Jane Sinclair

JANE SINCLAIR

Jane Sinclair is the daughter of William Sinclair, the elder and his wife Margaret Nahoway Sinclair She is thought to have been born before 1801, possibly at Oxford House in Manitoba, Canada, where her father was stationed during the years 1798-1812. Red River Ancestry

Marriage

James Kirkness of Kirkness married Jane Sinclair. Red River Ancestry

Children

1. Amelia Kirkness, primus
2. Amelia Kirkness, secundus
3. James Kirkness of Kirkness
4. William Kirkness

Evidence from the Census Returns

1841 Census

6 June 1841. Kirkness: (1) James,Kirkness, M, 60, Farmer, Orkney (2) Jean Kirkness, F, 40, Scotland (3) Amelia Kirkness, F, 14, Orkney (4) James Kirkness, M, 8, Orkney [Orkney Family History Society: 1841 Census for Sandwick in Orkney]

1851 Census

30 March 1851. Cott near Bea: (1) Janet Kirkness, Head, Wid, F, 62, Retired Farmer Living in a Cott on the Common, Sandwick [Orkney Family History Society: 1851 Census for Sandwick in Orkney]

30 March 1851. Mid Kirkness in Sandwick: (1) Amelia Sclater, Head, Mar, F, 24, Sailors Wife Farming 16 acres (nee Kirkness), Sandwick (2) James Sclater, Son, M, 1 ,Sandwick (3) William Sclater, Son, M, 4 Sandwick (4) James Kirkness, Brother, S, M, 18, App Carpenter, Sandwick (5) William Kirkness, Brother, M, 9, Scholar, Sandwick [Orkney Family History Society: 1851 Census for Sandwick in Orkney]

1861 Census

7 April 1861. Midhouse of Kirkness: (1) Jean,Kirkness ,Head, Wid, F, 63 ,Proprietor 100 acres empl 3 labs, Canada, Hudson Bay (2) James Kirkness, Son, S, M, 28, Sandwick (3) Margaret Taylor, Servant, S, F, 25, Ag Lab, Dairymaid, Birsay (4) Magnus Craigie, Servant, S, M, 19, Ploughman, Birsay [Orkney Family History Society: 1861 Census for Sandwick in Orkney]

Monumental Inscription

Erected by JANE SINCLAIR in memory of her beloved husband JAMES KIRKNESS who departed this life 6th November 1845 aged 65 years [Orkney Family History Society: Monumental Inscriptions at St. Michael's Kirk in Harry, monumental inscription number A/5?21]