SCOTT, Abraham (Grimwade p.281 & 356)

[MCB]

He was christened at St Sepulchre, Holborn in 1793 the son of John and Alice.
Indentures were signed in 1808 for Abraham son of John Scott, toyman of West Smithfield to be the apprentice of Joseph Partridge, Merchant Taylor.
He married Elizabeth Hayes Hands in 1815 at St Marylebone. He was from St Bartholomew parish and she was a minor from St Marylebone parish born in Oxford around 1798.
Indentures were signed in 1816 for William son of Thomas English, wine merchant of West Smithfield to be the apprentice of Abraham Scott, Merchant Taylor.
Christening records at St Sepulchre provide the following information:-
1818-23 Abraham is shown as a gentleman from Smithfield,
1825-33 he is shown as a jeweller or wholesale jeweller from the same address,
1837-8 he is shown as a jeweller or wholesale jeweller from 19 Charterhouse Square.
He entered a maker’s mark at Goldsmiths Hall in 1828 as a smallworker from West Smithfield, in 1830 and 1834 as a goldworker from Smithfield and in 1842 as a goldworker from 59-60 Red Lion Street.
The 1841 UK Census recorded the family at the Charterhouse Square address where he is shown as a merchant.
His burial in 1849 aged 56 years is recorded in the St James, St Pancras register; his last address was Oster Hills, St Albans.
His wife aged 53 years and his family are shown at that address on the 1851 Census.

[MCB]

The Will of Abraham Scott, wholesale jeweller late of 19 Charterhouse Square, was proved for probate on 5th April 1849 (National Archives reference PROB 11/2092/20).

[OMWattsy]

Hi,
Abraham Scott had a son William and a grandson Percy who were all jewellers.
Is anything known of Percy's professional life?
My mother is a grand daughter of Percy Scott and Ellen Rosa Kennett and knew little of her grandparents as her parents moved to Sydney Australia at a young age.
Hope you can help
Mick Watts

[dognose]

Hi Mick,

Welcome to the Forum.

Thanks for adding the extra information.

There were at least two William Scotts in the trade at London at this time. Do you have any further information, middle names, addresses, etc.?

Trev.

[silverly]

Percy Scott is listed in the 1881 UK Census at Oster Hills St Albans St Michael, Hertfordshire, England in the employ of his father as a jeweller. He is listed in the 1891 UK Census at Poplar Lodge Clapham, London, England as a traveller jeweller. He is listed in the 1901 UK Census at 2 Woodhouse Lane Finchley, Middlesex, England as a jeweller's com. agent. He is listed in the 1911 UK Census at Prittlewell, Essex, England as a wholesale jeweller. He is listed in the 1921 Hughes Business Directory for London England at 12 & 14 Beak St Regent St W under the heading of Jewellers, Who. & Mfg.

[OMWattsy]

Thanks Silverly for filling in the detail.

Hi,
This is a summary of what I know:
Abraham Scott’s professional life has already been documented above.
Together with his wife Elizabeth Hayes Hands, he purchased Oster Hills residence at St Albans in 1850 and died early the following year. (Oster Hills is the link between the three generations of jewellers).
William Scott was born in the 1824 and married Mary Ann in 1853.
The 1862 Directory lists William Scott, Esq, at Oster Hills, and similar entries continued until at least 1890. The 1881 census shows William as a wholesale Jeweller “In The Employ Of Head Of Family (Jeweller)”. Financial problems (bankruptcy) loomed and in June 1892 Oster Hills was put on the market by order of the Mortgagees. There were even criminal proceedings taken against William Scott, which led to him being sentenced to four weeks in prison (without hard labour).
Percy Scott, a son of William and Mary Ann, was born in Finchley, Middlesex in 1856. As Silverly said, the same 1881 census shows Percy was ”In The Employ Of Family (Jeweller)”.
He married Ellen Rosa J Kennett of Marylebone District in 1890. Percy and Ellen are my maternal great grandparents. Their children may have been born in Wandsworth District, but they were living in Willesden in 1901. Percy Scott was a jeweller’s commission agent at that time of their birth:
- Douglas Scott born ‘London’ c. 1891 and
- twins Olive Scott and Margaret/Marguerite Scott born ‘London’ c. 1892.
A note to my mother in the 1950’s from Marguerite’s son confirmed that William had his town address at Ely Place, London where he lived above during the week. At the weekend he went to his country address at Osterly (sic) Hills, St Albans. This was a large house with several acres of land.
I'd any other information known about Percy's professional life?
Regards, Mick

