Part 951ss - Scott Internment Tombstone

Good Day,

In the research of my Scott Family line in Midlothian, Scotland, I chanced upon the following Internment Tombstone. This tombstone appears to be mounted on one of the walls of the Duddingston Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The same image is resident on a number of a number of Family Trees in Ancestry.

Transcription -

Interred Here

Peter Scott

Farmer in Easter Duddingston,

who died Sept. 12. 1764 aged 61 and

Euphame Horn his Spouse

who died 26 Feby. 1763 aged 62 and

four of their Children who died who died young

Also Andrew Scott Farmer

at Northfield their Son

who died Oct. 1803 aged 76, and

Isabella Dickson his Spouse

who died July 1813 aged 82

and three of their Children, viz.

Isabella Scott Spouse of

James Brown Esq. of Milton

who died 22 April 1774 aged 18

Peter Scott

who died 18 Jany. 1777 aged 19 and

Robert Scott

who died Feby. 1782 aged 20 besides

five who died in childhood

Also

David Scott

Farmer Northfield

who died 18 July 1860 Aged 94 and

Margaret Graham his spouse

who died 26 August 1882 aged 74

Also

David Francis Scott

Son of the above

who died 6 August 1888 aged 36

Also

Frances Jackson

wife of the above David Scott

who died at Meadowfield 6 Dec 1898

aged 83.

I had to look up the "viz." at the end of the 13th line. I found a possible meaning that could help with understanding the addition of the abbreviation. A meaning for "viz." is "that is to say" and "to be specific".

As I usually understand something a wee bit better when I can visualize the thought, I have attempted to create a Descendant Chart. This Chart includes all possible named and unnamed persons included on the Tombstone.

The search continues.  And I just keep on going.

Also, let me know if you would like an invitation to access to my Smith Robertson Family Tree on Ancestry. You can email me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 950sh – 1701 Baptism Registration – GGGGGG-Grandmother Eupham (née Horn) Scott

Good Day,

I have discovered the 1701 Baptism Registration for 6-times Great-Grandmother Eupham (née Horn) Scott in the “Old parochial registers for Duddingston. 1631-1854”.

Transcription –

Thursday 1703 May 27th Munday 17 November 1701

Andrew Horn in Magdalen Pans and
Eupham Sheells his spous had an infant bap-
tized A daughter Named Eupham Witnesses
Allexander & Patrick Sheills indwellers in Easter
Dudingstown and Robert Brown ______ in Dudingstown.

Source: Family History Library, FHL 1066683, Image 349 of 920

If someone can figure out the word at the end of the Registration before "in Dudingstown", please let me know.

Note: Thank-you AS. The registration date for the Baptism Registration is referenced from the Julian calendar, as opposed to the Gregorian calendar we use today.

I stumbled upon the following from the "Annals of Duddingston and Portobello" by William Baird, F.S.A. Scot, Edinburgh, Andrew Elliot, 17 Princes Street. 1898.

This information, as published, allows me to see and read that there may be some interactions between the Scott and Horn families of the time.

As follows -

“Other elders after this time are Mr Archibald Duncan, a son of the former Baron Bailie; James Williamson, sometime treasurer of the church; Andrew Horn (smith, and coal grieve to the Duchesses of Lauderdale and Argyle for fifty-four years), residing at Magdaline Pans, appointed treasurer in 1711; John Robertson, and Joseph Grier, clerk of kirk session. The predecessor of Joseph Grier was one John Golme, who, however, seems to have got into trouble, as he is incidentally mentioned in a minute of 11th January 1711 as being then in prison.

We have referred to the erection of pews in the church in 1676. These were occupied by the principal families of the parish, at a small rent, or ** seat mail," paid to the Treasurer yearly. From a memorandum left by that officer we give the names of those so occupying the seats in the year 1714, and for which a yearly sum of 15s was paid by each: — Archibald Duncan, son of William Duncan, and Baron Bailie; John Bobertson, farmer; James Williamson, Archibald Cook, David Scott, farmer; William Horn, Andrew Symington, John Cook, farmer, Crookston; John Black, John Craig, and John Johnston, Wm. Patton and John Lindsay, Bobert Duncan, Andrew Horn, farmer, Fillysidebank; Bobert Balderston, and finally the ''salters' seat," for which £2 was paid…

…with the parish, some of whose representatives are still to be found in the neighbourhood…

…James Dunoan, John Horn in Mibis, and Mrs Horn in Easter Duddingston; Peter Scott, Northfield, and his son Andrew ; Bidiard Sinclair, Alexander Livingston, Andrew Porteous, Mrs Johnston and William Srown, Bichard Bobertson, Mrs Horn and Andrew Horn, and Bobert Johnston. These paid 7s per annum, or £4 18s in all. '* The seat opposite the pulpit (the memorandum goes on to say) and next to Bobert Johnston pays 68 6d. The seat next the Whipman's seat in the east end of the kirk pays lOs 6d. The middlemost seat in the east end of the kirk pays 9s 6d. The seat next the door in the east end pays 10s."…”

6-times Great-Grandmother Eupham (née Horn) Scott is included in a Descendant Chart in Part 949ss.

My next posting will deal with a search for the Marriage Registration, if any of 6-times Great-Grandparents Patrick and Eupham (née Horn) Scott.

The search continues.  And I just keep on going.

Also, let me know if you would like an invitation to access to my Smith Robertson Family Tree on Ancestry. You can email me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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Part 949ss – 1703 Baptism Registration – GGGGGG-Grandfather Patrick (aka Peter) Scott

Good Day,

Today I have discovered the 1703 Baptism Registration for 6-times Great-Grandfather Patrick Scott in the “Old parochial registers for Duddingston. 1631-1854”.

I have also found that there may be an issue, in that at times GGGGGG-Grandfather Patrick was also known as Peter.

Transcription –

Thursday 1703 May 27th

This day David Scott fermourer in Easter Dunningstoun, and MargaretCrawfoord his spouse had a son baptized, and namedPatrick, Witnesses William Sheell fermourer in EasterDuddingstoun, Andrew Horn Coal-grieve, & James McClenan fermourerIn White Hill.

Source: Family History Library, FHL 1066683, Image 372 of 920

Thanks to TW and TD, they were able to assist with a definition of “fermourer”. “A fermourer was someone who tended a farm, including livestock and crops, but did not own it, (per ScotlandsPeople’s occupational glossary.)

6-times Great-Grandfather Patrick's 1703 Baptism Registration now introduces us to 7-times Great-Grandparents David and Margaret (née Crawfoord) Scott.

7-times Great-Grandfather David Scott was a fermourer.

Of course, I have created a new Patrick Scott Descendant Chart. This new Chart includes GGGGGG-Grandfather Patrick Scott's wife, GGGGGG-Grandmother Euphame Horn.

The Chart also includes their 9 children. I have been able to find the Baptism Registrations of each of the nine. I will provide them at a later date.

Just something that I would like to mention that may be one of my idiosyncrasies. I taught dialectical English for a number years in my tenure as a Teacher.  When I search and find the first document relating to an ancestor of mine, I typically will enter the first spelling of a name that I may encounter into my genealogy database. As we know, individuals may have multiple renditions and spellings of their names. Any additional one that I come across I will also enter the new one as an "alternate name".

The search continues.  And I just keep on going.

Also, let me know if you would like an invitation to access to my Smith Robertson Family Tree on Ancestry. You can email me at jsmith58@gmail.com.

If you have any comment, question, thought, idea please feel free to contact me via email at A Genealogy Hunt or jsmith58@gmail.com.

Regards,

Jim

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