James
Sinton
Born about in Southdean, Par. of Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Sinton
and Jane (Wight) Sinton
Brother of
Peter Sinton, Isabella Sinton, Jane (Sinton) Telford, Margaret (Sinton) Ainslie, Elspeth (Sinton) Slater and Helen (Sinton) Wight
Husband of
Mary Ann (Fleming) Sinton
— married
5 Feb 1869 in Auchope, Par. of Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Jane Wight (Sinton) Murray and Isabella (Sinton) Hall
Died
at about age 84
in Easter Samieston, Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2011
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Biography
James Sinton was born abt 1821 to Peter Sinton and Jane Wight, and died 1905
Born abt 1821 Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland [1]
Died 19 Dec 1905 Easter Samieston, Par. of Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Buried Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- with wife, and sister Isabella
Family
- Husband: James Sinton
- Wife: Mary Ann Fleming
Married 5 Feb 1869 Auchope, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- Witnessed by James Newton, Jessie Hunter [2]
Children:
- Fanny
- Peter Thomas
- Jane Wight (Sinton) Murray (1873-1956)
- Robert William
- Isabella (Sinton) Hal (1878-1902)
- Mary Ann
- James
Census
1841
Hownam Mains, Hounam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1851 (not yet found)
1861 Swindon, Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- James SINTON 37 shepherd b. Southdean, servant in hsehold of James (shepherd) & Agnes NICHOL; [4]
1871 Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- SINTON: James 48 shepherd b. Southdean, ROX; wife Mary A 32 b. Sprouston, ROX; Dtr "Farmer" (should be Frances) 1 b. Morebattle; Servant: Adam PATTERSON 18 shepherd b. Yetholm, ROX [5]
1881 Hounam Mains, Southdean, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- SINTON: James, shepherd, 58 b Southdean; Mary Ann, shepherd's wife, 43, b Sprouston; Sister Isabella, domestic servt (general), 70, unm, b Morebattle. Children: Fanny, 11; Peter Thomas 9; Jane Wight 7; Robert William 5 (all scholars b Morebattle); Isabella, 3; Mary Ann 9m both b Hownam [6]
1891 Fulton, Bedrule, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- SINTON: James, 67, widower, formerly shepherd b Southdean, ROX. Frances, 21, housekeeper, unm, b Morebattle; Peter, 19, shepherd, b Morebattle; Isabella 13; Mary Ann 10, both scholars b Hownam; James, 7 scholar b Bedrule.[7]
1901 Thickside Farm Cot,, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
- SINTON: James 79 shepherd b. Southdeanm, ROX; Sons: Robert 25 ploughman b. Morebattle; James 17 tailor b. Bedrule; Dtr Isabella HALL 23 b. Hownam; Son-in-law Charles HALL 23 ploughman b. Westerkirk, DFS; [8]
Sources
- ↑ 1881 census Hounam Mains, ROX, hsehold of James & Mary Ann SINTON, reg.791 EnumDist 2 Page 6, transcription via Ancestry.com
- ↑ Marr. cert. extracted at GRO Scotland
- ↑ 1841 Census: Hounam Mains, ROX, SCT, hsehold of Peter & Jane SINTON, image available ScotlandsPeople
- ↑ 1861 Census: Swindon, Morebattle, ROX, Reg. 801 ED: 6; Page: 3; hsehold of James & Agnes NICHOL, transcript available Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1871 Census: Morebattle, ROX, Reg. 801 ED: 5; Page: 7; Sched. 16; hsehold of James & Mary A SINTON, transcript available Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1881 census: Hounam Mains, ROX, hsehold of James & Mary Ann SINTON, reg.791 EnumDist 2 Page 6, transcription via Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1891 Census: hsehold of James SINTON, transcript available Ancestry.com
- ↑ 1901 Census: Jedburgh, ROX Dist 792/11 page 3, hsehold of James SINTON, transcript available Ancestry.com
- Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 11 cM segment on chromosome 9, consisting of NE and Lorna Henderson, his 2nd cousin 2x removed, and LF, his 2nd cousin 4x removed. (Lorna and LF are 4th cousins 2x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Peter Sinton and Jane Wight, the great grandparents of NE and 3x great grandparents of Lorna Henderson and 5x great grandparents of LF.
- WikiTree profile Sinton-6 created through the import of HENDERSONLornaAncestorsPlus1Desc4WikiTree.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by L Henderson. (Reference: 11068)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Peter Sinton
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 500 markers, haplogroup R-BY61543, FTDNA kit #106120, MitoYDNA ID T15767 [compare]
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~6.25%
Peter Sinton :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T969594 [compare]
-
~3.12%
William Henderson :
23andMe, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JU914728C1 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Lorna Henderson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member LornaHenNZ
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PY346656C1 [compare]
-
~3.12%
R Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T439654 [compare]
-
~3.12%
W Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T310402 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Ron Wight :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #T176610
-
~0.78%
Douglas Brush :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Lisa Thurston :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T293385 [compare]
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