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Isabella Scott 1814 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1814

Birth Location: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Oct 1885

Death Location: Craighall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Walter Scott

Mother: Isabel Ritchie

Spouse(s): James Johnstone

Children(s): James Johnstone

Isabella Scott was born in 1814 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Scott and Isabel Ritchie. Isabella Scott married James Johnstone, and had children including James Johnstone. Isabella Scott passed away in 1885 in Craighall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Isabella Scott was born in 1814 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Walter Scott and Isabel Ritchie.
  • Isabella Scott married James Johnstone, and had children including James Johnstone.
  • Isabella Scott passed away in 1885 in Craighall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Scott
1783 – 1863
Birth Location: Kirkhope, Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Isabel Ritchie
1786 – 1864
Birth Location: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

James Johnstone
1801 – 1888
Birth Location: Alva, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Johnstone
1835 – 1915
Birth Location: Roberton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Isabella Scott's Ancestors

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Isabella Scott
1814 – 1885
Birth Place: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Scott
1783 – 1863
Kirkhope, Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Isabel Ritchie
1786 – 1864
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Scott
1752 – 1833
Selkirkshire, Scotland
Andrew Ritchie
1761 – 1864
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isoble Renwick
1774 – 1864
Yarrow, Selkirk, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Isabella Scott's Descendants

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Isabella Scott (12 Sep 1814 – 16 Oct 1885) m. James Johnstone (4 Jul 1801 – 24 Feb 1888)
  1. 1. James Johnstone (1 Aug 1835 – 21 Aug 1915) m. Mary (Miller) Little (1 March 1836 – 30 Apr 1901)
    1. 1. William (Duncan) JOHNSTONE (28 Apr 1872 – 20 Jul 1953) m. Elizabeth Stephenson (1878 – 7 OCT 1954)
      1. 1. Jessie (Muriel) JOHNSON (6 Jun 1898 – 4 Jul 1980)
      2. 2. James (Allan) Johnston (10 April 1902 – 26 Nov 1992)
      3. 3. Mabel (Doreen) JOHNSTONE (14 August 1903 – 4 July 1963) m. Thomas (William (Tom)) Harper (October 1897 – 1967)
        1. 1. William (Royston) Harper (24 June 1926 – 30 Mar 1986) m. Maureen (Ann) McCardle m. Natalie Pauline (15 APR 1929 – 1992)
        2. 2. Gwen (Elizabeth) Harper (12 Oct 1929 – 7 Oct 2022) m. Terence Goldstone (8 SEP 1926 – 21 DEC 2016)
        3. 3. Jill (Doreen) Harper (4 Jun 1936 – ) m. Gavin (William) Ebbett
      4. 4. Duncan (Sydney) JOHNSTONE (17 Feb 1908 – 27 Mar 1981)
      5. 5. Hector JOHNSTON (1910 – 1922)
      6. 6. Phyllis (Rhoda) JOHNSTONE (30 Jun 1911 – 17 Jul 1971)
      7. 7. Robert (Hector) Johnstone (Abt 1918 – 21 May 1929)

Isabella Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1814
12 Sep 1814
Birth of Isabella Scott in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1885
16 Oct 1885
Age 71
Death of Isabella Scott in Craighall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Craighall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1814
    Event Place: Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Craighall, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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