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the period covered in these family trees prior to 1922 the island of Ireland
was administered by Great Britain. In 1922 the island was partitioned
into what is now known as the Republic of Ireland (26 counties) and Northern
Ireland (6 counties). Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.
When showing place details for births, deaths and marriages, places like
Tandragee, Co. Armagh will be suffixed with Ireland prior to 1922 and
with Northern Ireland thereafter. Burial places are shown as in the country
at the time the database was created. Where only a date of death and age at death are known, for example from the headstone in a graveyard, the year of birth is shown as either of two years. If the last birthday occurred in the year of death, then the later year would be correct. If the last birthday occurred in the year prior to the year of death, then the earlier year would be correct. Where a female maiden surname is unknown, I have shown her married surname, in brackets, to aid in research e.g. Ann Unknown (Sinton). While I have made every effort to make the information accurate, please contact me if you notice something wrong. If you can fill in any missing details I will be delighted to hear from you. The trigger for this project came from a chart compiled by Gladys Richmond (nee Sinton) in 1994 which has references to the following: 'Surnames of Scotland' by George F Black, 'Swintons of Swinton' by John Maynard Sinton, 'The Sinton Family' by Walter Lyon Sinton with additions 1950 by Joy H Jones. My grateful thanks to Ann Heacock Sinton, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA who recently supplied me with a copy of 'The Sinton Family'. I have not yet been able to acquire a copy of 'Swintons of Swinton', so if anyone out there knows where it can be obtained, then please let me know. This is an ongoing project and the branches going back to 1622 will hopefully be added to the site in the near future. The abbreviation 'Co.' is used throughout the trees to denote a county, as in Co. Armagh. If you are planning a trip to this area to visit the sites of your Sinton ancestors, then e-mail me and if I can, I will help co-ordinate your activities. A big THANK YOU to all my relatives who have contributed to the complitation of these trees. |
