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Rachel (Sinton) Scott (abt. 1816 - 1895)

Rachel Scott formerly Sinton aka Wilson
Born about in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 14 Nov 1834 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 79 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotlandmap
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Biography

Rachel was born about 1816. She was the daughter of James Sinton and Margaret Wilkie. She passed away in 1895.

Died 19 May 1895 Lindean Cottages, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Cert #115 reads: Rachel Scott (Sinton), widow of James Scott, blacksmith (master), died 1895 May Nineteenth; 7:30am at Lindean Cottages, Galashiels, aged 79, d/o James Sinton, farmer, dec. & Margaret Wilkie, dec.; of senile gangrene, 1 mth. Cert. by James Thomson, M.D., Selkirk Inf: James Scott [1]

Family

Married firstly 14 Nov 1834 Selkik, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Husband: Thomas Wilson
Wife: Rachel Sinton

Child

Agnes Wilson (marr. Archibald Turnbull)

Married secondly 19 Dec 1845 Selkirk, Selkirkshire & Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Husband: James Scott
Wife: Rachel Sinton

Children:

Margaret Scott
James Scott (marr. Jessie)
Elizabeth Scott
Rachel Scott (marr. David Buchan)
Janet Scott (marr. John Scott)
Mary Scott
Jane Scott

Census

1841 Raelees, Selkirkshire, Scotland

SINTON: James 65 farmer; Margaret 60; Rachel 25; Isabella 15; All b SCT [2]

1851 Lindean Cottages, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James SCOTT, head, mar, 30, blacksmith emp 2 men, b Selkirk, SEL, wife Rachael SINTON, 32, b Bowden, SEL (sic). Dtr Margaret SINTON, 4 b Kelso, ROX; Son, James SINTON, 2; dtr Elisabeth SINTON, 1m both b Galashiels, ROX. Apprentice blacksmiths: William HARVEY, 18, b Wilton, ROX and John SMITH, 15, b Selkirk, SEL. [3]
NB surname of children given as "ditto" underneath Rachael SINTONs surname, rather than as explicitly SCOTT or SINTON (but surely should be SCOTT Henderson-2297 08:26, 1 January 2019 (UTC)

1881 Lindean Smithy, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

James SCOTT, 60, master blacksmith emp 1 man, b Howden, SEL, wife Rachel SCOTT, 62, b Bowden, ROX. Children: Margaret SCOTT, 33, assistant housekeeper, unm; Jane SCOTT, 21, dressmaker, both b Galashiels, ROX. Visitor: Agnes TURNBULL, 15, b West Bing, Linlithgow, SCT, finished education (wife's grddtr from 1st marriage, place actually West Binnie) [4]

Sources

  1. Dth cert 1895 Rachel SCOTT nee SINTON transcription from Robert B
  2. Selkirk, SEL Par. 778 ED 4 Pg 5, hsehold of James & Margaret SINTON, from 1841 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
  3. Dist 803 Galashiels, (ROX) Dist 1, entry 27, hsehold of James SCOTT & Rachael SINTON, 1851 census transcriptions via Ancestry.com, but image sighted
  4. FHL Film 0224036 GRO Ref Volume 775 EnumDist 14 Page 8, hsehold of James & Rachel SCOTT from LDS 1881 census index cds




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