William Scott of Coleford (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, September 21, 2013, 19:11 (4075 days ago) @ Mike Pinchin

Hi John,
first, your link didnt work for me, sorry.
second, now I'd never heard of him before tonight, so I'm NO expert, but the various sites I've seen about him say he died "at his home near Bath". By coincidence I mentioned on this forum last week that there are a few Colefords in the UK including one near Wells in Somerset, I wonder if perhaps you have the wrong Coleford ?

His life is pretty well covered here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Scott_(artist)

Updates: this link confirms my view that it's probably Coleford Somerset.
http://www.ulsterhistory.co.uk/scott.htm

Searching tinternet for "Bennetts Hill Farm Coleford" gives properties at postcode BA3 5QA Radstock, Somerset.
Rather like "our" Coleford, the village is surrounded by long-disused coal mines
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleford,_Somerset

There is another Coleford near Exeter in Devon, I think.