John Scott

Birth Name John Scott
Gender male
Age at Death unknown

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth about 1835 Ireland   1a
child's birthplace (Father) May 16, 1861 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States 142 Purchase 2a
Event Note

daughter Rebecca Jane was born at 142 Purchase

Residence (Father) August 5, 1863 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States 142 Purchase 2b
Event Note

daughter Eliza was born at 142 Purchase

Census (Head) 1865 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States Ward 7 3a
Event Note

1865 Census of Massachusetts, Boston, Ward 7
Household number: 2497
Reel Number: 29
Volume Number: 32

John Scott, 45, seaman, born in England, ratable polls column checked
Margaret Scott, 40, born in Ireland, cannot read or write
Rebecca J Scott, 4, born in Massachusetts

Census (Head) August 1, 1870 Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States   4a
Event Note

1870 Census Ward 1 Charlestown
August 1, 1870
[same page as Margaret's brother Jeremiah, who had their mother in his household.]

John Scott, 36, sailor, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, citizenship column not checked, cannot read or write
Margaret Scott, 45, keeps house, born in Ireland, parents of foreign birth, cannot read or write
Rebecca Scott, 9, school, born in Massachusetts, cannot read or write

Census (Head) June 9, 1880 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States   5a
Event Note

1880 Census, Boston, ED 617, sheet 266B, census page 30
June 9, 1880
at 160 Salem Street

John Scott, 45, laborer, born in Ireland, parents also
Margaret Scott, 50, born in Ireland, parents also
Rebecca Scott, 19, daughter, dressmaker, born in Boston

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXJ-WQ1 : accessed 2 March 2016), John Scott, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 617, sheet 266B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0553; FHL microfilm 1,254,553.

death of child (Father) September 20, 1890 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States 13 Margaret Street, Boston 6a
Event Note

Margaret and John's daughter Rebecca died at 13 Margaret Street, Boston

Death        

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father George Scott
Mother Ellen
         John Scott about 1835

Families

Family of John Scott and Margaret Donovan

Married Wife Margaret Donovan ( b. about 1827 d. February 9, 1898 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage June 24, 1860 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States   1a
Event Note

Marriages Registered in Boston, 1860, page 71
June 24, 1860
John Scott, 25, a mariner, parents: George and Ellen,
Margaret Donovan, 27, parents: James and Mary
both residing in Boston, both born in Ireland. first marriage for both.
married by C Lynch, Boston

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWYP-BVD : accessed 9 February 2016), John Scott and Margaret Donovan, 24 Jun 1860; citing p71 n1268, Boston, Massachusetts, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,018.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Rebecca Jane ScottMay 16, 1861September 20, 1890
Eliza ScottAugust 5, 1863August 8, 1863

Source References

  1. Massachusetts Marriages
      • Page: Scott-Donovan, June 24, 1860, Boston, page 71
  2. Massachusetts Births
      • Page: Rebecca Jane Scott, May 16, 1861, Boston.
      • Page: Eliza Scott, August 5, 1863, Boston
  3. 1865 Massachusetts Census
      • Page: Ward 7, Boston, Household number: 2497, Reel Number: 29, Volume Number: 32
  4. 1870 United States Census
      • Page: Charlestown, Ward 1, p 191
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3D-D41 : 12 April 2016), Jeremiah Donnavan, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 191, family 1527, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,124.

  5. 1880 United States Census
      • Page: John Scott, Boston, ED 617, sheet 266B, census page 30
  6. Massachusetts Deaths
      • Page: Rebecca J Scott, September 20, 1890, Boston, page 316