William Alexander Sinton (1881 - 1968)

Born 20 Jan 1881 in Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Edith Margaret (Dixon) Sinton — married 13 Apr 1920 in Maheno, Otago, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 9 May 1968 at age 87 in Gisborne, East Cape, New Zealand

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Biography

Name

Name: William Alexander /Sinton/

Given Name: William Alexander

Surname: Sinton^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 20 JAN 1881 ^[2]

Place: Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand

Note: as "William Alexander", Christine S.'s family tree gives "William" and says Tinwald but agrees exact date. Folio #703, reg. Ashburton, qtr 1. Ernie's mother's birthday book also says Tinwald. Where did "Wakanui" come from?^[3][4][5][6]

Death

Death:

Date: 9 MAY 1968 ^[7]

Place: Gisborne, East Cape, New Zealand

Note: exact date from Mgt JENKIN (9th May), Ernie has 8th May from his mother's birthday book.^[8][9][10]

Reference

Reference: 25322

Occupation

Occupation: Harbour Board Employee^[11]

Marriage

Husband: William Alexander Sinton

Wife: Edith Margaret Dixon

Child: Living Sinton

Marriage:

Date: 13 APR 1920

Place: Maheno, Otago, New Zealand

Note: NB marr. index shows 13 Apr 1920 rather than 12 Aug from family^{[12][13][14][15]}

Husband: Robert Sinton

Wife: Agnes Alexander

Child: William Alexander Sinton

Marriage:

Date: 15 SEP 1879

Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Note: the intentions to marry show Robert as a labourer, resident Chch for 1 week, usually resident Ashburton, and aged 26, Agnes as 22, resid. Chch for 4 days, a servant, married by the Rev C Fraser in his Tuam St house^[16][17][18]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1886 Jul 2001
2. ↑ Source: #S57 Birth 20 Jan 1881 William Alexander s/o Robert & Agnes SINTON, ref. 1881/453, extracted Dec 2014
3. ↑ Source: #S58 SINTON births 1881 - 1896 extracted Mar 2002
4. ↑ Source: #S1886 Jul 2001
5. ↑ Source: #S1982 Jul 2001 F Tree as given to James, Rex's father in hospital
6. ↑ Source: #S2115 Apr 2002
7. ↑ Source: #S57 Dth 9 May 1968 William Alexander SINTON, ref. 1968/31340 aged 87, extracted Dec 2014
8. ↑ Source: #S1886 Jul 2001
9. ↑ Source: #S2052 Probate index
10. ↑ Source: #S2115 Apr 2002
11. ↑ Source: #S2052 Probate index
12. ↑ Source: #S1886 Jul 2001
13. ↑ Source: #S1982 Marr. 12 Aug 1920 William Alexander SINTON & Edith Margaret BUGDEN, St Andrews, Maheno, Otago, from F Tree as given to James, Rex's father in hospital, rcvd Jul 2001
14. ↑ Source: #S58 Marr. 1920 SINTON/BUGDEN, folio 6169, extracted Mar 2002
15. ↑ Source: #S57 Marr. 13 Apr 1920 William Alexander SINTON & Edith Margaret BUGDEN, ref. 1920/6572, extracted Jul 2014
16. ↑ Source: #S1886 Jul 2001
17. ↑ Source: #S58 SINTON mar. 1879 extracted Mar 2002
18. ↑ Source: #S60 1879 Robert SINTON and Agnes ALEXANDER, p/copy taken Sep 2005 Note: BDM 20/24 p688/304

• Source: S1886 EM SINTON/SYMINGTON ex JENKIN, Recipient: L McIntosh
• Source: S1982 EM SINTON, Robert Galashiels ex Chris, Recipient: L McIntosh
• Source: S2052 NZ Soc. Gen. Index, Subject: assorted indexes
• Source: S2115 EM SINTON/ALEXANDER ex Ernie S., Recipient: L McIntosh
• Source: S57 NZ historical BDM Indexes https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
• Source: S58 BDM: NZ fiche index- Birth Death Marriage Repository: #R70
• Repository: R70 Kapiti Genealogy Society Address: APFHC City: Paraparaumu Library State: WTN Country: New Zealand
• Sinton-152 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of SINTONS24WTDec2014.ged on Dec 16, 2014