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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
JS
Lilias Moffat
1778–1858
Birth Location: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
LM

Spouses(s)

Margaret COATS
1808–1843
Birth Location: High Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
MC

Children(s)

James SCOTT
1828–1916
Birth Location: Uddingston, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JS

Matthew SCOTT's Ancestors

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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–
Abraham Moffat
1721–1821
Christine Reid
1729–1809
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 1828–1916 m. Ellen ((Helen)) LOWRIE 1826–1901
    1. 1. James (Gardiner) Scott 1860–1939 m. Marion LAWRIE 1862–1912
      1. 1. Ivy (Annie) Scott 1895–1955 m. Ernest (George (Sandy)) Floyd 1886–1955
        1. 1. Eliza (Emily (Betty)) Floyd 1913–1972 m. Ian (Duncan) Cameron 1910–1976
        2. 2. Ernest (James) Floyd 1915–1967
        3. 3. Clifford (Owen) Floyd 1916–1922
        4. 4. Doris (Marion) Floyd 1919–1968

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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