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THE DESCENDANTS OF SIR WALTER SCOTT

Sir Walter Scott married Charlotte Charpentier in 1797. He was survived by his four children Sophia, Walter, Anne and Charles.

To find out more about the descendants of Sir Walter Scott, please click below :

Scotts Children

Scott had four children, Sophia, Walter, Anne and Charles 

Charlotte and John Hope Scott

On the death of Scott’s son Walter in 1847, Abbotsford passed to Scott’s granddaughter, Charlotte.

Mary Monica Maxwell Scott

Mary Monica Hope Scott was born in 1852 and married the Hon Joseph Constable-Maxwell in 1874. They adopted the surname Maxwell Scott.

Major General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott

Major General Sir Walter Maxwell Scott was born in 1875. He married Mairi Richmond Macdougall in 1918 and they had two children, Patricia and Jean.

Dame Jean and Mrs Patricia Maxwell Scott

Patricia Maxwell Scott was born in 1921 and married Harold Boulton in 1944. The marriage was annulled and Patricia reverted to the Maxwell Scott surname in 1951.

Scott's Family Today

Although at one time reduced to just one individual, Mary Monica Hope-Scott, Sir Walter Scott now has many direct descendants in the UK, Australia and Canada.

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