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Alexander Watson 1789–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1789

Birth Location: Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland

Death Date: Mar 1869

Death Location: Daviot Churchyard, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Father:

Mother: Janet Anderson

Spouse(s): Mary Sinclair

Children(s): Elizabeth Watson, Janet Watson, Isabella Watson, James Watson, Angus Watson, Mary Watson, Catherine Watson, John Watson, David Watson

The story of Alexander Watson began in 1789 in Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland. In 1841, Alexander Watson resided in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotlan. In 1851, Alexander Watson resided in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotlan. Alexander Watson married Mary Sinclair, and had children including Angus Watson, Catherine Watson, David Watson, Elizabeth Betsy Watson, Isabella Watson, James D Watson, Janet Jessie Watson, John Watson, Mary Ann Watson. Alexander Watson passed away in 1869 in Daviot Churchyard, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Watson began in 1789 in Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland.
  • In 1841, Alexander Watson resided in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotlan.
  • In 1851, Alexander Watson resided in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotlan.
  • Alexander Watson married Mary Sinclair, and had children including Angus Watson, Catherine Watson, David Watson, Elizabeth Betsy Watson, Isabella Watson, James D Watson, Janet Jessie Watson, John Watson, Mary Ann Watson.
  • Alexander Watson passed away in 1869 in Daviot Churchyard, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Janet Anderson
1754–
Birth Location: Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sinclair
1801–1881
Birth Location: Kirkhill, Inverness-shire, Scotland
MS

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1832–1926
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Janet Watson
1828–1898
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
JW
Isabella Watson
1837–
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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James Watson
1830–1871
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
JW
Angus Watson
1835–1855
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Mary Watson
1840–1906
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Catherine Watson
1843–1908
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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John Watson
1826–
Birth Location: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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David Watson
1823–1900
Birth Location: Culdoich, Croy & Dalcross, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Alexander Watson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Watson
1789–1869
Birth Place: Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland
Parents
Janet Anderson
1754–
Cromarty, Cromartyshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Watson's Descendants

