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Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, FRSE (1771 – 1832) Romantic Novelist, Playwright and Poet

Sir Walter Scott bust – Poets’ Corner, Westminster Abbey






Ivanhoe – AudioBooks

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Sir Walter represented the Romantic Period like no other author of his time. The Waverley Novels he authored from 1814 to 1831 were widely read throughout Europe, making him one of the most popular authors of the early 19th century.

Through the end of the 1950s, high school students were required to read Ivanhoe as an integral part of their English literature study.

Sir Walter was an agnatic descendant of Sigge “Odin” Fridulfsson of Asgard (50 BC – 30 AD) 1st King of Scandinavia, Sveidi ‘the Sea King’ Heytirsson (650 – 710) and Thorfinn “the Black”, 18th Jarl of Orkney (1009 – 1064) .

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Sir Walter Scott
Birth 15 Aug 1771 in College Wynd, Edinburgh
Death 21 Sep 1832 in Abbotsford House, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestry.com citation/Lineages

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26th cousin 8x removed RUTHERFORD-SHAW-MONTGOMERY-CREPON-GIFFARD-DE CLARE-MARSHALL-POTTER-TRIPP-OUTWATER-COLLINS

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The Works of Sir Walter Scott

Poetry of Sir Walter Scott

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott

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The Patricians, A Genealogical Study – Ebook Editions US$5.95

Steven Wood Collins (1952 – ) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist 

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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