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Alexander Andrew Scott 1578 – 1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1578

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1665

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Patrik Scott

Mother: Margaret (Dickonson)

Spouse(s): Margaret Laing, Mary Scott

Children(s): David Scotach)

Alexander Andrew Scott was born in 1578 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, the child of Patrik Scott and Margaret Dickinson (Dickonson). Alexander Andrew Scott later married Margaret Laing and Mary Scott, and together they raised children including David Scott (Gaelic Scotach). In 1665, Alexander Andrew Scott passed away in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Parents

Patrik Scott
1548 – 1609
Birth Location: Perthshire, Scotland
PS
Margaret (Dickonson)
1550 – 1597
Birth Location: Coppull Hall, Lancashire
M(

Spouses(s)

Margaret Laing
1578 – 1621
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
ML
Mary Scott
1578 – 1621
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

David Scotach)
1598 – 1637
Birth Location: Brechin, Angus, Scotland
DS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1578
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1665
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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