Dr Robert Pickett SCOTT [7492]
- Born: Jan 1856, St George Hanover Sq London
- Marriage (1): Amy ARNOLD [8948] on 1 Jan 1881 in St James Muswell Haringay LND
- Marriage (2): Maud Margaret Grace PERKINS [9326] in 1922 in St George Hanover Sq MDX
- Died: 18 Mar 1931, Kensington MDX aged 75
General Notes:
Robert was a founder of the Board of Education in England
Robert Pickett Scott Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 1 Jan 1881 Marriage Place: St James, Muswell Hill, Haringey, England Father: Robert William Scott Spouse: Amy Arnold Register Type: Parish Register
Robert Pickett. Scott College: CHRIST'S Entered: Michs. 1875 Died: 18 Mar 1931 More Information: Adm. pens. at CHRIST'S, Apr. 16, 1875. [Eldest] s. of Robert [William], of North Audley Street, London. [B. Feb. 29, 1856], in London. School, Cowper Street. Matric. Michs. 1875. Migrated to King's, Jan. 29, 1876; exhibitioner and prizeman; Members' prize (English essay) 1877; B.A. 1880; Le Bas prize, 1882; M.A. and LL.M. 1883; LL.D. 1889. Assistant Master at the Central Foundation School, London, 1881-2. Vice-Principal of the Hull and East Riding College, Yorks., 1881-4. Head Master of George Green's School, Poplar, 1884-7; of Parmiter's School, Victoria Park, 1887-1904. Staff Inspector of Secondary Schools, Board of Education, 1904-11; Assistant Secretary to the Secondary Branch, 1911-20. Member of Foreign Office Committee on Chinese Education, 1921-2; of Consultative Committee of Board of Education, 1920-5. Hon. Secretary of the Headmasters' Association from its foundation in 1890 to 1903. Married (1) 1881, Amy Arnold, and had issue; (2) July 1, 1922, Maude Margaret Grace, dau. of Albert Perkin, of Exmouth. Joint author (with Miss R. T Wallas) of The Call of the Homeland. Died Mar. 18, 1931, aged 75. (King's Coll. Reg.; Peile, II. 639; Schoolmasters' Directories; Who was Who; Cambridge Review, Apr. 24, 1931; The Times, Mar. 19, 1931.) Cambridge University Alumni.
Scott Robert Pickett of 23 Greycoat gardens Westminster Middlesex died 18 Mar 1931 at 31 Queens Gate Kensington Middlesex Probate London 15 May 1931 to Maude Margaret Grace Scott widow John Bertram Ashby schoolmaster and Walter Morgan Wilcocks gentleman Effects £1666 11s 6d. Re-sworn £2182 18s 9d. National Probate Calendar.
Other Records
1. Census: England, 2 Apr 1911, Lovelace Gardens Surbiton SRY. Robert is recorded as head of an 11 room house married aged 55 HMI Staff Inspector to the Board of Education (Secondary Branch) born St George Hanover Square
2. Scott & Giles families.: Robert, Marjory, Lancelot, Lady Scott, Valentine Giles, Rosamond in front.
Robert married Amy ARNOLD [8948] [MRIN: 2499] on 1 Jan 1881 in St James Muswell Haringay LND. (Amy ARNOLD [8948] was born about 1855 in Canonbury LND.)
Robert next married Maud Margaret Grace PERKINS [9326] [MRIN: 3217] in 1922 in St George Hanover Sq MDX. (Maud Margaret Grace PERKINS [9326] was born on 4 Feb 1893 in Milton Abbot DEV and died in Sep 1972 in Surrey.)
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