Harriet Anne Scott, Lady Scott (1816–1894), was a British novelist, born in India, and of Scottish descent. Scott, only daughter of Henry Shank of Castlerig and Glenniston,

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and his wife Anna Maria was born in Bombay on 24 March 1816.Ancestry.com. ''India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947'' atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. ''India, Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947''. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. FHL Film Number: 527691. She was baptized on 20 March 1817. On 28 Nov. 1844, she married Scottish antiquarian and army officer Sir

James Sibbald David Scott Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet (1814–1885) of Dunninald Castle, Forfarshire, was a Scottish antiquarian and army officer. Life Born on 14 June 1814, he was eldest son of Sir David Scott, 2nd Baronet of Egham; his mother was Caroline, ...

(1814–1885), third baronet of Dunninald,

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. According to the 1871 census, the couple appear to have had five of their seven children residing with them; Henrietta, Florence, Maria, Tibbald, and Lillian. Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Scott, James Sibbald David." ''

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''. 51. London: Smith, Elder & Co. Scott died at 18 Cornwall Gardens, Queen's Gate, Kensington, Middlesex on 8 April 1894.Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 atabase on-line Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London, England © Crown copyright. Her will proved on 30 July left effects of £6,234 to her son Sir Francis David Sibbald Scott and her daughter Henrietta. She was described as a highly accomplished woman, who was occasionally confused, due to her title, with contemporary novelist,

Caroline Lucy Scott Caroline Lucy Scott, Lady Scott (16 February 1784 – 20 April 1857), was an English novelist and religious writer.Pam Perkins, "Scott, Caroline Lucy, Lady Scott (1784–1857)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford, UK: OUP, 2004R ...

, Lady Scott (1784–1857). Her contemporaries often compared her work to the work of another Scottish novelist,

Susan Ferrier Susan Edmonstone Ferrier (7 September 1782 – 5 November 1854) was a Scottish novelist. Her novels, giving vivid accounts of Scottish life and presenting sharp views on women's education, remained popular throughout the 19th century. Life Su ...

.Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. ''Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922''. ''Volumes 1–22.'' London, England: Oxford University Press, 1921–1922. Dictionary of National Biography, 1921–1922, Oxford University Press, London, England. She wrote the following ten novels, the first five anonymously: # ''The M.P.'s Wife'' and ''The Lady Geraldine'', 1838, 2 vols. #''The M.D's Daughter: A Novel of the Nineteenth Century,'' 1842, 2 vols. # ''The Henpecked Husband'', 1847, 3 vols. (other editions 1853 and 1865) # ''Percy, or the Old Love and the New'', 1848, 3 vols. # ''Hylton House and its Inmates'', 1850, 3 vols. # ''The Only Child: a Tale'', 1852, 2 vols. (another edition 1865, in ''Select Library of Fiction''). # ''The Pride of Life'', 1854, 2 vols. # ''The Skeleton in the Cupboard'', 1860 (2nd edition 1861). # ''The Dream of a Life'', 1862, 3 vols. Besides writing these novels, she also contributed to the ‘Queen’ newspaper' among other magazines, and published a small book entitled ''Cottagers' Comforts, and other Recipes in Knitting and Crochet. By Grandmother'', 1887.

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