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NOTICE is hereby given, that by an indenture bearing date the 9th day of April, 1861, made between Robert Bell, of Davey-place, in the city of Norwich, Watchmaker and Jeweller, of the first part; Charles Scott, of No. 24, Ely-place, Holborn, Middlesex, Jeweller, and George Carey, of No. 30, Ely-place aforesaid, Watch Manufacturer, of the second part, trustees for themselves and the rest of the creditors of the said Robert Bell whose names and seals
are intended to be subscribed and affixed thereto, respectively creditors, of the third part; the said Robert Bell assigned all and every his stock in trade, goods, wares, household furniture, and all other his personal estate and effects, whatsoever and wheresoever, unto the said trustees, in trust, for the equal benefit of all his creditors who should execute the said deed within three calendar months from the date thereof; and that such deed was duly executed by the said Robert Bell and George Carley. on the said 9th day of April instant, in the presence of William Sadd the younger, of Theatre-street, Norwich, Solicitor, and by the said Charles Scott, on the 12th day of April instant, in the presence of Edward Doyle, of No. 2, Verulam-buildings, Gray's-inn, Holborn, Middlesex aforesaid, Solicitor. Notice is hereby further given, that the said deed is now lying at the office of the undersigned for inspection and execution by the creditors of the said Robert Bell as may elect so to do.–30th April, 1861.
WILLIAM SADD, Junr., Solicitor to the Trustees,
Theatre-street, Norwich

Source: The London Gazette - 3rd May 1861



Notice is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, Abraham Charles Scott and Walter Scott, carrying on business as General Merchants, at No. 24, Ely-place, Holborn, in the county of Middlesex, under the style or firm of Scott, Son, and Co., and at No. 5, Bankshall-street, Calcutta, under the style or firm of C. and W. Scott and Co., was dissolved, by mutual consent, as and from the 31st day of December, 1873 ; and that all debts due and owing to or by the aforesaid firms will be received and paid by the said Walter Scott, by whom the said business will in future be carried on under the style or firm of Walter Scott and Co., London, and Scott and Co., Calcutta.–Dated this 17th day of January, 1874.

Abraham Charles Scott.
Walter Scott.

Source: The London Gazette - 20th Janurary 1874



ABRAHAM CHARLES SCOTT, Deceased.
Pursuant to the Act of Parliament 22nd and 23rd Victoria, chapter 35, intituled " An Act to further amend the Law of Property, and to relieve Trustees." .
NOTICE is hereby given, that the creditors and all other persons having, or claiming to have, any debts or other claims or demands upon or against the estate of Abraham Charles Scott, late of Bisham House, Highgate, in the county of Middlesex, and also of No. '24, Ely-place, in the said county. Manufacturing Goldsmith and Merchant, deceased (who died on the 30th day of August. 1876, and whose will was proved in the Principal Registry of the Probate Division of Her Majesty's High Court of Justice, on the 13th day of November, 1876, by Emily Scott,,of Bisham House aforesaid, Widow, Benjamin Winstone, of No. 100, Shoe-lane,.in the city of London, Printing Ink Manufacturer, Arthur Cecil Scott, of Redditch, in the county of Worcester, Farmer, and Edward Basil Jupp, of Carpenters' Hall, in the city of London, Esq., four of the executors named in the said will), are hereby required to send in the particulars, in writing, of their respective debts, claims, or demands to me, the undersigned, Edward Basil Jupp, as the Solicitor of the said executors, on or before the 31st day of May, 1877. at the expiration of which time the said executors will proceed to distribute and will distribute the assets, of the said testator among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the debts, claims, and demands of which they shall then have notice ; and the said executors will not after that time be liable for the said assets, or any part'thereof, so distributed to any person or persons of whose debt, claim, or demand they shall not then have had notice.
–Dated this 12th day of March, 1877.

EDWARD BASIL JUPP, Carpenter's Hall, London-wall, London, E.G., Solicitor to the said Executors.

Source: The London Gazette - 13th March 1877