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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Aberdeenshire => Topic started by: VelkyAl on Friday 02 October 20 16:09 BST (UK)
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I am trying to work out whether my 5th great grandfather could have had Irish roots. I am putting this in the Aberdeenshire area because he married one Barbara Johnston in Aberdeen on November 15 1773, and other than him being born in 1750 and a sailor, that is basically all I know and have been able to find.
Can anyone help?
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The problem is Scot/Scott are one in the same and there a zillions of them. There is even a John Scott who married a Barbara Johnstone 7 years later in Angus.
So the more information you can provide the more eyes will look.
Who were their children and when/where were they born. The majority of Scot's followed the infamous Scottish naming pattern which might help in providing clues to John and Barbara's parents and their origins.
Don
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There were more than 400 John Scott’s born in Scotland 1740 – 1758, 10 in Abeerdeenshire.
There were six possible Barbara’s born in Aberdeenshire none in Aberdeen.
Did the marriage record give ant additional information?
As far as I can see they only had one child in Aberdeen, below.
SCOTT JOHN JOHN SCOTT/BARBARA JOHNSTONE 26/02/1775 Aberdeen
There were two other marriages of John Scott to Barbara Johnston/e in
St Vigeans & Arbirlot Angus, both couples had children there.
Colin