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Walter Scott 1549 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Apr 1574

Death Location: Branxholme, West Lothian, Scotland

Father: William Scott

Mother: Grisel Beaton

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In 1549, Walter Scott entered the world in Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to William Scott and Grisel Beaton. Walter Scott passed away in 1574 in Branxholme, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Walter Scott entered the world in Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland, born to William Scott and Grisel Beaton.
  • Walter Scott passed away in 1574 in Branxholme, West Lothian, Scotland.

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Walter Scott's Ancestors

Self
Walter Scott
1549 – 1574
Birth Place: Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland
Parents
William Scott
1522 – 1552
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Grisel Beaton
1521 – 1579
Scotland
Grandparents
Walter Scott
1495 – 1552
Elizabeth Carmichael
1498 – 1530
John Bethune
1490 – 1520
Janet Hay
1495 –
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Beaton
1456 – 1505
Janet Duddingston
1467 – 1541
John Hay
1470 – 1513
Elizabeth Crichton
1470 – 1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Beaton
1435 – 1480
Marjory Boswell
1439 –
Stephen Duddingston
1435 – 1488
John Hay
1437 – 1508
Elizabeth Cunningham
1445 – 1529
Robert Crichton
1457 – 1491
Marion Stewart
1455 – 1488

Walter Scott's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Walter Scott in Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland
Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland
1574
17 Apr 1574
Age 25
Death of Walter Scott in Branxholme, West Lothian, Scotland
Branxholme, West Lothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Buccleuch, Berwickshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1574
    Event Place: Branxholme, West Lothian, Scotland

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