Background to the Lives of the Early Scottings 3. The Scottings of Burnham 4. The Scottings of Wretton 5. Their unusual surname was spelt in many variations but these are the only two that have persisted into modern times. The name was found in various parts of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire in the fifteenth to the seventeenth centuries, but all the descendants in the male line now living are descended from a single family living in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, in the eighteenth century.
None live there now.
The simplified map, shown at left, depicts the various Norfolk and Cambridgeshire Scotting locations in the earlier period. Appendix C depicts the Scotting Descendants Chart and should be used as a navigational guide when reading the various sections. New readers wishing to trace their present day link into the Scotting family tree should also consult Appendix D for an explanation of the English Civil Records and the Scotting entries from 1837 onwards. The individual charts are arranged for clarity and do not follow the usual convention of containing a generation per line. English Origins Research into our family history has been made easier by the fact that our surname is very rare.