Archibald SINCLAIR

Archibald SINCLAIR

Male 1869 - 1891  (21 years)


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  • Name Archibald SINCLAIR 
    Birth 7 Oct 1869  Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address:
    Cross Houses 
    • Births 1869 513/ 37
      Inveraray, Argyll

      Archibald SINCLAIR
      1869 October Seventh
      7:30 AM
      Cross Houses, Inveraray

      fa: Archibald SINCLAIR, Road Surfaceman
      mo: Ann SINCLAIR, M.S. McVEAN
      marr: 1857 October 15th, Inveraray

      Informant: Arch. SINCLAIR, father, (not present)
      Reg: 16th October 1869 at Inveraray, Henry Dunn Smith, Registrar [1]
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 24 Mar 1891  Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    draper's assistant 
    Death 24 Mar 1891  Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Cause: Phthisis Pulmonarias 
    Address:
    Low John Street 
    • Deaths 1891 510/1 34
      District of Dunoon, Argyll

      Archibald SINCLAIR, Draper's Assistant
      Single
      1891 March Twenty Fourth
      9:00 P.M.
      Low John Street, Dunoon
      21 years

      Fa: Archibald SINCLAIR, Mason
      Mo: Ann SINCLAIR, M.S. McLEAN

      Cause: Phthisis Pulmonalis, 4 months, as certified by Robert P. Jack, M.B. [?]

      Informant: Archd. SINCLAIR, father, (present)
      Reg: 1891 March 25th at Dunoon, J.D. Wylie, Assistant Registrar

      * Mother's surname has been recorded as McLEAN. This is a recording error and should read McVEAN. [2]
    Burial Aft 2 June 1912  Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Monumental inscription
      Dunoon Cemetery
      Hamilton Street, Dunoon, Argyll

      Red granite headstone:

      Erected
      By
      A. SINCLAIR
      in memory
      of his brother
      JOHN
      who died at Dunoon
      22 Nov 1891 aged 69 years
      also of his son
      ARCHIBALD
      who died at Dunoon 24th March 1891
      aged 21 years
      also the above
      ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR
      died 2nd of June 1912
      aged 86
      also his wife
      ANN McVEAN
      died 27th Jany 1919
      aged 83 years
      DAVID MORRISON
      beloved husband of
      SARAH SINCLAIR
      died 26th Oct 1959
      the above
      SARAH SINCLAIR
      died 23 March 1960

      Nothing in my hand I bring
      to they cross I safely cling
      [3]
    Sinclair family headstone, Dunoon Cemetery
    Sinclair family headstone, Dunoon Cemetery
    Photograph. Red granite headstone erected by Archibald SINCLAIR (1829-1912), Dunoon Cemetery, Hamilton Street, Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland. c. 1998. Jules Anderson, photographer. Photographer's private collection, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.
    Person ID I205  Clan Campbell Genealogy
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2025 

    Father Archibald SINCLAIR,   b. 13 Apr 1829, Inveraray and Glenaray, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jun 1912, Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Anne MACVEAN,   b. May 1836, Kilchrenan and Dalavich, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1919, Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 16 Oct 1857  Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Marriage 1857
      Inveraray
      5130 5

      On the 16th day of October 1857 at Inveraray
      Marriage (after Banns) was solomnized between us
      according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland

      (Signed) Archibald SINCLAIR
      27 years
      Auchindrain
      Miner (Nickel)
      Bachelor

      Fa: Archibald SINCLAIR, Farmer
      Mo: Isabella SINCLAIR, MS CAMPBELL

      (Signed) Ann SINCLAR
      21 years
      Main Street, Inveraray
      Dress-maker
      Spinster

      Fa: John McVEAN, Laborer
      Mo: Mary McVean, MS McCORKINDALE

      (Signed) D.C. MacTaggat, Minister of Inveraray

      Witnesses:
      John STEWART
      John McVEAN

      Reg: At Inveraray on the 17th day of October 1857, Henry Dunn Smith, Registrar [4]
    Family ID F77  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Births (CR) Scotland, 7 October 1869., 513/ 37.
      Inveraray, Argyll. SINCLAIR, Archibald.

    2. [S32] Deaths (CR) Scotland, 24 March 1891., 510/1 34.
      District of Dunoon, Argyll. SINCLAIR, Archibald.

    3. [S7] Monumental Inscriptions (Scotland), 24 Mar 1891.
      Dunoon Cemetery, Hamilton Street, Dunoon, Argyll. SINCLAIR, Archibald. Transcribed by Jules Anderson, c. 1998.

    4. [S55] Marriages (CR) Scotland, 16 October 1857., 513/ 5.
      Inveraray, Argyll. SINCLAIR, Archibald and McVEAN, Ann. 513/ 5.