Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet (1814–1885) of

Dunninald Castle Dunninald Castle is a privately owned country house south of Montrose, Angus, Montrose in Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, which was listed as Category A by Historic Scotland in 1971. History The name ''Dunninald'' is derived from the Gaeli ...

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, was a Scottish antiquarian and army officer.

Life

Born on 14 June 1814, he was eldest son of

Sir David Scott, 2nd Baronet Sir David Scott, 2nd Baronet, Royal Guelphic Order, KH (25 July 1782 – 18 June 1851) of Dunninald Castle, Scotland, was a Scottish Tories (British political party), Tory politician. Biography Early life David Scott was born on 25 July 1782, t ...

of Egham; his mother was Caroline, daughter of Benjamin Grindall. He graduated B.A. in 1835 from

Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church ( la, Ædes Christi, the temple or house, '' ædēs'', of Christ, and thus sometimes known as "The House") is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, the college is uniqu ...

, and was a captain in the

Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia The Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia, later the 3rd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment, was an auxiliary regiment raised in Sussex on the South Coast of England. From its formal creation in 1778 the regiment served in home defence in all of Brita ...

and its offshoot, the

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, from 21 April 1846 to 22 January 1856. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1851, and was J.P. and D.L. for

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

and

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. He was a fellow of the

Society of Antiquaries of London A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

, and a member of the

Royal Archæological Institute The Royal Archaeological Institute (RAI) is a learned society, established in 1844, with interests in all aspects of the archaeological, architectural and landscape history of the British Isles. Membership is open to all with an interest in these ...

.''Army List'', various dates. Scott died on 28 June 1885 at

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Works

Scott's major work was ''The British Army: its Origin, Progress, and Equipment'', illustrated. The first two volumes were published in 1868, and a third volume in 1880, bringing down the record from the 1660 to 1688. He contributed to the journal of the Royal Archæological Institute. In the summer of 1874 Scott paid a short visit to

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

, and his diary was published in 1876 under the title ''To Jamaica and Back''. It contains a sketch of the military and naval history of the island, and describes in some detail the

Morant Bay rebellion The Morant Bay Rebellion (11 October 1865) began with a protest march to the courthouse by hundreds of people led by preacher Paul Bogle in Morant Bay, Jamaica. Some were armed with sticks and stones. After seven men were shot and killed by th ...

of 1865.

Family

Scott married

Harriet Anne Shank 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, Fife and his wife Anna Maria was born in Bombay on 24 March 1816.Anc ...

on 28 November 1844. They had three sons and four daughters.

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Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, James Sibbald David 1814 births 1885 deaths 19th-century antiquarians Scottish antiquarians Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Baronets in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom Scottish diarists Sussex Militia officers 19th-century diarists Scott baronets