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Alexander Anderson Watson 1828–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1828

Birth Location: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Nov 1903

Death Location: St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: John Watson

Mother: Margaret Hislop

Spouse(s): Agnes Stirling

Children(s): Margaret Watson, Annie Watson, Robert Watson, Dr Watson, Agnes Watson, Arthur Watson, Clara Watson, James Watson, John Watson, William Watson

Alexander Anderson Watson was born in 1828 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of John Rutherford Watson And Margaret Hislop. Alexander Anderson Watson married Agnes Paterson Stirling, and had children including Agnes Watson, Annie Watson, Arthur Watson, Clara Watson, Dr Oscar Watson, James Adam Watson, John A Watson, Margaret H Watson, Robert Ash Watson, William George James Watson. Alexander Anderson Watson passed away in 1903 in St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Alexander Anderson Watson was born in 1828 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of John Rutherford Watson And Margaret Hislop.
  • Alexander Anderson Watson married Agnes Paterson Stirling, and had children including Agnes Watson, Annie Watson, Arthur Watson, Clara Watson, Dr Oscar Watson, James Adam Watson, John A Watson, Margaret H Watson, Robert Ash Watson, William George James Watson.
  • Alexander Anderson Watson passed away in 1903 in St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Watson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Watson
1828–1903
Birth Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Rutherford Watson
1804–1851
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Hislop
1810–
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Sargent-Major (James) Watson
1777–1838
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Anne (Agnes) Duncan
1773–1839
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James TBC
1748–1810
Margaret Malcom
–1785
Andrew Duncan
1735–
Private
1738–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1725–
Andrew Duncan
1696–1760
Christian Logie
1696–
Andrew Sives
1713–

Alexander Watson's Descendants

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Alexander (Anderson) Watson (12 Oct 1828–30 Nov 1903) m. Agnes (Paterson) Stirling (1832–28 Apr 1914)
  1. 1. Margaret (H.) Watson 1858–1928 m. Unknown Andrew 1855–1915
    1. 1. John (Watson) Andrews 1897–1943
    2. 2. Ethel (M) Andrews 1884–
    3. 3. Susan (R) Andrews 1885–
    4. 4. May (A) Andrews 1882–
    5. 5. Robert (G) Andrews 1889–
  2. 2. Annie Watson 1861–1941
  3. 3. Robert (Ash) Watson 1866–1941 m. Annie (Botsford) Stewart 1875–1948
  4. 4. Dr (Oscar) Watson 1869–1941
  5. 5. Agnes Watson 1852–1922
  6. 6. Arthur Watson 1871–1871
  7. 7. Clara Watson 1864–1940
  8. 8. James (Adam) Watson –1868
  9. 9. John (A) Watson 1855–1903
  10. 10. William (George James) Watson 1856–1933 m. Catherine (Helen) Coleman 1866–1936
    1. 1. Eleanor (Carter) Watson 1899–1900
    2. 2. Annie (Constance) Watson 1891–1927 m. Samuel (Starrett) Elliott 1866–1924
    3. 3. Florence (Evelyn) Watson 1888–1981
    4. 4. Helen Watson 1902–1982 m. Curtis (L) Peterson 1905–1985

Alexander Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1828
12 Oct 1828
Birth of Alexander Anderson Watson in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1903
30 Nov 1903
Age 75
Death of Alexander Anderson Watson in St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
1903
30 Nov 1903
Age 75
Death of Alexander Anderson Watson in St John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
St John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1828
    Event Place: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [8] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [9] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1903
    Event Place: St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [8] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [9] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1903
    Event Place: St John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St John, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [7] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [8] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [9] Canada, Find a Grave Index

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