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Alexander Watson 1756–1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1756

Birth Location: Northumberland, England

Death Date: 25 May 1791

Death Location: Newchurch, Hampshire, England

Father: William Watson

Mother: Elizabeth Ditchburn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smithson

Children(s): James Watson, Jane Watson, William Watson, George Watson

Alexander Watson was born in 1756 in Northumberland, England, the child of William Watson And Elizabeth Ditchburn. In 1774, Alexander Watson resided in St George, England. Alexander Watson married Elizabeth Smithson, and had children including George Watson, James Watson, Jane Watson, William Watson. Alexander Watson passed away in 1791 in Newchurch, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Alexander Watson was born in 1756 in Northumberland, England, the child of William Watson And Elizabeth Ditchburn.
  • In 1774, Alexander Watson resided in St George, England.
  • Alexander Watson married Elizabeth Smithson, and had children including George Watson, James Watson, Jane Watson, William Watson.
  • Alexander Watson passed away in 1791 in Newchurch, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watson
1729–
Birth Location: Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Ditchburn
1732–
Birth Location: Whittingham, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Smithson
1755–1814
Birth Location: Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
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Children(s)

James Watson
1776–1837
Birth Location: Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
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Jane Watson
1784–
Birth Location: Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
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William Watson
1788–1870
Birth Location: Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
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George Watson
1789–1860
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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Alexander Watson's Ancestors

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Alexander Watson
1756–1791
Birth Place: Northumberland, England
Parents
William Watson
1729–
Carnwath, Lanark, Scotland., Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Ditchburn
1732–
Whittingham, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1696–1761
Carstairs Lanark, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Magaret Sommervell
1703–
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1650–
Martha Craig
1653–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Watson's Descendants

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Alexander Watson (Sep 1756–25 May 1791) m. Elizabeth Smithson (1755–1814)
  1. 1. James Watson 1776–1837 m. Mary Lock 1779–1857
    1. 1. James (Samuel) Watson 1814–1844 m. Harriet (Amelia) Kendall 1818–1866
      1. 1. Philip (Samuel Bowden) Watson 1843–1899 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Splatt 1843–1922
        1. 1. Percy (Bowden) Watson 1875–1950 m. Ada (Alberta) Fugler 1872–1960
        2. 2. Rodney (John Splatt) Watson 1877–1931 m. Minnie Buckingham 1884–1956
        3. 3. Philip (Owen Symonds) Watson 1882–1960 m. Mabel (Ernestine) Organ 1881–1935 m. Dulcie (Constance) Burke 1896–1946
        4. 4. Frederick (William Splatt) Watson 1870–1910 m. Elizabeth (Edith Le Vavasseur dit) Durell 1876–1925
        5. 5. Alfred (Splatt) Watson 1872–1959 m. Florence (Beatrice) Hutchings 1877–1950 m. Alice (Beatrice) Gray 1896–1958
      2. 2. Fanny (Elizabeth) Watson 1842–1928 m. Edwin (Henry) Rixon 1826–1883
        1. 1. Laura (Julia Louisa) Rixon 1869–1961
        2. 2. Alice (Maud Mary) Rixon 1872–1947
        3. 3. Albert (Sidney) Rixon 1874–1937
        4. 4. Philip (John) Rixon 1878–1902
        5. 5. Irene (Beatrice Bertha) Rixon 1880–
  2. 2. Jane Watson 1784–
  3. 3. William Watson 1788–1870 m. Sarah Moody 1792–
    1. 1. Caroline Tanner 1820–
  4. 4. George Watson 1789–1860 m. Anne Collyer 1791–1842 m. Charlotte White 1799–1875

Alexander Watson's Timeline

6 Records

1756
Sep 1756
Birth of Alexander Watson in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1756
18 Sep 1756
Alexander Watson was baptized in Allenton, Northumberland, England
Allenton, Northumberland, England
1774
1774
Age 18
Alexander Watson resided here in St George, England
St George, England
1784
1784
Age 28
Alexander Watson resided here in England
England
1791
1791
Age 35
Death of Alexander Watson in Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
1791
25 May 1791
Age 35
Burial of Alexander Watson in Newchurch, Hampshire, England
Newchurch, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1756
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Tinnion Family Tree" created by "stantinn"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1756
    Event Place: Allenton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Allenton, Northumberland, England; Date Range: 1694 - 1813; Film Number: 1068613

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: St George, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Allenton, Northumberland, England; Date Range: 1694 - 1813; Film Number: 1068613

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1791
    Event Place: Newchurch, Isle of Wight, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 May 1791
    Event Place: Newchurch, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Gustar/Powell Family Tree" created by "EvieGustar7"
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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