Walter Scott (1729â1799) â¢ FamilySearch
Discover life events, stories and photos about Walter Scott (1729â1799) of Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland.
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When Walter Scott was born on 11 May 1729, in Dryburgh, Berwickshire, Scotland, his father, Robert Scott, was 29 and his mother, Barbara Haliburton, was 23. He married Anne Rutherford on 25 April 1758, in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 12 April 1799, in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the age of 69, and was buried in Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.