Margaret Scott

1878 - 1954  (75 years)

• Name	Margaret Scott
  Birth	23 Sep 1878	Merton, Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  	Margaret Scott Parents: Alexander Scott, Shepherd, 24 yrs, Born Gairloch, Ross Shire, Scotland & Margaret Scott MS Maclean, 18yrs, Born Gairloch, Ross Shire, Scotland. Married: June 3 1878, Leckie, near Kinlochowe Scotland Alexander Scott, Father, Merton was the informant.
  Gender	Female
  Education	30 Oct 1886	Berwick School, Berwick, Otago, New Zealand   [3]
  	Margaret Scott Berwick School Reg No: 163 & 176 Admission: 30 Oct 1886/ 29 Sept 1887 Parent: Alexander Scott, Berwick DOB:23 Sept 1878 Last Day: 22 April 1887/16 May 1888/26 June 1894
  Education	Abt 1894	"Girton College", Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [4]
  	Margaret attented "Girton College", Dunedin. Photograph shows her with an X Mark Girton College was one of the early private schools for girls in Dunedin, it merged with Columba College in 1915. One of the Founding Principals was Miss Caroline Freeman, who was the first woman graduate of the University of Otago.
  		Girton College, Margaret Scott indicated with the X
  Directory	1915	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [5]
  	SCOTT Miss Margaret, Private Hospital, 11-15 St David St, Dunedin (she was the Matron at Prospect House, St David St)
  Electoral	1928	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [6]
  	SCOTT Margaret, 15 St David Street, Spinster
  Directory	1934	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [7]
  	SCOTT Miss Margaret, Private Hospital, 9 St David St, Dunedin.
  Directory	1934	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1934	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1935	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [8]
  	SCOTT Margaret, 15 St David Street, Spinster
  Electoral	1935	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1935	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1938	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [9]
  	SCOTT Margaret, 15 St David Street, Spinster
  Electoral	1938	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1938	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1940	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [10]
  	SCOTT Miss Margaret, Private Hospital, 9 St David St, Dunedin.
  Directory	1940	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1940	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Photo	Abt 1940	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  	Photo of Margaret walking down possibly George St, in Dunedin.
  		Margaret Scott, Dunedin
  Directory	1943	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [11]
  	SCOTT Miss Margaret, Private Hospital, 9 St David St, Dunedin.
  Directory	1943	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1943	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1946	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [12]
  	SCOTT Miss Margaret, Private Hospital, 9 St David St, Dunedin.
  Directory	1946	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1946	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1946	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [13]
  	SCOTT Margaret, 15 St David Street, Spinster
  Electoral	1946	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1946	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Occupation	1947
  	retired, due to ill health and she sold "Prospect House" and moved to Maitland Street to live next to her sister Annie Penman.
  Retired	1947
  	Margaret retired, due to ill health. She sold "Prospect House" and moved to Maitland Street to live next to her sister Annie Penman.
  Directory	1949	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [14]
  	SCOTT Miss Margaret, Private Hospital, 9 St David St, Dunedin.
  Directory	1949	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Directory	1949	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1949	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [15]
  	SCOTT Margaret, 187 Maitland Street, spinster
  Electoral	1949	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Electoral	1949	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
  Death	2 Jul 1954	Prospect House, Private Hospital, 11 St David Street, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [2, 16]
  	Margaret Gillanders Scott Spinster 187 Maitland Street, Dunedin Aged 74 Born: Waikouaiti Parents: Alexander Scott, Farmer & Margaret Scott MS MacLean Not Married and No Children
  Death Notice	3 Jul 1954	"Otago Daily Times", New Zealand   [17]
  	SCOTT On July 2 1954 at Dunedin, Margaret Gillanders, (late of Prospect House), daughter of the late Alexander and Margaret Scott, of North Taieri. The Funeral will leave the residence of her sister 185 Maitland Street, today (Saturday), at the conclusion of a service, commencing at 11.45am for the Anderson's Bay Cemetery. Hugh Gourley, Ltd, Funeral Director
  Obituary	3 Jul 1954	"Otago Daily Times", New Zealand   [17]
  	Miss M Scott An outstanding record of service to the nursing profession and to the cause of the sick and afflicted was terminated yesterday morning by the death of Miss Margaret Scott, after a prolonged illness. In 1915 Miss Scott became the owner of Prospect House and continued as owner and Matron until 1947 when ill health compelled her to sell. Much of the reputation for efficiency which the hospital enjoyed was due to her effort and there was at all times a warm, personal interest in the welfare of her patients. Medical students of an earlier day were largely dependent upon private hospitals for experience in maternity and gynaecological cases and many of those who acquired their knowledge through the co-operaton of Miss Scott later attained eminence as doctors and surgeons in the Dominion. Known as "Scotty" to her many friends throughout Otago and Southland she took a personal and practical interest in various organisations in the city and will be long remembered for her many acts of kindness and generosity. Miss Scott was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Alex Scott of Ellensdale, North Taieri and is survived by one brother, Mr Alex Scott, of Berwick and two sisters Miss Molly Scott and Mrs Charles Penman, of Dunedin.
