Janet Wilkie

Other Events and Attributes:

• Migration: Abt 1870, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
• Marriage: 28 Aug 1872, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
• Burial: 4 Sep 1928, Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand; Northern Cemetery database

Notes:

1851 Scotland Census
Janet Wilkie born abt 1847 , BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland

1851 Scotland Census; CSSCT1851_85; Household 33, Line 10, Parish 411
BurntIsland, Fife
Address: Chuck Hall
William Wilkie, Age 36, Head, Male, Married, Ag. Labourer, Birthplace Aberdour, Fife
Margaret Wilkie, Age 32, Female, Married,
Robert Wilkie, Age 6, Male
Janet Wilkie, Age 4, Female ****
James Wilkie, Age 2, Male
Christian Wilkie, 3 mos. , Female

I believe this Family to be William Dick Wilkie, Son of Robert & Christian (Paul) Wilkie - will cont. research hoping to find a death, as not on 1881 Census. These names are indicative of naming patterns in Robert & Christian 's family. In 2010, contact with relatives in Dunedin, via ancestry.ca - confirming William Dick Wilkie was Son of Robert Wilkie & Christian Paul, married to Margaret Fraser.

1861 Scotland Census;CSSSCT1861_58; Kinglassie, Fife 440, Household 66, Line 8
William Wilkie, Age 44, Head, Male, Married, Birthplace Aberdour, Fife, Ploughman, Address South Walkerton
Margaret (Fraser) Wilkie, Age 43, Female, Wife, Married
Janet Wilkie, Female, Age 14 ****
James Wilkie, Male, Age 12
Christina Wilkie, Female, Age 10
Charlotte Wilkie, Female, Age 8
William Dick Wilkie, Male, Age 6
Peter Fraser Wilkie, Male, Age 3
Charles Wilkie, Male, Age 5 mos.

Possibly in St Cuthberts Edinburgh on 1871 Census, residing with family of Thomas Robertson
Janet Wilkie, born Burntisland, Fife, abt 1849, Domestic Servant, Age 22
Source: ED110, Pg 2, Line 17, Roll CSSCT1871_158; Household 8; Reg 685/1

It seems logical that Janet went with her family Wm Dick Wilkie & Margaret Fraser onto New Zealand.

A Marriage is recorded in New Zealand of John Heron (Haron) Sinclair & Janet Wilkie 28 Aug 1872 Reg # 1872/7121

SINCLAIR, JANET Age 82 Years Female Date of Death 2 Sep 1928 Place of Death Last Address 23 CARGILL STREET, DUNEDIN NORTHERN CEMETERY Location Block 38. Plot 2 Date of Burial 4 Sep 1928 Type Burial Original reference:- N19280903 According to govt site, Death Reg # is: 6287
Occupation:- WIDOW
Native of:- SCOTLAND
Years in NZ:- 58
Place died:- DUNEDIN
The following burials are also in this Plot SINCLAIR GEORGE ALEX 24 Years Burial 20 Mar 1900
SINCLAIR JOHN HARON 51 Years Burial 2 Aug 1897
SINCLAIR MARY MURRAY 40 Years Burial 15 Dec 1913


This information along with family data from William Dick Wilkie & Margaret Fraser, I am saying as an educated guess, this is William Dick Wilkie & Margaret (Fraser) Wilkie's Daughter Janet Wilkie, and her family.
Death states 58 years in New Zealand, thus placing emigration around 1870, but Janet was clearly in Scotland in 1871, but again the timing is very close.

Other possible chn found on Free BMD Index for New Zealand are:
Annie, born 1881 - Reg #5554
Dugald, born 1883 - Reg #4938
Christina born 1877, Reg # 9262
Alexander b 1880, Reg #8575
Duncan, b 1879, Reg #3564
However, the Free BMD Index doesn't state the area and merely mentions Surname of Child, given names of child, then parents names as John & Janet - so there easily could be other John & Janet Sinclairs HW Jan 2011

Janet married John Heron Sinclair on 28 Aug 1872 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. John (son of George Sinclair and Marjory Heron) was born on 21 Oct 1843 in West Wemyss, Fife, Scotland; died on 31 Jul 1897 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 2 Aug 1897 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation Tailoress: prior to 1913, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Notes:

Searching the online Free BMD Index for New Zealand, no Mary Sinclair was found, so indeed tis possible this individual was born in Scotland


Cemetery Details: SINCLAIR, MARY MURRAY Age 40 Years Gender Female Date of Death 15 Dec 1913 Place of Death Last Address 23 CARGILL STREET, DUNEDIN NORTHERN CEMETERY Location Block 38. Plot 2 Date of Burial 17 Dec 1913 Type Burial Date of Cremation Type of Service Ashes Disposal Notes Original reference:- N19131211
Occupation:- TAILORESS
Native of:- EDINBURGH SCOT
Place died:- DUNEDIN


Cause of death: Pulmonary Phthisis x 18 mos
Occupation: Tailoress

It appears Mary Murray Sinclair didn't marry, but was a Spinster.

