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Alexander Scott 1778 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1778

Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 13 Feb 1860

Death Location: Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Charles Scott

Mother: Janet Thompson

Spouse(s): Mary Walkingshaw

Children(s): Janet Scott

According to available records, Alexander Scott was born in 1778 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Charles Scott and Janet Thompson. Following those early years, Alexander Scott married Mary Walkingshaw, and their family grew to include Janet (Jessie) Scott. In the later years of life, Alexander Scott died in 1860 in Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Charles Scott
1755 – 1817
Birth Location: Newlands, Peebleshire, Scotland
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Janet Thompson
1753 –
Birth Location: Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Walkingshaw
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Janet Scott
1805 – 1862
Birth Location: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Sep 1778
    Event Place: Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Newtongrange, Midlothian, Scotland
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