Rebecca SCOTT
- Born
- 1820-01-01 12:00:00
- Died
- 1906-11-18 12:00:00
- Gender
- Female
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in UK
Rebecca SCOTT is my 2x-great-grandmother.
According to her New Zealand death certificate, she was 86 years old when she died, indicating she was born in c. 1820. Place of birth is recorded as Londonderry, Ireland, and her parents were John SCOTT and Matila SCOTT (though she was recorded as Martha SCOTT on Rebecca's brother New Zealand death certificate). She married Robert SCOTT (son of Robert SCOTT and Mary STEWART) in Curragh, Ireland (presumably County Londonderry).
She had seven children that I am aware of: Joseph (b. c. 1844), Sarah (b. 1846), Rebecca (b.1848), Stewart (b. 1852), Elizabeth (b. 1854), Margaret Jane (b. 1857), and Willam John (b. 1859). Sarah, Rebecca, Stewart, and Elizabeth were baptised in the Presbyterian church in Donaghmore, County Donegal. Margaret Jane, and Willaim John were baptised in the First Derry Presbyterian Church in Londonderry. I cannot find Joseph's baptism (his date of birth is derived from the information provided on his death certificate).
The family is thought to have emigrated to Scotland in the mid-1860s. They appear in the 1871 Scottish census in Glasgow.
Most of the family emigrated to New Zealand separately. Rebecca SCOTT emigrated with her husband and youngest son, departing 27 August 1876 and arrived at Port Chalmers 18 November 1876.
Rebecca died 18 November 1906 and is buried in Dunedin, New Zealand.
