SINCLAIR, JAMES & MARY

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1860

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Overview

Two identical photographs
a)19th century sepia photograph of elderly couple James & Mary Sinclair [nee Glass]. Man is standing to left to left & the woman is seated, she is wearing a long skirt & shawl & has a book in her lap. The man is holding a white hat.
b) same size and image as a).

Historical information

James Sinclair of " Dumbarton" Toodyay arrived Western Australia from Nairn Scotland on sailingship " Parmelia" in 1840. Birth date 1816 died 1898. Mary Sinclair 1815 -1895 married Edinkille, Murrayshire Scotland.
Photograph b) was inserted into a front pocket of the original album that held a), Both photos stored in same location.
Part of a collection of items, mainly photographs, relating to the Sinclair family and donated to the museum in 2014 by Marilyn Walker of Kingscliffe, NSW.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2013.4a,b

Item type

Photographs

Material

Photographic Paper

Inscriptions and markings

Handwritten on back of photo a) "from original photo taken in 1860 [ reproduced in 1960] Gran Sinclair, nee Mary Glass Thorombine via Kellerberrin no further particulars."

Keywords

SINCLAIR, James

SINCLAIR, Mary

Year

1860

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

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