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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Wednesday 11 April 12 23:32 BST (UK)  »
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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Wednesday 11 April 12 23:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi Michael69
wow that would be great I am sure McGyver would be thrilled, we are related through a direct line with Jane Evans . She was my grandfather Harold Sinclair's grandmother.

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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Monday 09 April 12 23:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mcgyver
I do know that Frances Beckinsall married James Sinclair at St Frances Catholic Church  here in Melbourne. I have put in a request for the marriage certificate and have also ordered my Grandfather's Harold Sinclair's birth cert as well. There may be some info on that re Jane.
I seem to remember seeing a very old photo of a lady who I was told was poppa's grandmother so that must have been Jane.
I will try and find the photo.
I will keep searching.

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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Monday 02 April 12 04:18 BST (UK)  »
again another message for Mcgyver.
Have checked on Francis Julius Beckensall and his next of kin is Mrs J Beckensall at 329 Lennox Street, richmond, he enlisted 26/11/1915. His address at time of embarkation on HMAT Demosthenes was 329 Lennox street, Richmond Vic. So I wonder if he enlisted becuase of Walter's death. the ship left Melbourne on 29/12/1915.
Whilst there is a record of Walter being killed no record comes up for Francis, so he may have survived the war.

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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Monday 02 April 12 03:35 BST (UK)  »
this is for Mcgyver, have checked australian War memorial war records, have found that Walter Beckensall embarked for the war from Melbourne on October 1914. Have also found another Beckensall This is Francis Julius Beckensall who was also born in New Zealand but again embarked for the war from Melbourne. Interesting that Francis Julius Beckensall gives his next of kin as Jane M Beckensall, and Walter gives his next of kin as Francis Walter Beckinsall at 84 Canning Street Carlton Victoria.
I will keep looking

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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Sunday 01 April 12 23:06 BST (UK)  »
Hi Mcgyver, great to be in touch with a long lost cousin!well I kew about Walter being killed at Gallipolli.
My grandfather Harold Sinclair had 2 children as you know. Alan Alexander sinclair was born 16/3/1921 and died in 2006. Unlce Alan had a very distinguised career in the Australian Public Service and also served in the Royal Australian Navy seeing service in the battle of the Coral SEa.
Unlce had 5 children of whom 4 are still living, 3 gilrs and 2 boys, my mother was Harold and Mary sinclairs daugher Berry Frances sinclair born 4/3/1919 and dies 3 January 1997. Harold and Mary sionclair only had the 2 childeren.
Mum only had the one child that is me.  I di not have any childeren.
My grandfathjer was very fond of his mother.
Family legend has it that Frances Beckinsal was a dressmaker for Queen Victoria, not how reliable that info is.
I did a bit of research ahd saw that the Beckinsall family came from Berkshire a town called Stephanton is that right.
Wish I had caught up wioth you a bit sooner but I dont have a pc at home and only by chance googles poppa's name for a bit of a joke on the pc here at work.
Also poppa had a sister Vera Sinclair, aunty Vera married Ben Greenough and moved to Sydney. She did not have any childern, she died in about 1977.
keep in touch I will do a bit more research on the family. Are you on the Beckinsall dside of the family?

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Australia / Re: Harold Alexander SINCLAIR
« on: Friday 30 March 12 04:45 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to contact chat name mcguyver who was asking for info on Harold Alexander Sinclair, I am Harold Sinclair's grand daughter.

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