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ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT 1873 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1873

Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 9 Oct 1942

Death Location: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia

Father: COLIN WATT

Mother: MARGARET MCCLURE

Spouse(s): CAROLINE BAWDEN

Children(s): ALEXANDER WATT, COLLIN WATT, WILLIAM WATT, ANTHONY WATT, ARTHUR WATT, ALAN WATT, CAROL WATT

In 1873, ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT entered the world in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, born to COLIN ARROTT WATT and MARGARET MCCLURE. ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT married CAROLINE FOX BAWDEN, and had children including ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT, COLLIN ARROTT WATT, WILLIAM BAWDEN WATT, ANTHONY HARVEY WATT, ARTHUR HENRY WATT, ALAN BERNARD WATT, CAROL ANNE WATT. ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT passed away in 1942 in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1873, ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT entered the world in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia, born to COLIN ARROTT WATT and MARGARET MCCLURE.
  • ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT married CAROLINE FOX BAWDEN, and had children including ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT, COLLIN ARROTT WATT, WILLIAM BAWDEN WATT, ANTHONY HARVEY WATT, ARTHUR HENRY WATT, ALAN BERNARD WATT, CAROL ANNE WATT.
  • ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT passed away in 1942 in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

COLIN WATT
1829 – 1917
Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
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MARGARET MCCLURE
1842 – 1905
Birth Location: West Lothian, SCOTLAND
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Spouses(s)

CAROLINE BAWDEN
1875 – 1966
Birth Location: Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia
CB

Children(s)

ALEXANDER WATT
1902 – 1969
Birth Location: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
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COLLIN WATT
1904 – 1924
Birth Location: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
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WILLIAM WATT
1905 – 1935
Birth Location: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
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ANTHONY WATT
1907 – 1977
Birth Location: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
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ARTHUR WATT
1908 – 1977
Birth Location: , Victoria, Australia
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ALAN WATT
1909 – 1976
Birth Location: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
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CAROL WATT
1911 –
Birth Location: Leongatha, , Victoria, Australia
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ALEXANDER WATT's Ancestors

Self
ALEXANDER WATT
1873 – 1942
Birth Place: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
Parents
COLIN ARROTT WATT
1829 – 1917
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
MARGARET MCCLURE
1842 – 1905
West Lothian, SCOTLAND
Grandparents
BERNARD (ALBIANIUS) WATT
1795 –
JANE (CUNNINGHAM) ARROTT
1808 – 1839
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
DAVID MCCLURE
1815 – 1894
West Calder, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
JANET STARK
1820 – 1842
WEST CALDER, Midlothian, SCOTLAND
Great-Grandparents
Colin ARROT
1765 – 1837
Jean Cuninghame
1775 –
JOHN MCLURE
1782 – 1848
MARRION RUSSEL
1783 – 1855
THOMAS STARK
1799 – 1879
MARGARET YOUNG
1798 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
MCLURE
THOMAS RUSSEL
1750 –
MARGARET STORRIE
1750 –
Thomas STARK
1770 – 1855
Janet Forrest
1772 – 1855
James YOUNG
1777 – 1861
Janet Tweedie

ALEXANDER WATT's Descendants

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ALEXANDER (GILLESPIE) WATT (1873 – 9 Oct 1942) m. CAROLINE (FOX) BAWDEN (1875 – 1966)
  1. 1. ALEXANDER (GILLESPIE) WATT (1902 – 17 Jan 1969) m. EDNA (KATHLEEN) KEIGHERY (1914 – 18 Oct 1996)
    1. 1. MAUREEN (BADEN) WATT (1939 – 1941)
    2. 2. HELEN WATT (1939 – 1939?)
    3. 3. ALEXANDER (EDWARD) WATT (1945 – 24 Feb 1969) m. ROSLYN
  2. 2. COLLIN (ARROTT) WATT (1904 – 25 Jun 1924)
  3. 3. WILLIAM (BAWDEN) WATT (1905 – 1935) m. LILLIAN (BADEN) COWELL (1901 – 1971)
  4. 4. ANTHONY (HARVEY) WATT (1907 – 1977)
  5. 5. ARTHUR (HENRY) WATT (1908 – 1977)
  6. 6. ALAN (BERNARD) WATT (1909 – 1976)
  7. 7. CAROL (ANNE) WATT (1911 – )

ALEXANDER WATT's Timeline

3 Records

1873
1873
Birth of ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
1942
1942
Age 69
Burial of ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT in Leongatha Cemetary, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
Leongatha Cemetary, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
1942
9 Oct 1942
Age 69
Death of ALEXANDER GILLESPIE WATT in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
Leongatha, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Leongatha Cemetary, Leongatha, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
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