Solomon Scott

1756 – 1822

✓ Validated against records · 2026-07-09

Solomon Scott was baptised at Blacktoft, on the north bank of the Ouse, on the 19th of December 1756 — the youngest of the children Janet Brock lists for Ralph Scott of Blacktoft and his wife Sarah Bradley. He is the one man in this line the records let us call literate: he became the parish clerk of Blacktoft, the reading-and-writing office at the centre of a small riverside parish.

In 1785 he married Mary Lilly, and the children came — baptised, as the family moved along the Ouse and the levels, variously at Blacktoft and at Laxton: Edward and then Ralph, the son who would carry the line, in the 1780s; and after them a run of losses, an infant Solomon in 1792, a baby John in 1796, a four-month-old Isabella in 1802, each buried small. Faith, Mary and Rhoda lived.

A directory of 1823 still set down his name and office — 'Solomon Scott Parish Clerk' of Blacktoft — though he had died the year before: he was buried at Blacktoft on the 22nd of October 1822, aged 65. The literacy he held did not survive him in the working line; his grandson George, an agricultural labourer at Cavil, would sign his marriage with a mark. Through his son Ralph, and Ralph's son George, Solomon Scott's line runs down to the Scotts of Cavil, and so to the Drewerys and the Brocks.

Composed from validated records · 2026-07-09

Baptism: December 19th 1756, Blacktoft (Parish Records)
Marriage: To Mary Lilly in 1785
Death: 1822, Yokefleet
Burial: October 22nd 1822 Blacktoft aged 65 years (Parish Records)
Parents: Ralph Scott and Sarah Bradley
Siblings: Ralph Scott baptised December 6th 1747, Blacktoft Elizabeth Scott baptised January 26th 1750, Blacktoft David Scott baptised January 26th 1750, Blacktoft died March 30th aged 2 months David Scott baptised March 3rd 1752, Blacktoft Sarah Scott baptised July 8th 1754, Blacktoft Solomon Scott baptised December 19th 1756, Blacktoft
Children: Edward Scott baptised November 23rd 1787 Laxton Ralph Scott baptised April 17th 1789, Laxton Solomon Scott, baptised August 7th 1791, Blacktoft died May 14th 1792 John Scott baptised October 26th. 1794, Blacktoft, died March 17th 1796 Faith Scott baptised February 12th 1798 Laxton Mary Scott baptised October 14th 1799 Laxton Isabella Scott baptised May Ist 1802 Laxton died September 5th 1802 Rhoda Scott baptised August 2nd 1807 Laxton
1792: Death of son Solomon aged 9 months
1796: Death of son John aged 17 months
1802: Death of daughter Isabella aged 4 months
1823: Bulmer's Directory 1823 Blacktoft Solomon Scott Parish Clerk + mention in parish records
1822: Death of Solomon Scott aged 65 years

In your grandmother’s words · from her notebook

Family

Parents

RSFatherRalph Scott1713–1772

The children of Ralph & Sarah Bradley

· · · · · Solomon Scott b. 1756this page

Marriage

Children

RSChild · the line continuesRalph Scottmain line1789–1857

Life

Confirmed — anchored to a recordEstimated — inferred

1756

Baptised — Blacktoft

19 December 1756

Solomon Scott — baptised 19 December 1756, Blacktoft — son of Ralph Scott & Sarah Bradley. (Janet Brock's transcript.)— Baptism — Blacktoft (19 December 1756)

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research, cited — not yet re-verified at the image:

Baptism — Blacktoft (19 December 1756) — Baptism of Solomon Scott, 19 December 1756, Blacktoft — from Janet Brock's reading of the parish register; son of Ralph Scott and Sarah Bradley. Not re-read at the image this pass (Blacktoft register, older format). from Mum’s research

1785

Married Mary Lilly

1785

Solomon Scott married Mary Lilly, 1785. (Janet Brock's note.)— Marriage — Mary Lilly (1785)

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research, cited — not yet re-verified at the image:

Marriage — Mary Lilly (1785) — Marriage of Solomon Scott and Mary Lilly, 1785 — from Janet Brock's research (no further detail on her page). Not re-read at the image this pass; Mary Lilly's origins are unknown. from Mum’s research

1792

In 1792

1792

Death of son Solomon aged 9 months— From Janet Brock’s research

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research notebook.

1796

In 1796

1796

Death of son John aged 17 months— From Janet Brock’s research

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research notebook.

1802

In 1802

1802

Death of daughter Isabella aged 4 months— From Janet Brock’s research

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research notebook.

1822

Died

1822 at Yokefleet

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research notebook.

1822

In 1822

1822

Death of Solomon Scott aged 65 years— From Janet Brock’s research

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research notebook.

1822

Buried at Blacktoft — parish clerk, aged 65

22 October 1822

Solomon Scott — buried 22 October 1822, Blacktoft — aged 65. (Janet Brock's transcript.)— Burial — Blacktoft (22 October 1822), aged 65

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research, cited — not yet re-verified at the image:

Burial — Blacktoft (22 October 1822), aged 65 — Burial of Solomon Scott, 22 October 1822, Blacktoft, aged 65 — from Janet Brock's reading of the register. Mum also notes his death 'at Yokefleet, 1822'. from Mum’s research

1823

In 1823

1823

Bulmer's Directory 1823 Blacktoft Solomon Scott Parish Clerk + mention in parish records— From Janet Brock’s research

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research notebook.

1823

Parish clerk of Blacktoft (a directory of 1823)

1823 at Blacktoft

'Blacktoft — Solomon Scott Parish Clerk' — directory of 1823, with further mention in the parish records. (Janet Brock's note.)— Parish clerk of Blacktoft — a directory of 1823

Mum’s record Evidence

From Janet Brock’s research, cited — not yet re-verified at the image:

Parish clerk of Blacktoft — a directory of 1823 — A trade directory of 1823 (cited by Janet Brock as Bulmer's) lists 'Solomon Scott, Parish Clerk' at Blacktoft — recorded the year after his death, alongside mentions of him in the parish records. Not re-verified at the directory page this pass. from Mum’s research

Our research

Solomon Scott — the parish clerk

Research · Blacktoft, on the Ouse

His whole life rests on Janet's readings of the Blacktoft and Laxton registers — baptism 1756, marriage to Mary Lilly 1785, a family baptised along the Ouse, burial 1822 — with the parish-clerk office recorded in a directory of 1823. Nothing here is re-read at the image this pass; the Blacktoft register (older format) is the upgrade path.

The clerk's own hand. As parish clerk he would have written up Blacktoft's registers for years — his signature and entries are findable in the Blacktoft books (Borthwick Institute / East Riding Archives), a satisfying image-level confirmation for a round two.
Mary Lilly. His wife's origins are unknown — a name without a line.
The directory. Confirming the exact directory (Baines 1823 vs Bulmer) and reading the entry would lift the parish-clerk fact off Mum-level.