinclair, 1922 Agnes Harrower

    Inscription

    Sacred to the memory of
    Alexander Sinclair
    died 5th May 1901 aged 55 years
    his wife
    Agnes Harrower
    died 22nd Jan 1922 aged 75 years
    their family
    David died 1st June 1905 aged 33 years
    Agnes died 16th March 1918 aged 44 years
    their grandchildren
    Francis, Billy and Maisie

    Agnes Harrower Sinclair

    Birth 20 May 1846 Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Death 22 Jan 1922 (aged 75) Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Burial Alva Cemetery Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
    Plot Section A N, Grave 19A
    Memorial ID 133465363 · View Source

Historical events

Day of marriage December 30, 1870

  • The temperature on December 30, 1870 was about -6.0 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • May 12 » The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
    • June 22 » The United States Department of Justice is created by the U.S. Congress.
    • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
    • July 15 » Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
    • October 7 » Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
    • November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

Day of death May 5, 1901

  • The temperature on May 5, 1901 was between 4.0 °C and 11.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1897 to August 1, 1901 the cabinet Pierson, with Mr. N.G. Pierson (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1901: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • March 23 » Emilio Aguinaldo, only President of the First Philippine Republic, was captured at Palanan, Isabela by the forces of General Frederick Funston.
    • June 11 » The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
    • September 2 » Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
    • September 14 » U.S. President William McKinley dies after being mortally wounded on September 6 by anarchist Leon Czolgosz and is succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt.
    • September 17 » Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
    • November 27 » The U.S. Army War College is established.


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Source: Wikipedia


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