  Burial	3 Jul 1954	Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [18]
  	Buried with Margaret are: her Father Alexander, Mother Margaret and Brother Kenneth.
  		SCOTT family Grave, Andersons Bay Cemetery
  Probate	1 Sep 1954	Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand   [19]
  	This is the Last Will and Testament of me Margaret Scott of Dunedin. 2. I appoint the Perpetual Trustees Estate and Agency Company of NZ Ltd to be Executor and Trustee of this my Will. 3. I give Devise and Bequeath all my property both real and personal unto my Trustee Upon Trust to sell call in and convert the same into money or such part thereof as shall not consist of money and after payment thereout and out of my ready moneys of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses and all Estate succession and other duties payable in respect of my Estate. I direct my Trustee to hold the net residue and any ready moneys Upon Trust for such of my sisters as shall survive me and if both shall survive me they shall take as tenants in common in equal shares Provided Further that in the event of either or both of my said sisters predeceasing me leaving a child or children me surviving who shall live to attain the age of Twenty one year's then such child or children shall take and if more than one equally between them the share in my residuary Estate to which his/ her or their Mother would have been entitled had she survived me and lived to attain a vested interest under this my Will. 5. Trustee to manage and carry on any business or partnership carried on by me at my decease for so long as my Trustee shall consider expedient in the best interest of my Estate so to do with power to employ therein all or any part of my residuary Estate as my Trustee shall deem expedient and my Trustee shall have power to employ and dismiss Managers, Servants and Workmen in connection with such business and I declare that my Trustee shall not be responsible for any losses incurred in connection with any such carrying on and shall be indemnified out of my residuary Estate for any such loss. 6. I empower my Trustee to postpone the sale calling in and conversion of the whole or any part of my Estate for so long as it shall think fit. 8. I Authorise my Trustee within the consent of my sisters or either of them and if both of them shall be dead then at the sole discretion of my Trustee to make such small bonus or other gift to any members of my present staff at Prospect House Hospital who shall have been in my service for a period of eight years or over at my decease. 28th day of March One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty Three. Margaret Scott || Affidavits signed by Thomas Frederick Basire, of Dunedin Manager of the Perpetual Trustees Estate and Agency Company of NZ Ltd -Knew Margaret Gillanders Scott (also known as Margaret Scott) Probate under the value of £8500. I knew the above named Margaret Gillanders Scott late of Dunedin spinster now deceased for many years during her lifetime. She for a great many years owned and conducted a private hospital known a "Prospect House" in St David Street Dunedin. During that period I was a member of the staff of the Perpetual Trustees Estate and Agency Company of NZ Ltd and she frequently consulted that company with regard to her affairs. I usually dealt with her. She regularly sent the accounts owing by the hospital to the Company and they were totalled up and a cheque was written out usually by me which she subsequently signed and cashed. I accordingly have seen hundreds of her cheques and she invariably signed such cheques "Margaret Scott". have recently checked over the years 1921 to 1933 in the Company's book and found a record of charges made to her for the above work. She subsequently sold the hospital and retired. 3. The above named Margaret Gillanders Scott in all the dealings which I had with her invariably used on the name "Margaret Scott" and she invariably signed her name "Margaret Scott" I have never known her use any other signature and I did not know that she had the name "Gillanders" till after her death. 5. The reason that probate is desired in the two names "Margaret Gillanders Scott" and "Margaret Scott" is that the deceased has property in both names. 17th day of August 1954 Thomas Frederick Basire Charles Penman of Dunedin Public Accountant and Sharebroker also made oath. I knew the above named Margaret Gillanders Scott (who was my wife's sister and who died at Dunedin on or about the 2nd day of July 1954) during her lifetime and I was well acquainted with her business affairs on which she from time to time consulted me. 2. That the said Margaret Gillanders Scott rarely used the name "Gillanders" and was usually and indeed almost always known as and used the name "Margaret Scott" 22nd day of July 1954. ||
  Person ID	I1543	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	Alexander Gillanders Scott,   b. 1 Mar 1855, Gairloch, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 22 Jun 1931, "Arngibbon" Burnside, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret McLean,   b. 4 Jun 1861, Kerkan, Strathconon, Contin, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland d. 12 Mar 1931, "Arngibbon" Burnside, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F811	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family ID

