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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

Matthew Scott was born in 1813 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Matthew Scott And Margaret Boag. Matthew Scott married Elizabeth Laird, and had children including James Laird Scott. Matthew Scott passed away in 1896 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Matthew Scott was born in 1813 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the child of Matthew Scott And Margaret Boag.
  • Matthew Scott married Elizabeth Laird, and had children including James Laird Scott.
  • Matthew Scott passed away in 1896 in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Scott
1772–1834
Birth Location: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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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
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Matthew Scott's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Scott
1813–1896
Birth Place: Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Parents
Matthew Scott
1772–1834
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret Boag
1786–1847
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Scott
1736–
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Janet Hendry
1748–
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew SCOTT
1706–1786
Elizebeth HENRY
1713–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scott
1672–1737

Matthew Scott's Descendants

1.
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Matthew Scott (17 March 1813–17 July 1896) m. Elizabeth Laird (07 May 1816–28 Oct 1907)
  1. 1. James (Laird) Scott 1852–1931 m. Mary Gall 1856–1928
    1. 1. James Scott 1890–1953 m. Margaret (Jessie) Grant 1894–1967
      1. 1. Nisbet (James) Scott 1921–2005 m. Theresa (Lea Adrienne) O'Connor 1921–2010 m. Joyce ("Joy" Irene) Kavanagh 1923–2010
      2. 2. Jean (Mary) Scott 1920–1990
      3. 3. George (Douglas) Scott 1923–1994
      4. 4. James (Grant) Scott 1925–1981
      5. 5. Jessica (Christina) Scott 1927–1993
      6. 6. Ivan (Robert) Scott 1930–1992
      7. 7. Eileen (Veronica) Scott 1929–2012
    2. 2. George (Gall) Scott 1883–1957
    3. 3. Margaret Scott 1885–1962
    4. 4. Agnes Scott 1886–1958
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Laird) Scott 1888–1914
    6. 6. Jean (Clark) Scott 1882–1917
    7. 7. James (jnr) Scott 1890–1953
    8. 8. Mary Scott 1888–1914

Matthew Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1813
17 March 1813
Birth of Matthew Scott in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
1896
17 July 1896
Age 83
Death of Matthew Scott in Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Drymen, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

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

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