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Profiles

  • Maria Watson (b. - 1651)
    Maria Vaston (Watson ?) of Scottish descent, died 1651-06-08 in Stockholm. Married to Albrekt Gerner , Albert (?) Gerner (?), whose parents fled Scotland for religious persecution, and who became a w...
  • Albert Gerner (deceased)
    Albrekt Gerner , Albert (?) Gerner (?), whose parents fled Scotland for religious persecution. Became a wealthy merchant in Stockholm. Married to Maria Vaston (Watson ?), also of Scottish descent...
  • Mary Chambers (1731 - 1774)
    Mary Chambers , född 1731-06-24 i Göteborg, död i Göteborg 1774-01-07, dotter av handlanden därst. John Chambers och Sarah Pintzow, båda av engelsk härkomst. Gift 1756-11-16 i Aberdeen i Skottland, S...
  • Johannes Stuart (1550 - 1618)
    HANS STUART (aka JOHANNES STUART) Hans Stuart, here treated, is reported to be the son of Colonel Sir John Stewart and his wife Janet Forbes Adelsvapen-Wiki: Stuart No. 86 The Parentage of Hans Stewart
  • David Reid, Sr (aft.1540 - c.1629)
    In spring 2024, genealogist Dr Tyrone Bowes conducted a Y-DNA study involving the direct male descendants of David Reid, who arrived in Finland, and their closest Y-DNA matches. The study made it clear...

Scots Abroad

The purpose of this project is to note the GENi profiles of Scots abroad. Profiles of Scottish born people who either emigrated to various parts of the world and died there, or who died abroad in other circumstances -conflicts, exploration etc. - can be listed below.

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People of note can be listed in the listing below with notes; others of less notoriety can be linked but not noted.

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Australia

Canada

New Zealand

South Africa

  • James Rose-Innes (1799-1873) Teacher and first Superintendent-general of Education at the Cape, professor of mathematics - South African

United States

  • James Petrie Chalmers launched and edited the world's first film magazine: "The Moving Picture World" in New York in 1907

Zambia

References, Sources and Further Reading

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