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Alexander Hannay Watson 1861–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1861

Birth Location: Govan,Lanark,Scotland

Death Date: 29 March 1926

Death Location: Fernie, East Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Alexander Watson

Mother: Jannet McKeachie

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In 1861, Alexander Hannay Watson entered the world in Govan,Lanark,Scotland, born to Alexander James Watson And Jannet Jessie Mckeachie. Alexander Hannay Watson passed away in 1926 in Fernie, East Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Alexander Hannay Watson entered the world in Govan,Lanark,Scotland, born to Alexander James Watson And Jannet Jessie Mckeachie.
  • Alexander Hannay Watson passed away in 1926 in Fernie, East Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Alexander Watson's Ancestors

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Alexander Watson
1861–1926
Birth Place: Govan,Lanark,Scotland
Parents
Alexander James Watson
1831–1892
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Jannet ('Jessie') McKeachie
1835–1871
Dumfriesshire Scotland
Grandparents
John Watson
1790–1860
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Elizabeth Kippen
1786–1873
Renfrewshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Watson
1766–1837
Rebecca Smellie
1764–1839
John Kippen
1742–1818
Jean Murdock
1741–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1725–1779
Frances Veatch
1733–1790
William Smellie
1736–1795
Jean Robertson
1743–1824
George Kippen
1713–1786
Margaret Erskine
1718–1798
John Murdock
1709–1776
Mary Yuille
1712–1764

Alexander Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1861
11 Dec 1861
Birth of Alexander Hannay Watson in Govan,Lanark,Scotland
Govan,Lanark,Scotland
1926
29 March 1926
Age 65
Death of Alexander Hannay Watson in Fernie
Fernie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1861
    Event Place: Govan,Lanark,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1926
    Event Place: Fernie
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fernie, East Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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