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Alfred Gillingham Watson 1879–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 March 1879

Birth Location: Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 7 July 1957

Death Location: Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: John Watson

Mother: Maria Gillingham

Spouse(s): Mary Watson, Lydia Starke

Children(s): Adrian Watson, Amy Watson, William Jones

Alfred Gillingham Watson was born in 1879 in Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Samuel Watson And Maria Gillingham. In 1891, Alfred Gillingham Watson resided in Red Deer, Alberta, Territories, Canada. In 1901, Alfred Gillingham Watson resided in Kootenay (WestOuest), (Slocan RidingDivision Slo. Alfred Gillingham Watson married Lydia Magdalen Denne Or Starke, Mary Edna Watson, and had children including Adrian Watson, Amy Jane Francis Watson, Patricia Watson, William Mortimer Jones. Alfred Gillingham Watson passed away in 1957 in Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Alfred Gillingham Watson was born in 1879 in Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Samuel Watson And Maria Gillingham.
  • In 1891, Alfred Gillingham Watson resided in Red Deer, Alberta, Territories, Canada.
  • In 1901, Alfred Gillingham Watson resided in Kootenay (WestOuest), (Slocan RidingDivision Slo.
  • Alfred Gillingham Watson married Lydia Magdalen Denne Or Starke, Mary Edna Watson, and had children including Adrian Watson, Amy Jane Francis Watson, Patricia Watson, William Mortimer Jones.
  • Alfred Gillingham Watson passed away in 1957 in Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Alfred Watson's Ancestors

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Alfred Watson
1879–1957
Birth Place: Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Samuel Watson
1840–
Belper, Derbyshire, England
Maria Gillingham
1841–1888
St. Georges, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John Gillingham
1813–1857
Milborne Port, Somerset
Frances Game
1809–1879
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
John Gillingham
1785–1865
Jane Wilton
1775–1843
William Game
1803–
Ann
1803–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Wilton
1737–1826
Jane Hurlstone
1743–1801

Alfred Watson's Descendants

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Alfred (Gillingham) Watson (12 March 1879–7 July 1957) m. Mary (Edna) Watson (15 April 1893–17 April 1969) m. Lydia (Magdalen Denne or) Starke (20 February 1881–19 Jul 1924)
  1. 1. Adrian Watson 1935–2020
  2. 2. Amy (Jane Francis) Watson 1932–2007
  3. 3. William (Mortimer) Jones 1925–2006

Alfred Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1879
12 March 1879
Birth of Alfred Gillingham Watson in Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
1891
1891
Age 12
Alfred Gillingham Watson resided here in Red Deer, Alberta, Territories, Canada
Red Deer, Alberta, Territories, Canada
1901
1901
Age 22
Alfred Gillingham Watson resided here in Kootenay (WestOuest), (Slocan RidingDivision Slocan), Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
Kootenay (West/Ouest), (Slocan Riding/Division Slocan), Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
1957
7 July 1957
Age 78
Death of Alfred Gillingham Watson in Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 March 1879
    Event Place: Belper, Amber Valley Borough, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories; Roll: T-6425; Family No: 56
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Kootenay (WestOuest), (Slocan RidingDivision Slocan), Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia; Page: 3; Family No: 29
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Red Deer, Alberta, Territories; Roll: T-6425; Family No: 56

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Kootenay (WestOuest), (Slocan RidingDivision Slocan), Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Kootenay (WestOuest), (Slocan RidingDivision Slocan), Yale & Cariboo, British Columbia; Page: 3; Family No: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1957
    Event Place: Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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