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Matthew Gardiner SCOTT 1804 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1804

Birth Location: Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 10 Jun 1889

Death Location: Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand

Father: James Scott

Mother: Lilias Moffat

Spouse(s): Margaret COATS

Children(s): James SCOTT

In 1804, Matthew Gardiner SCOTT entered the world in Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Scott and Lilias Moffat. Matthew Gardiner SCOTT married Margaret COATS, and had children including James Gardiner SCOTT. Matthew Gardiner SCOTT passed away in 1889 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1804, Matthew Gardiner SCOTT entered the world in Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, born to James Scott and Lilias Moffat.
  • Matthew Gardiner SCOTT married Margaret COATS, and had children including James Gardiner SCOTT.
  • Matthew Gardiner SCOTT passed away in 1889 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Scott
1778 – 1859
Birth Location: Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Lilias Moffat
1778 – 1858
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret COATS
1808 – 1843
Birth Location: High Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
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Children(s)

James SCOTT
1828 – 1916
Birth Location: Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Matthew SCOTT's Ancestors

Self
Matthew SCOTT
1804 – 1889
Birth Place: Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Scott
1778 – 1859
Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lilias Moffat
1778 – 1858
Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James ((Robert)) Scott
1733 –
Parish of Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean GARDINER
1735 –
Lanarkshire, UK
John Moffat
1751 – 1830
Newton, Midlothian, Scotland
Beatrix Granger
1754 –
Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Scott
1703 – 1773
Elizabeth Steele
1709 –
Robert Granger
1724 –
Lillias McAdam
1730 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew SCOTT's Descendants

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Matthew (Gardiner) SCOTT (29 Jul 1804 – 10 Jun 1889) m. Margaret COATS (ABT 1808 – 30 APR 1843)
  1. 1. James (Gardiner) SCOTT (9 Dec 1828 – 28 Sep 1916) m. Ellen ((Helen)) LOWRIE (23 Dec 1826 – 9 May 1901)
    1. 1. James (Gardiner) Scott (15 October 1860 – 20 October 1939) m. Marion LAWRIE (Oct 04, 1862 – Jun 09, 1912)
      1. 1. Ivy (Annie) Scott (Oct 1895 – 21 Jun 1955) m. Ernest (George (Sandy)) Floyd (July 1886 – 28 May 1955)
        1. 1. Eliza (Emily (Betty)) Floyd (2 May 1913 – 28 Nov 1972) m. Ian (Duncan) Cameron (29 October 1910 – About 1976)
        2. 2. Ernest (James) Floyd (1915 – 30 Apr 1967)
        3. 3. Clifford (Owen) Floyd (1916 – 18 May 1922)
        4. 4. Doris (Marion) Floyd (1919 – 1 Jun 1968)

Matthew SCOTT's Timeline

2 Records

1804
29 Jul 1804
Birth of Matthew Gardiner SCOTT in Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1889
10 Jun 1889
Age 85
Death of Matthew Gardiner SCOTT in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1804
    Event Place: Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1889
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
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