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John Scott 1749 – 1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1749

Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire

Death Date: 08 Jul 1824

Death Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire

Father: James Davington

Mother: Margaret Litchardwood

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomson

Children(s): Margaret Scott

John Scott was born in 1749 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, the child of James Scott Of Davington and Margaret Litchardwood. John Scott married Elizabeth Thomson, and had children including Margaret "Peggy" Scott. John Scott passed away in 1824 in Hawick, Roxburghshire.

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Biography

  • John Scott was born in 1749 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, the child of James Scott Of Davington and Margaret Litchardwood.
  • John Scott married Elizabeth Thomson, and had children including Margaret "Peggy" Scott.
  • John Scott passed away in 1824 in Hawick, Roxburghshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Davington
1703 – 1770
Birth Location: Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Litchardwood
1707 – 1796
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Thomson
1758 – 1794
Birth Location: Hawick, Roxburghshire
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Children(s)

Margaret Scott
1780 –
Birth Location: , Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
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John Scott's Ancestors

Self
John Scott
1749 – 1824
Birth Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire
Parents
James Scott Of Davington
1703 – 1770
Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Litchardwood
1707 – 1796
Grandparents
Robert Scott
1680 – 1764
Davington, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Scott
1646 – 1725
Margaret Auchintully
1655 – 1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scott
1615 – 1655

John Scott's Descendants

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John Scott (Abt. 1749 – 08 Jul 1824) m. Elizabeth Thomson (ABT 1758 – 31 Jan 1794)
  1. 1. Margaret ("Peggy") Scott (3 Mar 1780 – )
    1. 1. Helen ("Ellen") Elliot (5 Feb 1816 – 8 Feb 1909) m. George Halliday (5 Apr 1812 – 4 May 1895)
      1. 1. Margaret (Johnstone "Maggie") Holliday (10 Mar 1835 – 9 Nov 1930)
      2. 2. John Holiday (15 Feb 1837 – 9 Mar 1929)
        1. 1. George Holliday (18 Jun 1868 – 12 Jun 1952) m. Mary (Jane (JANE)) Leizert (12 January 1873 – 26 February 1937)
      3. 3. John Halliday (15 Feb 1837 – 09 Mar 1929) m. Elizabeth Johnston (Dec 1838 – 10 DEC 1914)
        1. 1. Sarah Holliday (abt 1860 – )
        2. 2. William Holliday (Apr 1861 – )
        3. 3. Harvey Holliday (Oct 1865 – 1921-1930)
        4. 4. Hester (Holliday) Noble (May 1870 – About 1918)
        5. 5. Christopher (Johnson) Holliday (11 December 1870 – 1955)
        6. 6. Thomas Haliday (abt 1872 – )
        7. 7. Francis (Cowan) Halliday (25 May 1875 – )
        8. 8. Ransom Holliday (Jan 1877 – abt 1935)
      4. 4. William Holliday (1840 – BEF 1909)
      5. 5. James Holliday (1841 – bef 1909)
      6. 6. Adam Holliday (1847 – bef 1909)
      7. 7. Isabella Holliday (23 Feb 1849 – 14 Nov 1877)
      8. 8. Mary Holliday (1852 – )
      9. 9. George (Walter) Holliday (9 Nov 1856 – 13 Feb 1897)
      10. 10. Ellen (Jane "Ella") Holliday (1859 – BEF 1909)
      11. 11. Evalina ("Eva") Holliday (Jun 1875 – )

John Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1749
Abt. 1749
Birth of John Scott in Hawick, Roxburghshire
Hawick, Roxburghshire
1824
08 Jul 1824
Age 75
Death of John Scott in Hawick, Roxburghshire
Hawick, Roxburghshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1749
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jul 1824
    Event Place: Hawick, Roxburghshire
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