Also, A "malster" might have been someone who knew how to brew a bit of
the whiskey (I think it was in this newsgroup that someone asked the
definition of a malster, if not, my apologizes. I read several)

Steven J. Coker wrote:
> 
> The most likely meaning depends on the context of the usage.  It looks like you
> quoted that from a passenger list, so my bet is that "SCT" in this context
> stands for Scotland. 

---BIG, old-fashioned snip---

 DIBBLELAW wrote:
> >
> > Steve -
> > I know the answer is something embarrassingly obvious ... but I'm gonna ask
> > anyway .... What's "SCT"?
> >
> > Example:
> > SCOTT, William, 21, Malster, SCT
> > SCOTT, Margaret, 16, spinster, SCT
> > SIM, William , 24, husbandman, and wife, Jane, 24, SCT
> > MARSHAL, David, 24, clerk, SCT
> > BLAKSWIK, James, 21, clerk, SCT
> 
--snip--
Tom
in Illinois

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