Kennedy Family Tree » John Mathie Watson (1877-1922)
Personal data John Mathie Watson
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9- He was born on February 25, 1877 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland.Sources 3, 6, 7, 8
- He died on November 19, 1922 in Dandenong, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, he was 45 years old.Sources 2, 6, 7
- He is buried in Springvale, Greater Dandenong City, Victoria, Australia.Source 6
- A child of Robert Watson and Jane Mathie
Household of John Mathie Watson
He is married to Mary Cecily Burton.
They got married in the year 1904 at Perth, Western Australia, Australia, he was 26 years old.Source 5
Child(ren):
- Alan Watson 1905-1982
- Hazel Mary Watson 1906-
- Minna Radcliffe Watson 1906-1974
- Myrtle Cecily Watson 1908-1982
- Laurel Jeanie Watson 1910-
- Ian Ronald Watson 1916-1996
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Sources
- Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=108831291&pid=21210
/ Ancestry.com - Victoria, Australia, Death Index, 1836-1988, Ancestry.com, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records / Ancestry.com
- Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
- Victoria, Australia, Birth Index, 1837-1917, Ancestry.com, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Birth Records / Ancestry.com
- Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Ancestry.com
- Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Ancestry.com
- Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Web: UK, Royal Naval Reserve Service Records Index, 1860-1955, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922, Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday February 25, 1877
- The temperature on February 25, 1877 was about 6.4 °C. The air pressure was 18 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west. The airpressure was 74 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 82%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
- In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
- In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 1 » Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom is proclaimed Empress of India.
- February 20 » Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
- June 20 » Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- September 24 » The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion.
- December 6 » The first edition of The Washington Post is published.
- December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.
Day of death November 19, 1922
- The temperature on November 19, 1922 was between 1.6 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was 3.7 hours of sunshine (43%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 19, 1922 to August 4, 1925 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck II, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1922: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 7.0 million citizens.
- April 20 » The Soviet government creates South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgian SSR.
- May 19 » The Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
- July 9 » Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
- September 11 » The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
- September 18 » The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations.
- November 14 » The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom.
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Brian Kennedy, "Kennedy Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/kennedy-family-tree/P21210.php : accessed May 4, 2025), "John Mathie Watson (1877-1922)".