Dear Margaret,
I'd love to see that! That would be Isabelle as George changed his name from Oppenheim to Osborne shortly before WWI and not long after they were married. His brother likewise did the same becoming Frederick Bury Osborne (the Bury being his wife's maiden name). Both brothers married the daughters of doctors, Frederick's wife being the daughter of Judson Bury and william Japp Sinclair being as follows:
Biographical History
Sir William Japp Sinclair was a pioneer of modern gynaecological surgery. He was born in Kincardineshire on 6 March 1846 and studied medicine at Aberdeen. Sinclair was resident medical officer at St Mary's Hospital, Manchester and house surgeon to the Clinical Hospital for Women and Children. In 1875 he was elected honorary physician to the Manchester Southern Hospital, for many years he was the only consultant, and he retained his post when the hospital amalgamated with St Mary's in 1905. In 1888, Sinclair became professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Manchester. He wrote important works on gonorrhea and was a pioneer in vaginal hysterectomy. He was an important player in the controversy over the Midwives Bill, arguing for state registered training, and was an original member of the Central Midwives Board. Sinclair was the first general secretary of the North of England Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society, and was president in 1893 and 1904. He played a major role in the beginning of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire , in the early 1900s. He was also one of the founders of the Medical Chronicle in 1884, and was an editor for the journal for many years. Sinclair was president of MMS in 1899 and was knighted in 1904. Sinclair died on 21 August 1912.
He was also pretty much the only advocate for the work of Semmelweiss and was knighted on December 19 1904 when he was Professor of Obstetrics and Gyneacology at Victoria University Manchester. I do not have the Times digital archive transcription of this as my subscription has expired - sorry. Likewise, I would also love to see the death notice for him in The Times August 23, 1912.
1901
William J Sinclair head 55 physician surgeon Scotland
Margaret ditto wife 46 ditto
Margaret ditto daur s 16 student Manchester Lanc
Mabel H. ditto s 14 ditto ditto
*Agnes G. Haddon sis in law s 52 Scotland*
Here are the births of the daughters:
Births Sep 1886
Sinclair Isabella Haddon Chorlton 8c 792
Births Dec 1884
Sinclair Margaret Chorlton 8c 837
Here is the marriage of George and Isabelle:
Marriages Jun 1911
Oppenheim George E Chorlton 8c 1599
Sinclair Isabel H Chorlton 8c 1599
I have not been able to establish definitively who Agnes Haddon's parents are but I think here she is in 1881 (with her brother the doctor! and William's wife Margaret):
John HADDON Head U Male 36 Scotland Gen Practitioner
Agnes HADDON Sister U Female 32 Scotland
Margaret HADDON Sister U Female 26 Scotland
Andrew HADDON Brother U Male 17 Scotland Scholar
Dwelling 42 Wellington Rd Barton Upon Irwell, Lancashire, England
RG11/Folio 3881 / 53/ Page 45
It is possible that this is Agnes:
AGNES GOODFELLOW HADDON
Birth: 18 MAR 1849 Cavers, Roxburgh, Scotland
Father: ANDREW HADDON
Mother: ANN WHITE
This could be her brother John:
Dr John Haddon MA, Md (1845 - 1924)
Dr John Haddon was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and graduated in arts as well as medicine. The doctor was awarded the Thesis Gold Medal in 1869. As a young man he set up in practise in a residential suburb of Manchester, where his business prospered. During this time (around 1880) he published a paper on Public Health for the Manchester and Salford Sanitary Association. The paper intended to educate the masses with regard to sanitary laws and the avoidance of diseases. At the age of 37 after a bout of illness John embarked on a round the world trip that would see him travel across the Atlantic through America and Canada and across the Pacific.
This is all I have been able to discover at this stage but leads in various directions for lookups on census returns - none unfortunately I am able to do from this location at the moment but would love any help with.
William's family could be as follows:
Father:
Alexander Sinclair b abt 1819 Aberdeen, Scotland
Mother:
Margaret McLae b abt 1819 Lanark, Scotland.
Children:
Donald Sinclair b Novem 5, 1843 Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland
William Japp Sinclair b March 26, 1846 Laurencekirk, Kincardine
Anne Sinclair b October 7, 1849 Laurencekirk, Kincardine
Let me know what your thoughts are here. I will keep trying to track down Margaret the sister of Isabella.
warm regards,
Kirsten
