Harrower Family Tree » William Watson (1823-< 1883)

Personal data William Watson 

Sources 1, 2, 3
  • He was born in the year 1823 in Cults, Fife, Scotland.Sources 2, 3
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1861 Ploughman.Source 2
    • in the year 1871 Agricultural Labourer in West Geston Mine Cottage, Largo, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: Wood End, Dunino, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1871: West Geston Mine Cottage, Largo, Fife, Scotland.Source 3
  • He died before 1883.Source 4
    Marriage of daughter Isobella

Household of William Watson

He is married to Isabella Melville.

They got married on October 19, 1844 at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, he was 21 years old.Source 1


Child(ren):

  1. Isabella Watson  1856-1931 
  2. Helen Watson  1847-????
  4. Alexander Watson  1851-????
  5. William Watson  1863-????
  6. Margaret Watson  1861-????


Notes about William Watson

1. 1861 census, there is an Alexander Watson, Lodger, Agricultural Labourer, b 1806, Anstruther, Fife, Could this be Father, to William.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Watson

William Watson
1823-< 1883

1844

Isabella Melville
1823-????

Isabella Watson
1856-1931
Helen Watson
1847-????
David Melville Watson
1848-????
Alexander Watson
1851-????
William Watson
1863-????
Margaret Watson
1861-????

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Sources

  1. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1844 Record for William Watson & Isabella Melville Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    Record for William Watson & Isabella Melville
    Name: William Watson
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 19 Oct 1844
    Marriage Place: Leuchars, Fife, Scotland
    Spouse: Isabella Melville
    / Ancestry.com
  2. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Watson Parish: Dunino; ED: 1; Page: 7; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1861_56 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for William Watson
    Name: William Watson
    Age: 38
    Estimated birth year: abt 1823
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Isabella Watson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Cults, Fife
    Registration Number: 425
    Registration district: Dunino
    Civil Parish: Dunino
    County: Fife
    Address: Wood End
    Occupation: Ploughman
    ED: 1
    Household schedule number: 30
    Line: 4
    Roll: CSSCT1861_56
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Watson 38 Head Ploughman Cults, Fife
    Isabella Watson 38 Wife Ferry Port On Craig, Fife
    Helen Watson 13 Daughter Logie, Fife
    David Watson 11 Son Dunino, Fife
    Alexander Watson 8 Son Dunino, Fife
    Isabella Watson 4 Daughter Carnbee, Fife
    John Johnston 21 Lodger
    Alexander Watson 55 Lodger
    James Leighton 45 Lodger
  3. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for William Watson Parish: Largo; ED: 6; Page: 2; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1871_77 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for William Watson
    Name: William Watson
    Age: 48
    Estimated birth year: abt 1823
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's name: Isabell Watson
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Cults, Fife
    Registration Number: 443
    Registration district: Largo
    Civil Parish: Largo
    County: Fife
    Address: West Geston Mines Cottage
    Occupation: Agricultural Labourer
    ED: 6
    Household schedule number:7
    Line: 4
    Roll: CSSCT1871_77
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    William Watson 48
    Isabell Watson 47
    Isabella Watson 14
    Margaret Watson 9
    William Watson 7
  4. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1883 ROBERTSON, GEORGE, ISABELLA WATSON (Statutory registers Marriages 459/2 10)
    1883 ROBERTSON, GEORGE, ISABELLA WATSON (Statutory registers Marriages 459/2 10)
    Marriages in the District of Buckhaven in the County of Fife 1883.
    1883 Sixth July Kirkland, Wemyss
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland.
    (Signed)
    George Robertson, General Labourer
    (Bachelor) Age 24 Kirkland, Wemyss
    Parents: David Robertson General Labourer
    Mary Robertson M.S. Tod (defeased)
    (Signed)
    Isabella Watson, Domestic Servant
    (Spinster) Age 25 Kirkland, Wemyss
    Parents: William Watson Ploughman (deceased)
    Isabella Watson M.S. Melville
    (Signed)
    Alex'r Aytown Young, Minister of Methil
    (Signed)
    John Swan Witness
    Christina Robertson Witness
    Registered 1883 July 10 Buckhaven
    David M Pryde, Registrar

Historical events

Day of marriage October 19, 1844

  • The temperature on October 19, 1844 was about 9.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt . Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1844: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
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    • March 8 » King Oscar I ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
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    • June 15 » Charles Goodyear receives a patent for vulcanization, a process to strengthen rubber.
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