  F6526

  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Directory - 1915 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1928 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1934 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1934 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1934 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1935 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1935 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1935 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1938 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1938 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1938 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1940 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1940 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1940 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Photo - Abt 1940 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1943 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1943 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1943 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1946 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1946 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1946 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1946 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1946 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1946 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1949 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1949 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Directory - 1949 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1949 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1949 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Electoral - 1949 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Probate - 1 Sep 1954 - Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Margaret G Scott

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1878 NZ Online Database: 1878/ 9891. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S36] Various Schools, NZ School Records, Subject: School Admissions, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand;), NZSG Kiwi Collection V2 - Berwick School, Dunedin Branch NZSG - HKN AG/530/1/163. [S36] Various Schools, NZ School Records, Subject: School Admissions, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand;), Photograph showing Margaret with a X at Girton College, Dunedin. [S12] NZPO, NZ PO Directory, Subject: Directories, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1866 - 1955;), 1915 Wises NZPO Directory. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1928 NZ Electoral Roll, Dunedin North, pg 90 of 137. [S12] NZPO, NZ PO Directory, Subject: Directories, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1866 - 1955;), 1934 Wises NZPO Directory. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1935 NZ Electoral Roll, Dunedin North, pg 84 of 138. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1938 NZ Electoral Roll, Dunedin North, pg 107 of 166. [S12] NZPO, NZ PO Directory, Subject: Directories, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1866 - 1955;), 1940 Wises NZPO Directory. [S12] NZPO, NZ PO Directory, Subject: Directories, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1866 - 1955;), 1943 Wises NZPO Directory. [S12] NZPO, NZ PO Directory, Subject: Directories, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1866 - 1955;), 1946 Wises NZPO Directory. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1946 NZ Electoral Roll, Dunedin North, pg 115 of 155. [S12] NZPO, NZ PO Directory, Subject: Directories, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1866 - 1955;), 1949 Wises NZPO Directory. [S6] NZ Electoral Roll, Subject: Elections, (Name: BAB Microfilming, Auckland, New Zealand, 1853 - 1967;), 1949 NZ Electoral Roll, Dunedin Central, pg 106 of 248. [S2] NZ BDM Indexes, Microfiche or Online, (Name: NZSRGO; Location: Lower Hutt, New Zealand;), 1954 NZ Online Database: 1954/ 33139 aged 74. [S10] Newspaper, Type: Various Papers, Otago Daily Times newspaper, 3 July 1954, pg 2, as sited at Dunedin Library on 31 May 2013. [S3] NZSG, NZ Cemetery Records, (Name: NZSG, Auckland, New Zealand & Online Council Databases; Date: 1988;), NZSG Cemetery Records: Otago: Buried:V3/2235: Block 112 Plot 13. [S207] NZ Probates - National Archives NZ, Probate held Dunedin Archives - DAAC 9076, 623, 520/54.