John Dixon Scott of Bothwell

[Newcapriol]

Hi I'm looking for information on my great, great grandfather, John Dixon Scott and his family. I believe he was born about 1825, possibly Old Monkland, but the Censues from 1861 to 1901 provide a number of different locations, including Bothwell. I have not been able to locate him on the 1841 or 1851 Censuses, so I have no clues as to the identity of his parents. He married Elizabeth Kerr, 23rd November 1851, at Bothwell, Lanarkshire. I know of only 3 children:
John (c.1853-?)
David (1857-?)
Elizabeth (c.1861-1921) - who was my great grandmother

The family lived in Bothwell:
Road to Edinburgh (1861)
Cullans Land, Bothwell, (1871)
Bairds Land, Bothwell (1881)
E & G Road, Baird Land, Bothwell (1891)
Sykead, Main Street, Bothwell (1901)

He seems to have been a Carter by trade, although on the marriage certificate of his daughter Elizabeth to Jabez Burt in 1878 he is described as a Storekeepers van driver.

His son John Scott, a pit fireman in 1871, married a Margaret Walker, but I don't know when. The had at least 3 children:
Margaret
Arthur
John William (“Willie”)

As far as I know, David Scott never married. He was a Pupil teacher in 1871 and a Roll turner in 1891.



Does anyone know anything about this family?

[Jo Simpsons]

This may be a fluke but on the 1851 census there is a
"John Dockson Scott"
Low Unthank, Bellshill Bothwell
John Scott, head, 77, Carrier,
Isabella, wife, 54,
John Dockson, son, 26, Carrier
William, son, 23, Labourer carter
Jane Scott, daur, 17,
Thomas, son, 10,
John, grandson, 3

Jo :)

[Newcapriol]

Thanks, I think you have found him.