| Info 5b. Catherine Anderson and Thomas Scott | Close info Window |
Thomas married 20th jan 1827 to Catherine Anderson who was born on 15 July 1808, a daughter of Donald Anderson and his wife Mary (nee Forbes), of Tomnagrew, a neighbouring farm to Borlick.
The first eight of the Scott children were born between the years of 1827 -1841 at Borlick, where Thomas was a farmer.
The first child Ann (later the wife of William Price) was born on 16 November 1827, followed by Mary, James, Donald, Margaret, Jessie, Catherine and Charles.
The family had relocated a few miles west to Amulree by 1843. Thomas’ occupation was now recorded as “farmer and innkeeper”, and a ninth child Edward Robert Maule Scott was born at the Amulree Inn. Thomas took out an advertisement showing his intention to take advantage of Amulree’s location on a developing tourism route.
| The Perthshire Courier, July 1844, |
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| THOMAS SCOTT begs leave to acquaint the Nobility, Gentry, and the
Public, that as he has now completed his Posting Establishment at Amulree
Inn, he takes the liberty of intimating to them that Post Horses will always be
in readiness, and careful Post Boys, to accommodate Travellers.
T.S. begs also to state that as he has the exclusive right of the Fishing on
Loch Freuchie, within a short distance of the Inn, and Boats, as well as
Boatmen, always in readiness. He hopes from the arrangements he has made,
that his attention will meet with a share of Public patronage.
His House is large and commodious, and first-rate sleeping Apartments. A
Drosky is also kept for the use of Tourists, and for those who may wish to
drive to the Loch”. |
The next we hear of Thomas’ inn keeping venture is just over two years later in 1846.
| The Perthshire Courier, August 1846, |
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| THOMAS SCOTT begs to intimate to Family and other parties, on a tour
through the Highlands this season, that he can, as formerly, furnish them with
every accommodation at the above Inn; and that gentlemen inclined to make
a stay for some time, can enjoy the sport of FISHING on Loch Freuchie and
the River Braan, allowed to be the best in Scotland. T.S. would further state, that as no Shooting Parties are to be in the Inn this season, families will enjoy all the privacy and quietness of a private house. Amulree Inn, August 10, 1846 |
By January 1847 the Amulree Inn and adjoining farm, " with DROVE STANCE and HILL GRAZING, presently possessed by Thomas Scott" was listed in The Perthshire Advertiser under “Highland inns and farms to let”.
The advertisement puts forward the Inn’s prospects in glowing terms. " Amulree, and old- stablished stage-house on the road between Crieff and Aberfeldy, is about equi-distant from these places and Dunkeld. This is now the only Inn there; and visitors to it only having the privilege of Angling in Loch Freuchy and the River which passes the House, it is much resorted to by sportsmen and travellers; and a considerable increase of business may be expected when the proposed railways to Crieff and Dunkeld are executed."
The Scotts had firm intentions to vacate the Inn soon afterwards, as found in this advertisement
| The Perthshire Courier, May 1847, |
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| EXTENSIVE SALE, BY AUCTION, OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, &c, Belonging to Thomas Scott, Innkeeper, Amulree, upon Thursday, the 27th, and Friday, the 28th of May, current, to commence each day at Eleven o’clock, forenoon. THE Whole FURNITURE of the INN, including Mahogany Sets of Dining and Side Tables, Breakfast, Tea, and other Tables, Chests of Drawers, Chairs, Sofas, Mahogany Posted and Tent Bedsteads, with Rich Moreen Curtains, Down and Feather Beds and Bedding, Hair-Matresses, Hearth-Rugs, Mirrors, Mahogany and other Basin Stands, Toilet and Dressing Tables, Dressing Glasses, Dining-Room, Parlour, and Bed-Room Carpets, Mahogany and Cane Chairs, Bed and Table Linen, Fire-Irons and Fenders, China, Crystal, and Stoneware, and Cutlery; a Drosky, Single and Double Harness, a Patent Mangle, a good Trout Fishing Net, and Two excellent Boats, &c. The most part of the Furniture is almost new and of the best pattern, best materials and workmanship, well worth the attention of Gentlemen, Innkeepers, and others. Amulree Inn, 8th May, 1847 |
The Scotts had 3 more sons, Edward, Alexander, and Thomas Jnr. during their time at the Amulree Inn. After vacating the Inn, the family resided nearby at Lynemore Farm, Amulree, where the youngest two children, Peter and William, were born in 1849 and 1851 respectively.
The final official trace of the Scott family in Perthshire is found in the 1851 Scotland Census. This records that Thomas, Catherine, and all but one of their 13 children were living in the same household at Lynemore. Thomas was recorded as farmer of 80 acres and having 4 employees.14 Thomas and Catherine’s second daughter Mary had married Donald Crerar in 1847,15 and was living close by at Auchnafauld.16 Military Uncles – Part 1 (to 1852) As Thomas and Catherine Scott raised their growing family whilst farming and inn keeping in the Strathbraan, Thomas Scott’s two older brothers Daniel and Charles, both bachelors, had left the “Strath” to travel the world with the British military. The elder of the brothers, Daniel, was serving as early as 1813
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