William
Sinclair
Born about in Orkney, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Hugh Sinclair
[uncertain]
and Barbara (Knarston) Sinclair
[uncertain]
Brother of
James Sinclair [half], Hugh Sinclair [half], Robert Sinclair [half] and John Sinclair [half]
Husband of
Elizabeth (Anderson) Sinclair
— married
31 Jan 1826 in St Johns, Red River Settlment, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Ann Sinclair, James Sinclair, George Sinclair, Thomas Sinclair, Joseph Sinclair, Elizabeth (Sinclair) Thomas, Isabella (Sinclair) Desmarais, William Sinclair, Catherine (Sinclair) Donald, Charles Sinclair, Samuel Sinclair and Peter Sinclair
Died about
at about age 76
in Lockport area - Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land [uncertain]
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Biography
William came over to work in the fur trade industry from the Orkney Islands off Northern Scotland. William was an HBC employee and one who traded with Natives and Métis for furs they brought - he married a Native woman died 7/16 1870 RRS
1827 Census listing
93. Lot 162, William Sinclair (a), age 41, Protestant, Orkney, 1 married man, 1 woman, 1 house, 1 stable, 1 horse, 1 cow, 1 ox, 2 calves, 2 swine, 1 cart, 1 plough, 1 harrow, 2 canoes, 4 acres[1]
Research Notes
He may have been the son of Hugh Sinclair and Barbara Knarston.[2] OR C: 20 Dec 1788 Father: Gilbert SINCLAIR Holm And Paplay, Orkney, Scotland Mother: Isabel GARRIOCH is another parental possibility
Please take care that he not to be confused with the other William Sinclair (Sinclair-322) who lived in the same area and time period, who was born in 1794, married Mary Wadin McKay and became the chief factor at HBC
tentative Will: 9 Mar, 1870 William signed his will leaving his lot - 14 to his son Peter. He died 16 July 1870[3]
OR Burried Jan 4, 1862 age 76 at St Andrews
Sources
- ↑ Item Description: Census returns for Red River Settlement and Grantown Digital Image Number: HB13-002632.JPG Location Code: E.5/1 (H2-136-1-2) Additional Image Information: Census returns 1827, E.5/1 fos. 4d-5 [link http://pam.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/LISTINGS_WEB2_INT/LISTINGS_DET_REP_FULL_GR/SISN%2091912?sessionsearch#gallery-hotspot]
- ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X18F-W8V : 12 February 2020), William Sinclair, 1786. Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X18F-W8K : 10 February 2018), Hugh Sinclair in entry for William Sinclair, 09 Jun 1786; citing ORPHIR,ORKNEY,SCOTLAND, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 990,506.
- ↑ Red River Ancestry link
- HBC Arhives - marriage: viewable here.
NAC, Department of the Interior Affidavits 1870 to 1885, RG 15, microfilm reel C-14933 (Elizabeth Sinclair), and Sprague and Fry table 1 no. 4388
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Categories: Orkney, HBC | Scottish Fur Traders, North America
If he was 41 in 1827 he was born in 1786 or 1787 - so if he died in 1870 he would have been 84 If he died in 1862 he would have been 76 - The burial states 76, so the will is possibly one that belongs to one of the other William Sinclairs Still not convinced about parents - two strong possibilities.
https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/840405/is-my-brick-wall-finally-broken
William SINCLAIR (M).................. C: 9 Jun 1786 Father: Hugh SINCLAIR Orphir, Orkney, Scotland Mother: Barbara KNARSTON
William SINCLAIR (M).................. C: 20 Dec 1788 Father: Gilbert SINCLAIR Holm And Paplay, Orkney, Scotland Mother: Isabel GARRIOCH