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William Scott of Thirlestane

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Thirlestane in Selkirkshire should not be confused with Thirlestane in Roxburghshire, which is associated with the Kerrs, and later the Scott-Kerrs of Chatto and Sunlaws. Such confusion has led to the assumption that the Kerrs of Chatto are buried in Greyfriars. This is not the case. The Kerrs and
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The austere vault of the Scotts of Thirlestane, Greyfriars Kirkyard, built to defend against grave-robbing
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Scott-Kerrs of Chatto and Sunlaws are buried at Sunlaws and Roxburgh, and possibly Hownam.
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He died on 8 October 1725. He is buried in the sealed south-west section of
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William trained as a lawyer in Edinburgh and was admitted a member of the
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on the death of his grandmother, who was predeceased by his mother.
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In 1699, Scott married Elizabeth, only surviving child of
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in 1679 at Elphinstone Court near the Scottish mint.
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Sir William Scott of Thirlestane

Neo-Latin
Baronet
Thirlestane
Selkirkshire
William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian
Edinburgh
Faculty of Advocates
entail
Thirlestane
Greyfriars Kirkyard
Edinburgh
Archibald Pitcairne
macaronic verse
ballad
Francis Sempill
James Paterson
Margaret Brisbane, 5th Lady Napier
Dirleton
East Lothian
Francis Scott
Lord Napier





Lee, Sidney
"Scott, William (1674?-1725)" 

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