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Adam Watson 1863–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1863

Birth Location: Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 02 Sep 1884

Death Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: James Watson

Mother: Catherine Moodie

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Adam Watson was born in 1863 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of James Watson And Catherine Moodie. In 1881, Adam Watson resided in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. Adam Watson passed away in 1884 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Adam Watson was born in 1863 in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of James Watson And Catherine Moodie.
  • In 1881, Adam Watson resided in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
  • Adam Watson passed away in 1884 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Adam Watson's Ancestors

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Adam Watson
1863–1884
Birth Place: Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
James Watson
1836–1903
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Catherine Moodie
1838–1915
Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Watson
1809–1881
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Euphemia Watson
1812–1877
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Sargent-Major Watson
1777–1838
Anne Duncan
1773–1839
John Wark
1775–1852
Margaret Wark
1791–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James TBC
1748–1810
Margaret Malcom
–1785
Andrew Duncan
1735–
Private
1738–
John Wark
1742–1826
Isobel Elliot
1760–1825
Andrew Stevenson
1753–

Adam Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1863
21 Nov 1863
Birth of Adam Watson in Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1881
1881
Age 18
Adam Watson resided here in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1884
01 Sep 1884
Age 21
Death of Adam Watson in Picton, New South Wales, Australia
Picton, New South Wales, Australia
1884
02 Sep 1884
Age 21
Burial of Adam Watson in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1863
    Event Place: Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy; ED: 21; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_122
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
    [3] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [4] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [5] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy; ED: 21; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_122
    [6] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [7] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy; ED: 21; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_122
    [2] 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Kirkcaldy; ED: 21; Page: 16; Line: 16; Roll: cssct1881_122

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1882
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: British
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Unassisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1826-1922

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Picton, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [3] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [4] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [5] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives
    [2] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and composite registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives

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