David Scott Jr was born in Brechin, Scotland, son of David Sr. He worked for a while in the family business, Lamb & Scott. He married Hannah Dick and they had five children before emigrating to America where they had another four children.
What was the family business? Who were David’s ancestors?
Brechin is a small city in Angus, between Dundee and Aberdeen in the east of Scotland. Its main industries during the 18th and 19th centuries were whisky distilling, and linen weaving and manufacturing.
David SCOT b. abt. 1740, m. Anne FAIRWEATHER
David SCOT b. 1760 m. 1782 Christian WALLACE
David was a weaver.
George SCOTT 1787–1876, m. 1809 Margaret RONALD (1786–1846)
George seems to be the first to spell the surname with the second t. He started off as a weaver like his father, but between his marriage in 1809 and the publication of the first trade directories in 1838, he became a linen manufacturer.
George and Margaret had at least four children, and are buried in the cathedral churchyard.
David SCOTT b. 1813 m. 1838 Mary Ann MONRO
David was a linen manufacturer, running Lamb & Scott, one of the three major linen businesses in Brechin. He was made Provost (a Scottish mayor) for 1870–1871.
Mary Ann was the daughter of Alexander Monro, who ran one of the other Brechin linen businesses.
They had ten children between 1840 and 1860:
On 21 November 1888, they celebrated their Golden Wedding at Newington House, Brechin. Seventy-three friends came to the afternoon gathering, and family and close friends attended the celebration dinner.
George Alexander SCOTT 1840–1915, m. Helen Wallace NIMMO
As the oldest son, George took over the family linen manufacturing business. He, too, became Provost of Brechin 1897–1900 and was one of the founders of Brechin Cricket Club.
David SCOTT 1848–1929, m. 1871 Hannah Mcindoe DICK (1849–1911)
David was still living at home in April 1871 at the time of the census, and got married in June 1871. They had five children in Brechin before emigrating to Oregon in 1880, where they subsequently had four more children (one of whom died at birth).
Hannah was married from her home at Carolina Port House, 91 Broughty Ferry Road, Dundee. She was the daughter of David Dick, a jute merchant and manufacturer whose office was a few doors away from Lamb & Scott’s, and his wife Hannah Mcindoe, born in Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.