James Scott (abt. 1818 - 1881)

Born about 1818 in Limehouse St Anne, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Clarkson) Scott — married 19 Jan 1857 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1881 at about age 63 in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand [uncertain]

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Biography

James was born at Limehouse St Anne, London, son of James Scott and Jane Lackington, who had married at St Pancras Chapel, Camden, London, in 1816. He was their second child.

James married Elizabeth Clarkson in Lyttelton, New Zealand in 1857. ^[1] He was working for H.M. Customs in Lyttelton at the time.

James may also have been a sailmaker. This 1858 advertisement may have been placed by him:

JAMES SCOTT BEGS respectfully to inform the inhabitants of Canterbury, that he is prepared to make rick cloths, tarpaulins, & c. on reasonable terms. Orders left at the office of the 'Canterbury Standard,' or at his residence, Oxford Street, Lyttelton, will be punctually attended to.

^[2]

The death of a James Scott in Lyttelton in 1881, seems to be the best match, and it from this that we get his estimated birth date:

DEATHS. Scott. At Lyttelton, on March 28, James Scott. aged 63.

It is likely James was buried in the Anglican Cemetery in Lyttelton.

Research Notes

• This James Scott, who died 28 March 1881 in Lyttelton, aged 63, would have been aged 39 at the time of his marriage. He is the basis for the dates of birth and death used in his profile. Death record on order May 2023.

Other links of interest

• 1870 - funds raised by a friend for James Scott? ^[3]
• Competing in a coxed fours event in 1874 - maybe this was James's son, James Carson Scott?^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Births, Deaths & Marriages New Zealand Marriage certificate 1857/2007
2. ↑ https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18580602.2.16.2 Lyttelton Times, Volume IX, Issue 582, 2 June 1858, Page 7
3. ↑ Star (Christchurch), Issue 576, 25 March 1870, Page 3
4. ↑ [https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT18741217.2.13 Lyttelton Times, Volume XLII, Issue 4321, 17 December 1874, Page 2]

• Marriage: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Marriage Registration. Accessed 11 May 2023: 1857/2007 Elizabeth Jane Clarkson James Scott
• Death:
  • https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (Digital Database), Department of Internal Affairs] Death Registration. Accessed 11 May 2023: 1881/1711 Scott James 62Y
• Death Notice: Star Christchurch, Issue 4036, 28 March 1881, Page 2 [1]
  • Death printout attached.
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141303306/james-scott: accessed 11 May 2023), memorial page for James Scott (unknown–28 Mar 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 141303306, citing Lyttelton Anglican Cemetery, Lyttelton, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand; Maintained by: Find a Grave.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Kirsty Ward for starting this profile.