Barbara Sinclair (1839–1910) • FamilySearch

Barbara Sinclair

1839–29 December 1910 (Age 71)
Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Barbara

When Barbara Sinclair was born in 1839, in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Sinclair, was 36 and her mother, Catherine Lyall, was 26. She married Alexander Duchart on 9 December 1859, in Wick, Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 29 December 1910, in Caithness, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 71.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Alexander Duchart

1834–1918

Barbara Sinclair

1839–1910

Marriage: 9 December 1859

Cathrine Duchart

1859–

Peter Duchart

1861–

James Duchart

1863–1864

Helen Duchart

1865–1866

Alexander Duchart

1867–1918

William Duchart

1869–1931

David Duchart

1872–1927

Elizabeth Mary Deuchart

1874–1942

John Duchart

1877–

Barbara Jane Duchart

1883–

Spouse and Children

Alexander Duchart

Male1834–1918Male

Barbara Sinclair

Female1839–1910Female

Children

(10)

Female1859–Female

Male1861–Male

Male1863–1864Male

Female1865–1866Female

Alexander Duchart

Male1867–1918Male

+5 More Children

Parents and Siblings

James Sinclair

Male1803–1876Male

Catherine Lyall

Female1813–1883Female

Siblings

(6)

Male1832–Male

Male1836–1913Male

Female1838–Female

Female1839–1910Female

James Sinclair

Male1842–Male

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1843
Age 4

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1843 · The Disruption in the Church of Scotland
Age 4

The Disruption of 1843 was a division within the Church of Scotland, which 474 evangelical ministers of the Church broke away from the Church to form the Free Church of Scotland. They didn’t reject the principles of the Church of Scotland but were trying to establish a purer version of the Church without the King or Parliament being its head. It had huge effects not only within the Church of Scotland, but also with Scottish civic life.

1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 29

The Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 was passed by Parliament and allowed for the creation of seven additional Scottish seats in the House of Commons. Along with the seats, Two University constituencies were created. These each returned one member to Parliament.

Name Meaning

Sinclair

Barbara

1 Scottish (of Norman origin): name of a powerful Scottish clan, originally a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle in La Manche or Saint-Clairl’Évêque in Calvados, so called from the dedication of their churches to St. Clarus ( see Clare 3).2 Jewish: Americanized form of some like-sounding Ashkenazic Jewish surname.

Possible Related Names

Clare

Klar

Sources (10)

1871 Scotland Census
Barbara Sinclair, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
Barbara Sinclair in entry for James Duchart, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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