Helen Euphemia (Brunton) Scott (1800 - 1888)

Born 21 Nov 1800 in Cameron Bridge, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James Scott — married 10 Jul 1829 in Strathmilgo, Fife, Scotland

Descendants

Died 14 Feb 1888 at age 87 in Mansfield, Leslie, Fife, Scotland

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HELEN BRUNTON 1800 - 1888

Helen Brunton was born in Cameron Bridge, Markinch, Fife on the 21st November 1800 and baptised in the parish of Markinch on the 27th November, her parents were David Brunton (born in Kettle, Fife 1775) and Margaret Drysdale. Her birth at Cameron Bridge may not have been were her parents were living, but the home of a relative or friend to help with the birth. ^[1]

When James Scott and Helen Brunton married in Strathmiglo in 1829, Strathmiglo was fast becoming a thriving milling and linen weaving village nestled in a wide valley amongst the hills of western Fife.

On the 10th July 1829, James Scott (shoemaker) married Helen Brunton, the daughter to David Brunton servant at Edenbank Mill & Margaret Drysdale his wife. ^[2]

Shortly after they were married, James and Helen moved to Cupar, where four of their children were born, David Brunton Scott was born on the 26th July 1832, followed by Catherine, Margaret and Adam. Cupar was then a busy market centre, the administrative centre of Fife. Like Strathmiglo, Cupar is also built on the River Eden and surrounded by rolling hills. Much of Cupar’s prosperity came from wool trade and the town’s central location as a market serving much of eastern Fife. In the 1830s, Cupar was "a decidedly prosperous town". Cupar was financial centre, a new county headquarters was built in 1817, and the local newspaper, the Fife Herald, was founded in 1822 and by 1825 Cupar was home of four well-established breweries, spinning mills, flourmills and various other industrial enterprises. We can suppose that James was taking advantage of Cupar’s prosperity to further his trade of boot making.

About 10 years later James and Helen’s fifth child William was born in Leslie, another weaving town not far from Strathmiglo.

1881 Census of Leslie, Fife ^[3]

a dwelling in the Main Street

James Scott; head aged 70 years; a shoemaker employing 1 man; born Elie, Fife

Helen Scott his wife aged 78 years, born in Markinch, Fife

Catharine Scott; an unmarried daughter aged 42 years, keeping house; born in Cupar, Fife

William Scott their son, aged 34 years; a coach builder born in Leslie, Fife.

James died in Leslie on the 2nd January 1884.

Helen died four years later at Mansfield, Leslie, Fife, on the 14th February 1888. The parish record reads - Helen, widow of James Scott, shoemaker, died 3.30 in the morning of February 14th 1888 at Mansfield, Leslie, aged 87 years. Her parents were David Brunton, ploughman; and Margaret Brunton née Drysdale (both deceased); her son William was present at the time of her death from heart valves imperfect from age and bronchial catarrh of several weeks. ^[4]

The Children Of James SCOTT and Helen BRUNTON (married 10th July 1829 in Strathmilgo, Fife)

David Brunton SCOTT b. 26.7.1832 Cupar Fife Scotland (married 26.12.1853 Grace BEVERIDGE in Leslie Fife)

Catherine SCOTT b: 1839 in Cupar Fife

Margaret SCOTT b: 27 August 1840 in Cupar Fife

Adam Bell SCOTT b: 1842 in Cupar Fife

William SCOTT b: 1847 in Leslie Fife

Sources

1. ↑ 27/11/1800 BRUNTON, HELEN (Old Parish Registers Births 447/ 20 91 Markinch) Page 91 of 292
2. ↑ July 10th James Scott shoemaker Strathmiglo & Helen Brunton daughter to David Brunton servant at Edinbank Mill & Margaret Drysdale his wife - were married. image of marriage registration available in Scotland's People - 10/07/1829 SCOTT, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Marriages 457/ 40 100 Strathmiglo) Page 100 of 187
3. ↑ in Scotland's People - Census 1881 (LDS) FHL Film 0203528 GRO Ref Volume 444 EnumDist 3 Page 12
4. ↑ image of death record in Scotland's People 1888 SCOTT, HELEN (Statutory registers Deaths 444/ 9)

• Scotlands People parish registers - BRUNTON HELEN - parents : DAVID BRUNTON and MARGARET DRYSDALE born 27/11/1800 - 447/ 20 91 Markinch
• MARRIAGE - "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT5W-MJM : accessed 23 May 2015), James Scott and Helen Brunton, 10 Jul 1829; citing Strathmiglo,Fife,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,182.