Last week, I featured Mary Scott, the wife of Alfred Docwra, who came to Australia from Cambridgeshire in England. This week I will be featuring my other ancestor, also named Mary Scott. My ancestral line is: 1 Lois Whimpey 2 Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009) 3 Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990) 6 Wilfred Palmer Marr (1892-1955) 7… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Scott (Cumberland, England to Australia)
I have two branches of my family with the Scott surname, both beginning with a Mary Scott. This week, I will be looking at the family of the Mary Scott who was married to Alfred Docwra. My ancestral line is: 1 Lois Whimpey 2 Ivon Walter Whimpey (1923-2009) 3 Edith Jean Marr (1922-1990) 6 Wilfred… Continue reading Surname Saturday – Scott (Cambridgeshire to Australia)
Amy Johnson Crow introduced the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge on her No Story Too Small blog in 2014. This year she continued the challenge, but also added a weekly theme. This week’s theme is: Week 32 (August 6-12) – 32. For Week 32, let’s focus on one of your 32 3rd-great-grandparents. (If you’ve already written… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #32 Mary Scott
Last week my ancestor of the week was Mary Scott. This week I decided to look at her father, Joseph Scott. As mentioned last week, Mary, and her brother David, were listed on the 1851 census in the household of Emma Scott at Bassingbourn. Mary was listed as Emma’s daughter in law. The census also… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #21 Joseph Scott
I recently received a query, asking how David was related to me, and if the information I had was confirmed against Australian records. My 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks post this week was for Mary Scott, David’s sister. In this post, I set out how I had confirmed that Mary and David were brother and… Continue reading David Scott (1833-1910)
I recently received a request for more information about David Scott, which meant that I did some more research on the Scott family. I therefore decided that this week my ancestor would be Mary Scott. Mary Scott was married to Alfred Docwra, who was my ancestor in Week 2. One of the earliest certificates I… Continue reading 52 Ancestors #20 Mary Scott (1830-1885)
