Walter Scott

Profile & Legacies Summary

???? - 1851

Claimant or beneficiary

Biography

Will of Walter Scott master mariner of the island of Bequia [made and entered in 1851] proved 21/01/1854. He left £200 to his natural daughter Mary Carrington Scott and the remainder of his estate to his brother William Rose Scott.

Sources

PROB 11/2185/167.

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Relationships (1)

Walter Scott

Brothers

William Rose Scott

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People of Interest

Elizabeth Metcalfe

1785 - 4^th Jan 1846

Yorkshire-born wife of the Acting Governor of Dominica in the 1800s.

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Documents of Interest

Windsor and Williamsfield Inventory of Slaves 1814 p8

Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.

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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Walter Scott', Legacies of British Slavery database, https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/44253 [accessed 4th April 2026].

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