Descendants of William SCOTT
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Bellshill Relief Church:
Birth: 9 Apr 1778 at Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents at Muirmadzeon
Baptism: 19 Apr 1778 at Bellshill, Lanarkshire, ScotlandAccording to his death certificate he was a master mason, born about 1778 born Muirmadzeon, near Bellshill, parish of Bothwell, with parents of Thomas Scott and Janet Hamilton. Muirmadzeon (spellings vary greatly) is a small collection of houses on the road between Bellshill and Holytown in the Parish of Bothwell.
There are some trees that have John Scott born 9 Apr 1778 in Bellshill. The record for this has not yet been found. He was baptised on the 19th of April in Bellshill Relief Church.
JJohn Scott and Sarah Lochead's childrens names also support him having parents of Thomas and Janet. His childrens names are:
1st Margaret - Sarah's mother's name
2nd Thomas - John's father's name
3rd Margaret - Sarah's mother's name again
4th Janet - John's mother's name
5th Matthew - Sarah's father's nameIn the 1838 and 1839 General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Male Head of Families Roll, in the Glsssford Parish is listed:
John Scott, mason, address - Westquarter.John Scott's death registration is a mine of information.
On 18 July 1855 at Bellshill, Parish of Bothwell died John Scott, of old age when aged 77, a master mason, born Muirmadzeon, near Bellshill, parish of Bothwell. Father Thomas Scott, master mason (deceased), mother Janet Scott (maiden name Hamilton) (deceased). Married to Sarah Lochhead (deceased).
Issue:
1st Thomas, 51
2nd Margaret, 49
3rd Janet dec: aet 40 in 1848
4th Matthew, 45
5th James, 43
6th Christina, 41
7th John, 39
8th Robert, 34
9th William dec:aet 28 in 1846
10th David, 31
11th Jane, 29
Buried in the Church Yard of Bellshill. Informant John Scott, son.
Baptism SP: SCOTT JANET, JOHN SCOTT/SARAH LOCHHEAD FR354 (FR354), F, 05/07/1807, 625/10 481, Bothwell
"Janet lawful daughter of John Scott mason at Muirmadzen and his spouse Sarah Lochhead was born 24th Jun and baptised 5th of July 1807"Baptism: Janet Scott
Christening Date: 05 Jul 1807
Christening Place: BOTHWELL, LANARK, SCOTLAND
Birth Date: 24 Jun 1807
Father's Name: John Scott
Mother's Name: Sarah Lochhead
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11625-2
System Origin Scotland-VR
GS Film number 1042964
Reference ID 2:15JCS4HThere is a reference to a James Scott the illigitimate son of James Taylor and Janet Scott -
Birth SP: SCOTT JAMES, JAMES TAYLOR/JANET SCOTT, 21 AUGUST 1838, 1842, BELLSHILL RELIEF
"1842 Baptisms in the Relief Church Bellshill
James Natural Son to James Taylor & Janet Scott was born at Unthank unpon the 21 August 1838 and Baptised by the Revd. John Wilson." As discussed below it is reasonably possible that James Taylor did not father James Scott by Janet Scott, if indeed James Taylor ever existed.In her father's death registration his 3rd child is listed as Janet who was deceased in 1848, aged 40. This gives her birth as about 1808 similar to the above.
In the 1841 Census of Bothwell (ED3 page 7) a Janet Scott, a female servant, was living with the William Jamieson, a surgeon, aged 35, in Bellshill, Bothwell of Lanarkshire. She was born in Lanarkshire and was aged 31.
In the Death Registration of James Scott in 1901 his mother was listed as Janet Scott, housekeeper (deceased). He was also described as illegitimate.
In 1841 her son James was living with his grandparents (John Scott and Sarah Lochhead) also in Bothwell, under the name of James Taylor, aged 2. Then in the 1851 census he is still living with John and Sarah Scott, as James Taylor, aged 12. From at least 1858 and onwards he goes by the name James Scott.
Oral family history reports that Janet Scott's son, James Scott, was the illegitimate son of Sir William Houldsworth and Janet Scott (an upstairs-downstairs affair) and that James Scott got money but not the name of his father. The William Houldsworth was reported not to have had any legitimate children of his own. There is some basis for this view as James Scott had a long term role at the Coltness iron works and the Coltness Ironworks were opened in 1839 by the Houldsworth family at Newmains. When James Scott died he had a substantial portion of shares in the Coltness Ironworks. There are at least two DNA matches to Jane Margaret SCOTT that have HOULDSWORTH's as a common ancestor which tend to confirm this verbal family history.
As from her father's death registration, Janet Scott died in 1848, when aged 40, ie about 10 years after James Scott's birth.
1848 SCOTT, JANET (Other Church Registers Burials CH3/1037/12 29 BELLSHILL RELIEF
"Janet Scott of Low Unthank was buried 13 November 1848."Low Unthank was at the Bellshill end of Muirmadzen.