Mary Murray Sinclair's name possibly comes from her maternal lines -- John Heron Sinclair's Mother was Marjory Heron, whose mother was Mary Murray hw 2019 research

Notes:

Searched Free BMD database for New Zealand - found George Alexander Sinclair Birth:
Parents Janet & John Heron Sinclair, Birth Year 1875- Reg #12861


SINCLAIR,GEORGE ALEX Age 24 Years Male Date of Death 20 Mar 1900 NORTHERN CEMETERY Location Block 38. Plot 2 Date of Burial 22 Mar 1900 Type Burial Date of Cremation Type of Service Ashes Disposal Notes Original reference:- N19000318


While searching the government NZ site, I located 3 marriages during the years 1886 & 1900 for a George Sinclair - 3 matches returned:
1886/1851 Mary Checkley & George Sinclair
1898/2879 Charlotte Ann Slater & George William Sinclair - can eliminate this one as not Georg Alexander
1897/2805 Anna Elizabeth Wright & George Sinclair
Jan 2011 HW

2019 research - still have not confirmed a marriage for George Alexander Sinclair but it seems Tuberculosis was prevalent in this Family , thus strong possiblity his death was also tuberculosis related hw

Correspondence with another researcher - John Hutton - has these people in his genealogy files.
He states Mary Murray Sinclair, George Alexander Sinclair and Agnes Green Sinclair never married.

Notes:

Searching the Free BMD records for New Zealand, came across a marriage:
1911 - Groom William Wilkie Sinclair - Bride Jane Frances Higgins - "Reg # is 6114
Seems a very possible match

Same database, found a Death - William Wilkie Sinclair - 1918 Age 40 yrs, Reg #11400
Unable to find a grave location - I checked one site on WWI memorials to soldiers, but his name wasn't found there. HW Jan 2011

I cannot search for children as we are just now at the 100 yr for birth records accessiblity for the year 1911 HW

Birth database search - gave William Wilkie Sinclair birth 1878, Reg 5700

May 2016 research:
Wanganui Chronicle newspaper - 02 Oct 1918, Pg 4
Deaths:
Sinclair, - On the 1st inst. at his residence, No. 7 Serjeant St., William Wilkie, dearly beloved husband of Jean Sinclair, aged 40 years R I P
This seems a positive fit - as wife was Jane Frances Higgins - thus Jane / Jean used interchangeably.

Death Certificate copy (sent to me by Don Hutton)
#186
Date of death: 1 Oct 1918
Place of Death: Sarjeant St, Wanganui, New Zealand
Name: William Wilkie Sinclair
Occupation: Draper
Male
Age 40 yrs
Cause of Death: Phthisis & Asthenia x 2 yrs
Parents: John Sinclair woollen Mills servant & Jean Sinclair (Wilkie)
Burial: 3 Oct 1918
Place: Wanganui Cemetery
Birthplace: Dunedin, x 40 yrs
Married: Westport - groom at age 33 & Bride Jean Higgins age 38
Children: No issue
Undertaker: F Symes
Registrar: Chas E Hylton 8 Oct 1918
** In Feb 2009, the New Zealand Geographic Board recommended the spelling be changed to "Whanganui"; Dec 2009 the govt. has chosen to accept both spellings but Crown agencies will use Whanganui

William married Jane Frances Higgins on 1911 Reg #6114. Jane was born about 1876 in , , New Zealand; died on 16 Sep 1955 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried on 17 Sep 1955 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Searching the Birth database, found Birth for Agnes Green Sinclair, Parents Janet & John Sinclair, birth year 1883, Reg #9116

A search on the Free BMD for New Zealand, has an Agnes Sinclair marrying:
1) Andrew Aitken in 1907 the Agnes Sinclair that married this fellow died 1951, Aged 67 yrs Reg#26218
2) Ernest Wm Hood - the Agnes Sinclair that married this fellow died 1928, Age 47, Reg #10931

Possibilities for further research

Honolulu, Hawaii, Passenger List, Aboard Monterey, sailing from Auckland Jun 30 1934
Admitted Jul 9 1934 for 5 mos pleasure
Sinclair, Agnes Green Age 50, Female, Single, Retired Dept Store buyer, New Zealand Citizen, Race - Scottish; Residence Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1914 Otago Dunedin West
#6340 Sinclair, Agnes Green 23 Cargilll Street Spinster
#6356 Sinclair, Janet 23 Cargill Street Widow

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1928 Otago, Dunedin West
#8805 Sinclair, Agnes Green 23 Cargill St Spinster
#8820 Sinclair, Janet 23 Cargill St Widow

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1949 Otago Dunedin Central
#10694 Sinclair, Agnes Green, 23 Cargill Street spinster

New Zealand Electoral Rolls 1963 Otago Dunedin Central
#74 Sinclair, Agnes Green 23 Cargill Street Spinster

From further research in New Zealand sites, and the cemetery files of Northern Cemetery, Free BMD Index of New Zealand, perhaps Agnes Green Sinclair remained a spinster. At any rate, she is buried with her family in Plot 0022, Block 12 - another source states she is buried with the Rentons