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Bessie Scott 1692–1751 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 5 Feb 1751

Death Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland

Father: John Scott

Mother: Margaret Hendersone

Spouse(s): William Laidlaw

Children(s): Margaret Laidlaw

The story of Bessie Scott began in 1692 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland. Bessie Scott married William Will O Phaup Laidlaw, and had children including Margaret Laidlaw. Bessie Scott passed away in 1751 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Scott began in 1692 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland.
  • Bessie Scott married William Will O Phaup Laidlaw, and had children including Margaret Laidlaw.
  • Bessie Scott passed away in 1751 in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Scott
1664–
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Hendersone
1668–
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

William Laidlaw
1690–1775
Birth Location: Ettrick, Scottish Borders, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Laidlaw
1730–1813
Birth Location: of Tarcoon, Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
ML

Bessie Scott's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Scott
1692–1751
Birth Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Scott
1664–
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Hendersone
1668–
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Scott
1638–1710
Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
Issobell Clerk
1640–
Scotland.
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Scott's Descendants

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Bessie Scott (1692–5 Feb 1751) m. William ((Will O'Phaup)) Laidlaw (12 June 1690–12 June 1775)
  1. 1. Margaret Laidlaw 1730–1813 m. Robert (Wallace) Hogg 1729–1822
    1. 1. John Hogg 1746–1830 m. HELEN SCOTT 1755–1814 m. Helen Burgess 1748–1837
      1. 1. John Hogg 1797–1877 m. ELIZABETH GRIEVE 1798–1876
        1. 1. Walter Hogg 1827– m. Margaret Telfer 1829–
        2. 2. Helen (Scott) Hogg 1824–1910
        3. 3. John Hogg 1822–1904
        4. 4. Jessy Hogg 1828–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hogg 1836–
        6. 6. Mary Hogg 1838–
        7. 7. Isabella Hogg 1842–
        8. 8. Margaret Hogg 1834–1908
      2. 2. Thomas Hogg 1791–
      3. 3. William Hogg 1795–
      4. 4. Robert Hogg 1786–1856
      5. 5. Margaret Hogg 1776–1856
      6. 6. James Hogg 1784–1860
      7. 7. Mary Hogg 1778–
    2. 2. James Hogg 1770–1835
    3. 3. Mary Hogg 1804–1892
    4. 4. William Hogg 1767–1847
    5. 5. David Hogg 1773–1853
    6. 6. Robert Hogg 1775–1833

Bessie Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of Bessie Scott in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1751
5 Feb 1751
Age 59
Death of Bessie Scott in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1751
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, , Scotland
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