A number of William Houldsworths have been identified in the Houldsworth family. A Sir William Houldsworth was born in 1834 and was clearly too young to be James' father. A possible father was William Henry Houldsworth born in 1798 or William Houldsworth born in 1770. In the 1841 census William Henry Houldsworth lived at Belvidere House, Barony, with his wife Mary and six children and six servants. It is conceivable that Janet Scott had been an earlier servant at that house when she conceived James Scott. This relationship thus can only be supposition and needs further confirmation. The lands of Belvidere extend to twenty-five acres, and are situated about two miles eastward from Glasgow, on the line of "London Road" leading from Bridgeton to Clyde Iron Works. But this William Henry Houldsworth had a number of legitimate children and so is not entirely consistent with the oral family history.Another William Houldsworth of Farnsfield, Nottingham, who was born in 1770 is another possibility. He was passed the Coltness estate in 1852 on the death of his brother Thomas. This William (b1770) did not have any legitimate children of his own but was not as clear if he was involved in the Glasgow iron business until well after James was born. So it is not possible to completely align the oral family history with the facts. What is clear is that James was associated with the Houldsworths and that he was wealthy even though his mother died young. His father could have been:
* William Henry Houldsworth b1798 - but he was not a Sir and had legitimate children
* William Houldsworth b1770 - but he was not as clearly involved in Coltness until after James' birth although did not have his own legitimate children
* Sir William Houldsworth b1834 - but was clearly too young
* Thomas Houldsworth b1771 - who was the owner of Coltness in 1837 and did not have any legitimate children (but is not a William?)
* A DNA match between an Andrew Wilde and Jane Margaret Scott has been found that would seem to indicate that the Houldsworth as a father of James would more likely be of an older generation than the William Henry Houldsworth b1798. If the above William Houldsworth b1770 or Thomas Houldsworth b1771 was the father of James Scott, Andrew Wilde and Jane Scott would have been 6th cousins 3 times removed. Their common ancestors would be Francis HOULDSWORTH and Hannah. Andrew and Jane's DNA match is only 7cM across 1 segment.It is noted that James Scott's last son was called William Henry Scott. It is possible that he named this child after his father William Houldsworth.
William Houldsworth's (b1798) father, or William Houldsworth (b1770)'s brother Henry Houldsworth bought the Coltness Estate near Wishaw in Lanarkshire in 1836 and set up the Coltness Iron Works in 1839. He was 62 years old at the time. The success of Coltness led to the founding of the Dalmellington Iron Company in 1848. The Company remained in the control of the Houldsworth family, firstly via Henry's children and later his grandchildren until 1906.
Baptism Scotland People: SCOTT WILLIAM, father JOHN SCOTT, mother SARAH LOCHHEAD FR383 (FR383) M 16/05/1819 625/10 538 Bothwell
"William lawful son of John Scott and his spouse Sarah Lochhead born 12th and baptised 16th May 1819"Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
William Scott
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 12 May 1819
Baptism Date: 16 May 1819
Baptism Place: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Father: John Scott
Mother: Sarah Lochhead
FHL Film Number: 1042964
Reference ID: 2:15JD47SWilliam was a shoemaker, living at Low Unthank in 1841.
In his father, John's death registration of 1855, William is listed as having deceased in 1846 when aged 28. ie born about 1818.
Bellshill Relief Church:
Birth: 5 May 1784 at Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Baptism: 9 May 1784 at Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents in Muirmaden.1841 Scotland Census
Civil parish Bothwell Lanarkshire
Address Muirmadkin
Parish Number 625
Household members
Name Age
Robert Scott 60 Cotton H L W, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet Mackie 50
James Scott 30
William Scott 25
John Scott 20Death SP: SCOTT ROBERT, mother - HAMILTON, 1860, 625/1 30, Bothwell
Death registration:
District of Bothwell, Lanark
Robert Scott, married, Weaver, died 6th March 1860 at Muirmadzean, aged 77, father - Thomas Scott, Mason (deceased), mother - Janet Scott m.s. Hamilton (deceased). informant: James Scott, Son, Muirmadzean.
Death Registration:
District of Bothwell, Lanark
Janet Scott, widow of Robert Scott, cotton weaver, died 5th April 1871, aged 80 years. Father - James Mackie, Mason (deceased), mother - Margaret Mackie m.s. Meikle (deceased). Informant: Robert Scott, son, Bredisholm Forge
Birth SP: SCOTT THOMAS, ROBERT SCOTT/JANET MACKIE FR357 (FR357), M, 01/05/1808, 625/10 486, Bothwell
Birth SP: SCOTT JAMES, ROBERT SCOTT/JANET MACKIE FR365 (FR365), M, 23/12/1810, 625/10 501, Bothwell
Birth SP: SCOTT ROBERT, ROBERT SCOTT/JANET MACKIE FR371 (FR371), M, 25/09/1813, 625/10 513, Bothwell
Robert was the informant on Janet Mackie's death registration of 1871 as her son.
North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917
Janet Scott
Residence: Fairgreaves Land, Bellshill
Marital Status: Single, Sewer, fractured thigh
Admission Age: 59
Record Type: General Register of Poor
Birth Date: abt 1830
Birth Place: Bothwell
Admission Date: 10 Oct 1889
Died: 3 Jan 1907
Admission Place: Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Father: Robert Scott (deceased)
Mother: Janet Mackie (deceased)
Baptism SP: SCOTT DAVID, THOMAS SCOTT/JANNET HAMILTON, 21 JULY 1787, 29 JULY 1787, BELLSHILL RELIEF
"David son lawful to Thomas Scott and his spouse Jannet Hamilton was born July 21st baptised 29th said month"
Birth SP: SCOTT MARGARET, DAVID SCOTT/JANET BROWN FR379,(FR379), F, 31/07/1817, 625/10 530, Bothwell
Birth SP: SCOTT WILLIAM, DAVID SCOTT/JANET BROWN FR383,(FR383), M, 14/06/1819, 625/10 538, Bothwell
