Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Sinclair was born in 1880, in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Dugald Sinclair, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Graham, was 30.
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Family Time Line
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Sinclair - Government record: birth-name: Elizabeth Sinclair
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World Events (3)
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
1885 · Creation of the Secretary of State for Scotland.
The post of Secretary for Scotland was established in 1885 after the need arose after establishing different departments for the benefit of the communities.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle (Manche), so called from the dedication of its church to Saint Clarus (see Clare 3).
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
History: The Scottish family Sinclair (see 1 above) came to southern Scotland in the twelfth century from Huntingdonshire with the de Morvilles. Descendants of these Sinclairs became earls of Caithness in the 15th century. The frequency of the surname in Caithness and Orkney is largely due to the adoption by tenants of the name of their overlord.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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