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SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT 1495–1552 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 January 1495

Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 04-Oct-1552

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Walter Buccleuch

Mother: Elisabeth Kerr

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Carmichael, Mary Kerr, Janet Ferniehirst, Lady Beaton\Bethune\Sefton

Children(s): Sir Buccleuch, Willem Scott, Walter Scott, Mary Scott, Jean Scott, Dorothy Scott, David Scott, Elizabeth Craigmiller, Sir Scott, Lord Buccleuch, Walter Buccleuch, Elizabeth Craigmiller, Sir Scott, Sir Scott, Margaret Scott, Walter Scott, Mary Scott, Mary Scott, Lady Burleigh, Robert Scott

In 1495, SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT entered the world in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland, born to Walter Scott Liard Van Buccleuch And Elisabeth Kerr. SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT married Elisabeth Carmichael, Janet Kerr Lady Of Ferniehirst, Lady Gisela Grissel Janet Beaton Bethune Sefton, Mary Kerr, and had children including David Scott, Dorothy Scott, Elizabeth Scott Craigmiller, Elizabeth Scott Craigmiller, Jean Scott, Lady Margaret Balfour Heiress Of Burleigh, Lord William Whitecloak Scott Of Kirkurd 4Th Lord Of Buccleuch, Margaret Ann Scott, Mary Scott, Robert Scott, Sir Walter Wicked Wat Scott Liard Of Buccleuch, Sir Willem Scott, Sir William Henry Scott, Walter Buccleuch, Walter Scott, Willem Sir Scott. SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT passed away in 1552 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1495, SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT entered the world in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland, born to Walter Scott Liard Van Buccleuch And Elisabeth Kerr.
  • SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT married Elisabeth Carmichael, Janet Kerr Lady Of Ferniehirst, Lady Gisela Grissel Janet Beaton Bethune Sefton, Mary Kerr, and had children including David Scott, Dorothy Scott, Elizabeth Scott Craigmiller, Elizabeth Scott Craigmiller, Jean Scott, Lady Margaret Balfour Heiress Of Burleigh, Lord William Whitecloak Scott Of Kirkurd 4Th Lord Of Buccleuch, Margaret Ann Scott, Mary Scott, Robert Scott, Sir Walter Wicked Wat Scott Liard Of Buccleuch, Sir Willem Scott, Sir William Henry Scott, Walter Buccleuch, Walter Scott, Willem Sir Scott.
  • SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT passed away in 1552 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Buccleuch
1480–1504
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
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Elisabeth Kerr
1480–1548
Birth Location: Cessford, Castle Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
EK

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Carmichael
1498–1522
Birth Location: Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland
EC
Mary Kerr
1504–1546
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Teviotdale, Scotland
MK
Janet Ferniehirst
1504–1546
Birth Location: Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
JF
Lady Beaton\Bethune\Sefton
1520–1579
Birth Location: Creich Castle, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
LB

Children(s)

Sir Buccleuch
1495–1552
Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
SB
Willem Scott
1522–1593
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Teviotdale, Schotland
WS
Walter Scott
1520–1642
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
WS
Mary Scott
1526–1585
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
MS
Jean Scott
1533–1585
Birth Location: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
JS
Dorothy Scott
1530–1585
Birth Location: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
DS
David Scott
1534–1544
Birth Location: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
DS
Elizabeth Craigmiller
1519–
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Fifeshr, Scot
EC
Sir Scott
1525–1552
Birth Location: Harden, Branxholm, Scotland
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Lord Buccleuch
1522–1552
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
LB
Walter Buccleuch
1522–1573
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Teviotdale, Scotland
WB
Elizabeth Craigmiller
1539–
Birth Location: Craig, Angus, Scotland
EC
Sir Scott
1522–1552
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Selkirkshire, Scotland
SS
Sir Scott
1540–1600
Birth Location: Harden, Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Scott
1525–1585
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Ettrick, Selkirk, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
MS
Walter Scott
1520–1557
Birth Location: Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
WS
Mary Scott
1525–
Birth Location: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MS
Mary Scott
1526–1585
Birth Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MS
Lady Burleigh
1543–1603
Birth Location: Bucdeuch Castle, Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
LB
Robert Scott
1534–1652
Birth Location: Scotland
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SIR SCOTT's Ancestors

Self
SIR SCOTT
1495–1552
Birth Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Walter Scott Liard van Buccleuch
1480–1504
Buccleuch, Crosslee, Teviotdale, Scotland
Elisabeth Kerr
1480–1548
Cessford, Castle Newton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Ker
–1501
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIR SCOTT's Descendants

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SIR (WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH,) SCOTT (16 January 1495–04-Oct-1552) m. Elisabeth Carmichael (28 July 1498–12 February 1522) m. Mary Kerr (1504–1546) m. Janet (Kerr Lady, of) Ferniehirst (1504–1546) m. Lady (Gisela "Grissel" Janet) Beaton\Bethune\Sefton (1520–18 Aug 1579)
  1. 1. Sir (Walter 'Wicked Wat" Scott, Liard of) Buccleuch 1495–1552
    1. 1. Sir (William "Whitecloak" Scott of Kirkurd, 4th Lord of) Buccleuch 1522–1593 m. Lady (Gisela "Grissel" ( Murray\Scott) Beaton of Creich) Bethune 1522–1579
      1. 1. Mary (Buccleuch Scott "Flower of) Yarrow" 1548–1598 m. Walter ('Auld Wat') Scott 1549–1631
        1. 1. William (Scott Knight of Harden Sheriff of) Selkirk 1596–1657 m. Elisabeth Simson 1595–1647
        2. 2. Esther Scott 1589–
        3. 3. Francis Scott 1595–
        4. 4. Hugh Scott, 1587–1640
        5. 5. Janet Scott 1593–1686
        6. 6. Margaret (Fendy) Scott 1596–
        7. 7. Margaret Scott 1576–
        8. 8. Margaret Scott 1597–
        9. 9. Walter Scott –1641
        10. 10. Scott 1580–
        11. 11. Walter Scot 1580–
  2. 2. Willem (Sir) Scott 1522–1593
  3. 3. Walter Scott 1520–1642
  4. 4. Mary Scott 1526–1585
  5. 5. Jean Scott 1533–1585
  6. 6. Dorothy Scott 1530–1585
  7. 7. David Scott 1534–1544
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Scott) Craigmiller 1519–
  9. 9. Sir (William Henry) Scott 1525–1552
  10. 10. Lord (William Whitecloak Scott of Kirkurd, 4th Lord of) Buccleuch 1522–1552
  11. 11. Walter Buccleuch 1522–1573
  12. 12. Elizabeth (Scott) Craigmiller 1539–
  13. 13. Sir (Willem) Scott 1522–1552
  14. 14. Sir (William Henry) Scott 1540–1600
  15. 15. Margaret (Ann) Scott 1525–1585 m. William (Baronet) Elliot 1491–1599
    1. 1. Humphrey ((Clan Chief)) Elliot 1552–1612
  16. 16. Walter Scott 1520–1557
  17. 17. Mary Scott 1525–
  18. 18. Mary Scott 1526–1585
  19. 19. Lady (Margaret Balfour, Heiress of) Burleigh 1543–1603
  20. 20. Robert Scott 1534–1652

SIR SCOTT's Timeline

2 Records

1495
16 January 1495
Birth of SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT in Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1552
04-Oct-1552
Age 57
Death of SIR WALTER, 3rd LAIRD OF BUCCLEUCH, SCOTT in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 January 1495
    Event Place: Ettrick, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04-Oct-1552
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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