Scott family papers, 1780-1924, together with papers of the Rusden family, 1834-1898

series

1780-1924

395374

1.5 metres of textual material (25 volumes)

Helenus Scott, the elder, 1760-1821, physician, was born in Dundee, Scotland and was married to Augusta Maria Frederick. Dr. Scott spent thirty years in medical service in India and later returned to private practice in England. In 1821 he sailed from England, bound for Australia, with his sons, Robert (1799-1844), and Helenus, the younger (1802-1879), but died during the voyage. He was buried at the Cape of Good Hope, and his sons continued their journey to Sydney.

Robert and Helenus, the younger, each received land grants on the Hunter River near Singleton, N.S.W., which they combined to form the estate 'Glendon'. Augusta Maria Scott and her remaining children, Alexander Walker, Augusta Maria, David Charles Frederick, and Patrick, also settled in New South Wales.

Alexander Walker Scott (1800-1883) was educated in England graduating from the University of Cambridge a Bachelor of Arts (1822) and Master of Arts (1825). In 1827 he arrived at Newcastle in his ship with a view to trading as a merchant. During his second voyage in 1829 Scott took up a land grant on Ash Island in the Hunter River. He returned as a settler with his mother and sister in 1831 and acquired land between Newcastle and Maitland. Alexander Walker Scott was elected to the first parliament after responsible government and was a member of the NSW Legislative Assembly for the seats of Northumberland and Hunter (1856-1859), Northumberland (1859-1860), and Lower Hunter (1860-1861). He was a member of the NSW Legislative Council (1861-1866).

Patrick (d. 1887), later returned to England. Augusta Maria, the younger (1798-1871), married Dr. James Mitchell in 1833. Their son David Scott Mitchell (1836-1907) bequeathed his collection, which became the Mitchell Library, to the state. Robert Scott died unmarried at 'Glendon' in 1844. Helenus Scott married Sarah Anne Rusden in 1835.

George Keylock Rusden, 1786-1859, Anglican minister, travelled from England to Maitland, N.S.W. in 1834, with his wife Anne, nee Townsend, and eleven children. G.K. Rusden was rector of St. Peter's Church, Maitland, N.S.W. Sarah Anne, known as Saranna, corresponded regularly with her mother and other family members after her marriage to Helenus Scott in 1835. Her brother George William Rusden, 1819-1903, published a number of books including 'History of Australia' in 1883.

A 2260
Volume 01: Scott family papers, correspondence of Dr. and Mrs. Helenus Scott

A 2261
Volume 02: Scott family papers, letters of Dr. Helenus Scott, 1794-1815

A 2262
Volume 03: Scott family papers, letters to Dr. Scott general, 1780-1821

A 2263
Volume 04: Scott family papers, correspondence of Robert Scott, 1820-1843

A 2264
Volume 05: Scott family papers, correspondence of Helenus Scott, 1821-1879

A 2265
Volume 06: Scott family papers, letters from Augusta Maria, David Charles Frederick, and Patrick Scott, 1818-ca.1874

A 2266
Volume 07: Scott family papers, journals of Robert and Helenus Scott, 1821-1823

A 2267
Volume 08: Scott family papers, journal of Helenus Scott, 1822-1823, day book, 1828, 1853

A 2268
Volume 09: Scott family papers, letters to Sarah Anne Rusden, 1833-1886

A 2269
Volume 10: Scott family papers, miscellaneous Scott and Rusden manuscripts, 1826-1904

A 2270
Volume 11: Scott family papers, autographs, 1805-1917

A 2271
Volume 12: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to woman suffrage, 1877-1899

A 2272
Volume 13: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to woman suffrage, 1900-1902

A 2273
Volume 14: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to woman suffrage, 1903-1920

A 2274
Volume 15: Scott family papers, Rose Scott papers and correspondence relating to National Council of Women, 1896-1910

A 2275
Volume 16: Scott family papers, Rose Scott papers and correspondence relating to National Council of Women, 1911-1924

A 2276
Volume 17: Scott family papers, Rose Scott papers and correspondence relating to women's work and women's movements, part 1, 1884-1924

A 2277
Volume 18: Scott family papers, Rose Scott papers and correspondence relating to women's work and women's movements, part 2, 1884-1924

A 2778
Volume 19: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to Women's Political Educational League, 1903-1907, and Catherine Helen Spence, 1893-1913

A 2279
Volume 20: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to prison reform, 1896-1924

A 2280
Volume 21: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to federation, early closing, and cremation, 1891-1923

A 2281
Volume 22: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence relating to Peace Society and the war, 1898-1923

A 2282
Volume 23: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence, miscellaneous, 1884-1904

A 2283
Volume 24: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence, miscellaneous, 1905-1915

A 2284
Volume 25: Scott family papers, Rose Scott correspondence, miscellaneous, 1916-1924, National Council of Women of New Zealand
National Council of Women of Queensland
National Council of Women of South Australia
National Council of Women of Sweden
National Council of Women of Tasmania
National Council of Women of the United States
National Council of Women of Victoria
National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
New South Wales Amateur Swimming Association
New South Wales Ladies' Amateur Swimming
Peace Society. New South Wales Branch.
Political Labor League of New South Wales
Prisoners' Aid Association of New South Wales
Rusden, Anne, d. 1860
Rusden, Emily
Rusden, G. K.
Rusden, G. W. (George William), 1819-1903
Rusden, Georgiana Mary, b. 1816
Rusden, Henry Keylock
Rusden, Rose Elizabeth
Scott, A. W. (Alexander Walker), 1800-1883
Scott, Augusta Maria, d. 1840
Scott, David Charles Frederick, 1804-1881
Scott, Helenus, 1760-1821
Scott, Helenus, 1802-1879
Scott, Patrick, d. 1887
Scott, Robert, 1799-1844
Scott, Rose, 1847-1925
Scott, Sarah Anne, 1810-1896
Spence, Catherine Helen, 1825-1910
Sydney Ladies' Swimming Club
United Council for Women's Suffrage
West Australian National Council of Women
Womanhood Suffrage League of New South Wales
Women's Political Educational League

The bound volumes, A 2260 - A 2284, form the collection, Scott family - papers, ca.1790-1924, together with papers of the Rusden family, 1834-1898. The volumes are listed according to their original arrangement and spine titles. Volumes 1 to 10, A 2260-A 2269, were labelled, "Papers of Scott Family". Volumes 11 to 25 comprising A 2270-A 2284, were labelled, "Rose Scott Correspondence".

Out of copyright: Author(s) died more than 70 years ago
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

See also: The Scott Family papers, 1777-1925, at MLMSS 38/1-79. GUIDE, 1979, revised 1981, at MLMSS 38/1 (Mss. Guide Shelf)

This collection was listed as part of the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in NSW 1856-2006 Project.