James Scott Penang and his descendents

[jamboree]

Hi everyone

I am trying to locate the family of James Scott b 1 Oct 1746 and baptised 6 Oct 1745 at Westmuirdean.  James was the son of William Scott and Barbara Makdougal.

Siblings include:
Walter b 1745
Robert b 1748
Mary b 1750
George b 1752
William b 1754
Barbara b 1761

James is the first cousin, once removed of Sir Walter Scott   He served in the navy during the Seven Years War and then later went to the East Indies as a "country trader".  He lived on the island of Phuket (Junk Ceylon) and Penang (Prince of Wales Island).  His uncle Robert had been a Captain with the East India Company. One son William became harbour master and postmaster in Singapore, while another son Robert settled in Java. Other members of the family lived on the Malaysian peninsula until recent times.

I am interested in James Scott for historical research and would like to find out more about the other members of his family 

Any assistance greatly appreciated

JanHerivel
Sydney

[winsonsaw2003]

Hello Jan,

 His niece,Elizabeth Scott married Thomas Church,Resident Councillor of Singapore in 1830'S.

Do you have information about them?.

Best regards,
Winson Saw

[jamboree]

Hello Winston

I only have basic information on this line - my focus is James Scott and his immediate family as that is the focus of my PhD.

Cheers
Jan Herivel

[paralleluniverse]

Hello Jan,

Last week I hiked the hill in Penang to see first time myself the ruins of James Scott's house where the jungle has returned over the past 2 centuries.

When I mentioned this "discovery", was told that a grandson of James named Philip was a school contemporary of my dad at St Xaviers Institution, in Penang, in his teenage years. Philip was about 2 yrs older. From hearsay, it seemed Philip eventually left Penang for India before the Japanese invasion of Malaya.

By the way, the Penang Heritage Trust www.pht.org.my might have information that you might find useful.   Regards, David

[jamboree]

Hi David,

I hadn't realised that there was still something remaining of Scott's house on the hill. I must have a look next time I get to Penang. I spent two years living in Penang at the beginning of the 1980's and have been back a couple of times to see the changes!

I haven't found a grandson named Phillip as yet - while I am tracing Scott's family tree, my real interest is because he is the subject of my PhD thesis.
I have contacted the PHT previously but there is little that I don't already have and I am lucky that another person Roger Scott Lewis is researching Scott as well. He spends some time in Pg each year and cleans Scott's grave.

Thank you for your message. The descendents of Scott are elusive.

Regards
Jan Sydney Oz