1.
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Alexander Watson (Abt. 1789–Mar 1869) m. Mary Sinclair (1 Mar 1801–28 Feb 1881)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Watson 1832–1926 m. William McMillan 1837–1879
    1. 1. James (Watson) McMillan 1872–1953 m. Emma (Mowbray) Fastier 1878–1935
      1. 1. Brian (Watson) McMillan 1903–1948 m. Marjorie (May) Clark 1920–2000
      2. 2. Hector McMillan 1903–1927
      3. 3. Ian (Fastier) McMillan 1905–1983 m. Grete (Kirsten) Heegaard 1909–1978
        1. 1. Kim (Heegaard) McMillan 1933–2023 m. Elizabeth (Eileen Phoebe) Higgins 1936–2019
      4. 4. Bruce (Hamilton) McMillan 1915–1982 m. Mary (Patricia) Valintine 1914–2008
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Mary (Mollie)) McMillan 1917–2008 m. Henry (Russell) Kirkwood 1912–1939 m. Stanley (Ernest) Rhodes 1908–2002
        1. 1. James (Barry) Kirkwood 1937–2007
    2. 2. Isabella ((Ella)) McMillan 1862–1956 m. Frank (Ernest Barritt) Rev 1862–1938
      1. 1. Eva (Howard) Barritt 1886–1888
      2. 2. Ellen (McMillan) Barritt 1888–
      3. 3. Frank (Ian) Barritt 1892–
      4. 4. William (Ernest) Barritt 1897– m. Norah (Elizabeth) Graydon 1899–
        1. 1. John (Ernest Graydon) Barritt 1927–2005
      5. 5. Edith (Denton) Barritt 1900–1993
    3. 3. Mary (Sinclair) McMillan 1864–1950
    4. 4. John (Alexander (Jack)) McMillan 1866–1908 m. Teresa (Emily) Jepson 1875–1932
      1. 1. Evelyn (Watson) McMillan 1899–1975 m. Alexander McIntosh 1898–1970
        1. 1. Alastair (Ian) McIntosh 1927–1997
        2. 2. Betty (Evelyn) McIntosh 1930–2020 m. Ian Sime 1928–2018
      2. 2. Ella (Florence) McMillan 1898–1950 m. Orlando (Erasmus Sydney) Wood 1896–1979 m. Ollie Wood 1896–1979
        1. 1. Shirley (Evelyn) Wood 1924–2020 m. Alan (Charles) Fynmore 1927–2012
        2. 2. Patricia (Cecily) Wood 1927–1998 m. Albert (George) Matthews 1924–2008
    5. 5. Edith (Denny) McMillan 1868–1868
    6. 6. William McMillan 1869–1869
    7. 7. Edith (Denny (Edie)) McMillan 1870–1961 m. Edward (Owen) Weir 1866–1954
    8. 8. Unnamed McMillan 1871–1871
    9. 9. Unnamed McMillan 1873–1873
  2. 2. Janet ((Jessie)) Watson 1828–1898 m. William Kemp 1807–1884
    1. 1. William (David) Kemp 1851–1920 m. Mary (Margaret) MacDonald 1857–1928
    2. 2. David Kemp 1857–1899
    3. 3. Alexander Kemp 1853–1894 m. Marie (Martha) Gerth 1862–1923
      1. 1. Hans (Friedrich) Kemp 1888–
      2. 2. Alexander Kemp 1889–
      3. 3. Bernhard (Alexander) Kemp 1893–
      4. 4. William (Siegfried) Kemp 1886–
      5. 5. Martha (Mary) Kemp 1891–1891
    4. 4. James (Eneas) Kemp 1860–1922 m. Margaret Penman 1866–
    5. 5. Mary (Christina) Kemp 1862–1943
    6. 6. Margaret (Jessie) Kemp 1849–1865
  3. 3. Isabella Watson 1837–
  4. 4. James (D) Watson 1830–1871
  5. 5. Angus Watson 1835–1855
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Watson 1840–1906
  7. 7. Catherine Watson 1843–1908
  8. 8. John Watson 1826–
  9. 9. David Watson 1823–1900 m. Isabella Dingwall 1835–1897
    1. 1. John (Randolph) Watson 1861–1941
      1. 1. Ruth (Jessie) Watson 1899–1974 m. Elbridge Bacon 1898–1949
        1. 1. Barbara Bacon 1928–2016
    2. 2. Mary Watson 1861–1913
    3. 3. Isabella Watson 1856–1889
    4. 4. Alexander Watson 1858–1885
    5. 5. David (Watson) Jr 1868–1940
    6. 6. Jessie Watson 1870–1951
    7. 7. Joseph Watson 1874–1962
    8. 8. Elizabeth Watson 1876–1911
    9. 9. Kenneth Watson 1877–1953
    10. 10. James (Charles) Watson 1863–1933

Alexander Watson's Timeline

6 Records

1789
Abt. 1789
Birth of Alexander Watson in Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland
Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 52
Alexander Watson resided here in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 62
Alexander Watson resided here in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 72
Alexander Watson resided here in Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1869
4 Mar 1869
Age 80
Death of Alexander Watson in Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
1869
Mar 1869
Age 80
Burial of Alexander Watson in Daviot Churchyard, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Daviot Churchyard, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1789
    Event Place: Resolis, Ross-shire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 7A; Page: 4; Line: 980; Year: 1841
    [2] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 8; Page: 14; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_22; Year: 1851
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 8A; Page: 11; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_13
    [4] Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 7A; Page: 4; Line: 980; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 8; Page: 14; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_22; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Easter Inshes, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Inverness; ED: 8A; Page: 11; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1869
    Event Place: Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Burial Monument Inscriptions, 1507-2019, Scottish Monumental Inscriptions; Kennoway, Scotland; Index to Scottish Monumental Inscriptions

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Mar 1869
    Event Place: Daviot Churchyard, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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