Obituary Hamish Scott-Dalgleish
Hamish was born in Jersey in 1948 and educated at Blundell’s School (together with his 3 older brothers, Bruce, Moray and Graeme) and Aston University. He then qualified as a Chartered Accountant but hated accountancy so set off to Australia for a year as a stable boy in a racing yard.
Returning to the UK and on to Newmarket he joined a small company insuring racehorses, putting his accountancy training into good use. After some years he was able to buy the company and he moved it from London to Marlborough, continuing to build on its success. Married to Jeni and with two children (Guy and Alexa) they bought an old farmhouse in the village of Enford, staying there for 23 years before moving one mile away to East Chisenbury on the banks of the River Avon. They always maintained a holiday house in Jersey, a much loved summer retreat.
Hamish was an energetic sportsman throughout his life. Jersey was the perfect training ground to develop his love of sailing, tennis, golf, cycling and running. In Australia he perfected his riding skills and in Wiltshire he took up hunting and eventing. Being on the banks of the River Avon, fly fishing was his sport of choice during a balmy summer evening. Running and riding were the only sports that he, aged 65 or so, decided to put to one side but all others he continued until the summer of 2025.
Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes aged 38, he was determined that this would not stop him enjoying his favourite sports and although there were broken legs, knee operations, knee and ankle replacements, two serious bouts of cancer before the final one, he continued to pursue all the sports he couldn’t live without. He was still racing his Laser dinghy competitively aged 77, when most other competitors were in their teens and twenties... and often beating them.
He was a very active member of the village community, on various committees and always up for helping in village events. He will be very sorely missed by his loving family and friends, both in Jersey and Wiltshire.
Hamish died peacefully, aged 77, of cancer in December 2025 in Jersey surrounded by his family.