Jessie Sinclair 1869 - 1957

Name: Jessie Sinclair

AKA Jessie McGlashan

Father: Donald Sinclair

Mother: Mary McGlashan

Born: 18 Aug 1869, Poll, Strachur (Jessie McGlashan)

Siblings:

• Bella Sinclair b. 1877, Clachanbeg, Kilmorich
• Peter Sinclair b. 1879, Salachary, near Inveraray
• Sarah Sinclair b. 15 Oct 1881, Salachary, near Inveraray

Died: 22 Mar 1957, Low Ballantyre, Glenary

• Informant
• Burial: Kilmalieu Burial Ground, near Inveraray
• Headstone

Married: 29 Dec 1891, Salachary, Glenary, to John Morrison¹
Witnesses: John Morrison and Margaret Isabella Bain

Children:

Mary Morrison b. 1893, Glenary
John Morrison b. 1895, Glenary
Annie Morrison b. 1898, Glenary
Donald Morrison b. 1902, Salachary, near Inveraray
Jessie Morrison b. 1903, Inveraray
Donald Sinclair Morrison b. 6 Oct 1906, Salachary, near Inveraray
Duncan Dugald Morrison b. 18 Mar 1909, Salachary, near Inveraray²

Occupation:

• Housekeeper (1891)
• Farmer (1911)

Census:

• 1871
• 1881

• 1891

Salachry, Glenaray Road³
All speak Gaelic & English
5 rooms with a window

Name	Rel.	Con.	Age	Occupation	Er/Ed/OA	Born
Donald Sinclair	Head	Widr	64	Labourer & Cottar	Employed	Glenaray
Jessie Sinclair	Daur	Unm	21	Housekeeper		Strachur
Isabella Sinclair	Daur		13	Scholar		Kilmorry
Peter Sinclair	Son		11	Scholar		Glenaray
Sarah Sinclair	Daur		9	Scholar		Glenaray

• 1901

Salachry⁴
All speak Gaelic & English, but young John & Annie Morrison, & John Leitch
John Sinclair is indicated to be a Lunatic (son of Malcolm Sinclair and Isabella Thompson)
6 rooms with windows

Name	Rel.	Con.	Age	Occupation	Er/W/OA	Born
John Morrison	Head	M	63	Grazing Farmer	Employer	Glenaray
Jessie Morrison	Wife	M	31			Strachur
Mary Morrison	Daur		7	At School		Glenaray
John Morrison	Son		6	At School		Glenaray
Annie Morrison	Daur		2			Glenaray
Annie Morrison	Mother	W	93			Kilmartin
Jessie McIntyre	Niece	S	22			Glasgow
John Leitch	Servant	S	25	Farm Servant	Worker	Glasgow
John Sinclair	Boarder	S	54			Inveraray

• 1911

Sallachary⁵
Everyone but young Duncan speak Gaelic & English
John Sinclair is indicated to be a lunatic (He is the son of Malcolm Sinclair & Isabella Thompson)
6 rooms with windows

Name	Rel.	Age	Con	yrs	Ttl Chd	Liv Chd	Occupation	Industry	E/W/OA	at home	Born
Jessie Morrison	Head	41	W				Farmer		Employer		Inveraray
Mary Morrison	daur	17	S				Dairymaid				Inveraray
John Morrison	son	16	S				Assisting on Farm				Inveraray
Annie Morrison	daur	12					School				Inveraray
Jessie Morrison	daur	7								School	Inveraray
Donald Morrison	son	4									Inveraray
Duncan Morrison	son	2									Inveraray
Peter Sinclair	brother	31	S				Mason	House Building	Worker		Inveraray
John Sinclair	boarder	63	S				Boarded Out Pauper Lunatic				Inveraray
Archd. Cameron	servant	27	S				Shepherd				Ardnamurchan

Footnotes

1. GROS REF: 1891 Marriages 513/00 0005 JA

2. GROS 1909 Births 513/00 0003 JA

3. GROS REF: 1891 Census 513/00 004/00 004 JA

4. GROS 1901 Census 513/00 004/00 001-002 JA

5. GROS 1911 Census 513/00 004/00 001 JA