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Margaret Layng Scott 1583 – 1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1583

Birth Location: Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 February 1621

Death Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Father: David (Layng\Laying)

Mother: Mairjorie Wishank

Spouse(s): ANDREW SCOTT

Children(s): Margaret Borthwick

In 1583, Margaret Layng Scott entered the world in Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to David Archibald Laing (Layng\Laying) and Mairjorie Marjorie Wischank Wishank. Margaret Layng Scott married ANDREW SCOTT, and had children including Margaret Borthwick. Margaret Layng Scott passed away in 1621 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1583, Margaret Layng Scott entered the world in Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to David Archibald Laing (Layng\Laying) and Mairjorie Marjorie Wischank Wishank.
  • Margaret Layng Scott married ANDREW SCOTT, and had children including Margaret Borthwick.
  • Margaret Layng Scott passed away in 1621 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

David (Layng\Laying)
1545 – 1593
Birth Location: Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland
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Mairjorie Wishank
1550 – 1630
Birth Location: Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

ANDREW SCOTT
1571 – 1631
Birth Location: Anstruther, Wester, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Borthwick
1595 – 1628
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MB

Margaret Scott's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Scott
1583 – 1621
Birth Place: Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
David Archibald Laing (Layng\Laying)
1545 – 1593
Anstruther-Easter, Fife, Scotland
Mairjorie (Marjorie Wischank) Wishank
1550 – 1630
Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Scott's Descendants

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Margaret (Layng) Scott (15 January 1583 – 17 February 1621) m. ANDREW SCOTT (28 Jun 1571 – 17 Apr 1631)
  1. 1. Margaret Borthwick (17 Aug 1595 – 22 May 1628) m. David (Alexander) Ramsay (1601 – 27 Jul 1622)
    1. 1. Agnes Ramsay (31 Jan 1619 – 1700) m. George Fullerton (1600 – )
      1. 1. (Kason) (Charles) Fullerton (1645 – ) m. Grace Conliffe (1648 – )
        1. 1. Margaret Fullerton (1668 – 1754) m. Robert Patterson (1666 – 1730)

Margaret Scott's Timeline

3 Records

1583
15 January 1583
Birth of Margaret Layng Scott in Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland
Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland
1600
13 May 1600
Age 17
Margaret Layng Scott was married in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1621
17 February 1621
Age 38
Death of Margaret Layng Scott in Edinburgh, Scotland
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1583
    Event Place: Anstruther, Wester, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 May 1600
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1621
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
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