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Sinclair Family History
Sinclair Genealogy & Family TreeSinclair is a Scottish name from Midlothian, Scotland. It comes from the Latin clarus which means "famous." The earliest known ancestor--Hubertus de Sancto Claro--was recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. The family motto is Candide, sed caute which means "Candidly, but cautiously."
Other spellings include "Sinclaire," "Sincklair," "Sinclear," "Sincler," "Seincler," "Saint Clare," and "Sancto Claro." Notable people with the surname include Jamaican actress Made Sinclair (The Lion King, Coming to America, Convoy), New Zealand director Harry Sinclair (Star-Crossed, 90210, Toy Love), and American novelist Upton Sinclair (The Jungle, Sylvia, The Wet Parade). The first Sinclair to come to America was Angus Sinclair in Maryland in 1674.
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Sinclair Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Arthur John Sinclair -- --, 1868 December 0, 1943 New South Wales
- Fanny Sinclair -- --, 1873 December 0, 1940 Victoria
- Alexander Sinclair -- --, 1759 May 13, 1841
- Catherine Sinclair -- --, 1866 December 0, 1927 Ontario
- Henry Sinclair -- --, 1459 December 0, 1513
Sinclair Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jerimah Sinclair -- --, 1831 December 0, 1894
- Campbell Sinclair -- --, 1785 June 11, 1785 Caithness
- William Sinclair -- --, 1521
- Lela Lavise Sinclair -- --, 1887 May 30, 1983
- Mary Elizabeth Sinclair -- --, 1879 January 22, 1941 Ontario
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