Researching Helen Scott
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The name Helen means "bright one" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Helen Scott on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Scott ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Helen Scott and the Scott Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Scott Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Scott family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 97571 people with the Scott surname in the UK? Scott is now ranked number 29 for popularity in the UK. |
Scott Family Tree Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Helen Scott.
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Scott Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 562076 people with the Scott surname in the USA? Scott is ranked number 30 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Scott Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Helen Scott. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Helen Scott
Helen Hope Montgomery Scott
Helen Hope Montgomery Scott (April 8, 1904 – January 9, 1995) was a socialite and philanthropist whom Vanity Fair once called "the unofficial queen of Philadelphia's WASP oligarchy." She is most famous as the inspiration for Tracy Lord, the main character in the Philip Barry play The Philadelphia Story, which was made into the film of the same name as well as the musical film High Society. Scott was a longtime chairman and executive director of the Devon Horse Show and sponsored other events to raise money for the Bryn Mawr Hospital, her favorite charity. She was considered the epitome of Main Line high society and symbol of an aristocratic, free-spirited elegance.
Hope Scott was one of the four children of Colonel Robert Leaming Montgomery, who founded the investment firm known today as Janney Montgomery Scott. Her mother was Charlotte Hope Binney Tyler Montgomery, whose family had made its fortune in banking. In 1923, Helen Hope Montgomery married Edgar Scott, an investment banker and heir to a railroad fortune. After her marriage, Scott began to appear regularly on the New York Couture Group's annual list of best-dressed women. Her beauty and slim, angular figure (size eight throughout her life) was much admired, inspiring artists such as Cecil Beaton and Augustus John. Scott became famous for hosting lavish parties at Ardrossan, the Montgomerys' estate in Radnor, Pennsylvania, where she entertained notables of society, government, and the arts, including W. Averell Harriman, Cole Porter, and Katharine Hepburn. Her son, Robert Montgomery Scott, was also a philanthropist, and after a long legal career served as president of the Academy of Music and, even more visibly, the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Source: Helen Hope Montgomery Scott, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Scott
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