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Matthew Scott 1813 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 March 1813

Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 July 1896

Death Location: Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Matthew Scott

Mother: Margaret Boag

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Laird

Children(s): James Scott

In 1813, Matthew Scott entered the world in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, born to Matthew Scott and Margaret Boag. Years later, Matthew Scott married Elizabeth Laird, and the couple became parents to James Laird Scott. Matthew Scott died in 1896 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Matthew Scott
1772 – 1834
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MS
Margaret Boag
1786 – 1847
Birth Location: Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Laird
1816 – 1907
Birth Location: Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Scott
1852 – 1931
Birth Location: Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, Scotland
JS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 March 1813
    Event Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 July 1896
    Event Place: Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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