William Edward
(Willem Edward)
Scott
Born about in Breede Rivier, Swellendam, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Brother of
Johannes Daniel van Coller [half], Susanna Marthina (Scott) Kleynhans [half], Christina Hendrina Susanna (Scott) de Wit [half] and Hendrik Louis Scott [half]
Husband of
Martha Magdalena (de Buys) Scott
— married
7 Aug 1848 in Riversdale, Cape Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Willem Marthinus Scott and De Buys Scott
Died
at about age 54
in Welgevonde, Winburg, Oranje Vrijstaat
Profile last modified
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Biography
William Edward was born about 1826 in the Swellendam district. When he married in 1848 he was a farmer at Spiegels Rivier in the Buffelsdrift district. He passed away in 1880 at Welgevonde.
Baptism
Baptised on 10 June 1827 by the DRC at Swellendam. Witnesses were Johannes Isaac Cronje, Johanna Jacoba van Wyk, William Edward Scott. His mother had died by the time of his baptism.
Sources
- Baptism: "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K5W-51YS : Sat Mar 09 13:07:09 UTC 2024), Entry for William Edward Scott and Susanna Catharina Cronje, 10 Jun 1827.
- Marriage: "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZHB-7NBH : Sun Mar 10 23:21:59 UTC 2024), Entry for William Edward Scott and Martha Magdalena Debuys, 7 Aug 1848.
- Death Notice: "South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7B45-T5W2 : Sat Mar 09 07:38:44 UTC 2024), Entry for William Edward Scott, 1880.
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