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]
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)
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
↑ Dth cert 1895 Rachel SCOTT nee SINTON transcription from Robert B
↑ Selkirk, SEL Par. 778 ED 4 Pg 5, hsehold of James & Margaret SINTON, from 1841 Census transcripts for Scotland via Ancestry.com
↑ Dist 803 Galashiels, (ROX) Dist 1, entry 27, hsehold of James SCOTT & Rachael SINTON, 1851 census transcriptions via Ancestry.com, but image sighted
↑ 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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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel: