Sinton Family Trees - Links to External Sites

When researching my own family I needed details from Scotland and this was the site where I got most of it. You can do a general search on the site for free, but when you require specific details you will have to subscribe. The cost is minimal, compared with the cost of having to go to Scotland. In most cases you will be able to download images of birth, death, marriage and census records to validate the entries on your tree.
Scotlands People

My friend and colaborator in Pittsburgh has her own web site with other details on the Sinton family.
Sinton/Heacock Families of Pennsylvania

This is one of the exciting new tools in genealogy and is sure to help untangle some of the mysteries of your family tree. I have used it and it certainly helped me.
One word of advice - join a surname project before ordering a kit - it is much cheaper.

FamilyTreeDNA

If you a newcomer to genealogy in the UK then there are lots of helpful links and articles at
Family History UK

Want to search other family names? Have a look at Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Cyndi's List

John Alexander Sinton (1884-1954) was awarded the Victoria Cross during WW I,
and details of this and other VCs can be found on
Victoria Cross Recipients

Craigavon Museum Services have a very large collection of Quaker publications in their library,
with a history of the first Quakers in Ireland.
Craigavon Museum Services

For details of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Ireland
Quakers in Ireland

Contains lots of historical articles about the Craigavon area, including Lurgan and Portadown.
Craigavon Historical Society

If any of your ancestors were killed during one of the many conflicts involving British and Commonwealth forces,
then the details are available from
Commonwealth War Graves Commission

If you are interested in the origins of 'Townlands' in Ireland then visit to the following site
Ulster Place-Name Society

My 5th cousins, twice removed, Melvin McGregor and George Herbert Sinton,
founded a successful dairy business in Colorado Springs, USA.
Sinton Dairy

This site will be of most use to those in USA, but does contain graves from other countries

Find A Grave

Have you ever wondered how much one of you ancestors was worth in to-days money? The money converter on this site will allow you to find out.

Money Converter