'Scott19'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Scott of Greenwall, Scott of Scarpoe, Scott of Voesgarth

                               
James Scott of Voesgarth (a 1640, to Shetland in 1630)
m1. (1639) Agnes Black (dau of Thomas Black of Strom)
1. James Scott of Voesgarth (b 03.05.1642, d 11.09.1695)
  m. (1655) Janet Pitcairn (dau of Andrew Pitcairn of Scarpoe)
  A. James Scott of Voesgarth (d 15.11.1716)
  m1. Katherine Ross (dau of John Ross of Uyea Sound)
  i. John Scott (d young)
  ii. Janet Scott
  m1. John Catanach (d 05.1717, minister of Unst)
m2. John Henderson of Midgarth
  iii. Bathsheba Scott
  m. James Scott of Scarpoe @1@ below
  iv. Margaret Scott
  m. John Ross of Lund
  m2. Katherine Neven (dau of Gilbert Neven of Scousburgh)
  v. John Scott (d 15.11.1716, 2nd son of this marriage)
m. (1701) Ursula Bruce (dau/coheir of Gilbert Bruce of Muness)
  a. James Scott of Voesgarth (dsp 1727)
  m. Margaret Cheyne (dau of George Cheyne of Esslemont)
  b. Gilbert Basil Scott of Voesgarth (d 1734)
  m. (23.12.1729) Margaret Mitchell (dau of Sir John Mitchell of Westshore, Bart)
  (1) Margaret Scott (b 1732, d infant)
  c. Charles Scott of Voesgarth (b 1708, d 1758)
  m. (1740) Margaret Bathsheba Scott (dau of John Scott of Scarpoe) @2@ below
  (1) John Scott of Voesgarth (b 1741, d unm 1760)
  (2) Gilbert Basil Scott of Voesgarth (b 1744, d 1786)
  m. (19.07.1773) Janet Sanderson (dau/coheir of Thomas Sanderson of Buness)
(3) Barbara Scott
  m. (1783) John Scott of Greenwall @3@ below
  (4) Bruce Scott
  m. (1784) Magnus Robertson of Gravaland & Gutcher
  (5)+ other issue - James, Andrew (dsp), Charlotte
  d. John Scott (dsp)
  e. Elizabeth Scott
  m. (1721) Andrew Bruce of Mursetter
f. Katherine Scott
  m. Magnus Henderson of Buness
  g. Margaret Scott
  m. William Spence of Hammer
vi. Andrew Scott of Greenwall
  The following comes from 'The County Families of the Zetland Islands' by Francis Grant, 1893 ('Scott of Voesgarth', 'Scott of Greenwall', p229).
  m. (04.02.1728) Janet Mitchell (dau of Sir John Mitchell of Westshore)
  a. James Scott of Greenwall (d unm 1744)
  b. John Scott of Greenwall (d 1796)
  m. (1783) Barbara Scott (dau of Charles Scott of Velsgarth (Voesgarth)) @3@ above
  (1) Andrew Scott of Greenwall (b 1784, d 21.04.1825)
  (2)+ other issue - Basil, Charles, Margaret
  c. Elizabeth Scott
  m. James Neven
  d.+ other issue - Janet, Margaret, Katherine
  vii. Katherine Scott
  m. (1708) James Ogilvy of Stove
viii.+ other issue - James (d young), Gilbert (cdsp), Elizabeth, Jean
  B. John Scott of Scarpoe (d 1724)
  The following comes from 'The County Families of the Zetland Islands' by Francis Grant, 1893 ('Scott of Voesgarth', 'Scott of Scarpoe', p228).
  m1. (1697) Jean Neven (dau of Gilbert Neven of Windhouse & Scousburgh, widow of Laurence Edmonston of Hascosay)
  i. James Scott of Scarpoe (b 1701, d 1738)
  m. Bathsheba Scott (dau of James Scott of Voesgarth) @1@ above
  a. Janet Scott
  m1. Henry Tyrie of Queyon
  m2. John Ross in Unst
  b.+ other issue - Rosanna, Margaret
  ii. Katherine Scott
  m. David or Daniel Spence of Swarrister
  iii. Janet Scott
  m. James Spence of Birrier
iv. Elizabeth Scott
  m. Henry Tyrie of Queyon
  m2. Barbara Mitchell (dau of John Mitchell of Berrie, widow of Rev. William Binning of Tingwall)
  v. John Scott
  vi. Margaret Scott
  m. (1740) Charles Scott of Voesgarth @2@ above
  C. Andrew Scott
  D. Elizabeth Scott
  m. Gilbert Henderson of Midgarth
2. Jean Scott
  m. John Richardson (shipmaster)
m2. Elizabeth Bruce (dau of Andrew Bruce of Muness, widow of Andrew Pitcairn of Scarpoe)
3. Andrew Scott
4. Elizabeth Scott
  m. (01.1657) Ninian Henderson of Gardie

Main source(s): 'The County Families of the Zetland Islands' by Francis Grant, 1893 ('Scott of Voesgarth', p225+) with input as reported above
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