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COLIN ARROTT WATT 1829–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1829

Birth Location: Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Death Date: 31 Dec 1917

Death Location: Sandringham, Victoria, Australia

Father: BERNARD WATT

Mother: JANE ARROTT

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH LAWRIE, Margaret McLure

Children(s): ALEXANDER WATT, MARGARET WATT, JOSEPH WATT, JOHN WATT, JAMES WATT, DAVID WATT, COLLIN WATT, ALEXANDER WATT, CUNNINGHAM WATT, BERNARD WATT, Robert WATT

COLIN ARROTT WATT was born in 1829 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, the child of Bernard Albianius Watt And Jane Cunningham Arrott. In 1841, COLIN ARROTT WATT resided in Schoolhouse, Mains and Strathmartine, Angus, Scotl. In 1856, COLIN ARROTT WATT resided in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia. COLIN ARROTT WATT married Elizabeth Park Lawrie, Margaret Mclure, and had children including Alexander Giles Watt, Alexander Gillespie Watt, Bernard Albinus Watt, Collin Arrott Watt, Cunningham Miln Watt, David Mcclure Watt, James Watt, John Mcclure Watt, Joseph Salmond Watt, Margaret Jane Watt, Robert Arrott Watt. COLIN ARROTT WATT passed away in 1917 in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • COLIN ARROTT WATT was born in 1829 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, the child of Bernard Albianius Watt And Jane Cunningham Arrott.
  • In 1841, COLIN ARROTT WATT resided in Schoolhouse, Mains and Strathmartine, Angus, Scotl.
  • In 1856, COLIN ARROTT WATT resided in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia.
  • COLIN ARROTT WATT married Elizabeth Park Lawrie, Margaret Mclure, and had children including Alexander Giles Watt, Alexander Gillespie Watt, Bernard Albinus Watt, Collin Arrott Watt, Cunningham Miln Watt, David Mcclure Watt, James Watt, John Mcclure Watt, Joseph Salmond Watt, Margaret Jane Watt, Robert Arrott Watt.
  • COLIN ARROTT WATT passed away in 1917 in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

BERNARD WATT
1795–
Birth Location: –
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JANE ARROTT
1808–1839
Birth Location: Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
JA

Spouses(s)

ELIZABETH LAWRIE
1870–1949
Birth Location: Tull(amarine?), Victoria, Australia
EL
Margaret McLure
1842–1905
Birth Location: West Lothian, SCOTLAND
MM

Children(s)

ALEXANDER WATT
1873–1942
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
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MARGARET WATT
1871–1903
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
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JOSEPH WATT
1868–1887
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
JW
JOHN WATT
1866–1931
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
JW
JAMES WATT
1865–1912
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
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DAVID WATT
1862–1950
Birth Location: Drummond, Victoria, Australia
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COLLIN WATT
1861–1949
Birth Location: Jim Crow River, Victoria, Australia
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ALEXANDER WATT
1872–1872
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
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CUNNINGHAM WATT
1869–1940
Birth Location: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
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BERNARD WATT
1863–1884
Birth Location: Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. Registered also Victoria, Australia
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Robert WATT
1908–
Birth Location: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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COLIN WATT's Ancestors

Self
COLIN WATT
1829–1917
Birth Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Parents
BERNARD ALBIANIUS WATT
1795–
JANE (CUNNINGHAM) ARROTT
1808–1839
Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
Colin ARROT
1765–1837
Dunnichen, Angus, , Scotland
Jean Cuninghame
1775–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

COLIN WATT's Descendants

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COLIN (ARROTT) WATT (22 Jan 1829–31 Dec 1917) m. ELIZABETH (PARK) LAWRIE (1870–1949) m. Margaret McLure (12 Feb 1842–1905)
  1. 1. ALEXANDER (GILLESPIE) WATT 1873–1942 m. CAROLINE (FOX) BAWDEN 1875–1966
    1. 1. ALEXANDER (GILLESPIE) WATT 1902–1969 m. EDNA (KATHLEEN) KEIGHERY 1914–1996
      1. 1. ALEXANDER (EDWARD) WATT 1945–1969
      2. 2. MAUREEN (BADEN) WATT 1939–1941
      3. 3. HELEN WATT 1939–1939
    2. 2. CAROL (ANNE) WATT 1911–
    3. 3. ARTHUR (HENRY) WATT 1908–1977
    4. 4. COLLIN (ARROTT) WATT 1904–1924
    5. 5. ALAN (BERNARD) WATT 1909–1976
    6. 6. ANTHONY (HARVEY) WATT 1907–1977
    7. 7. WILLIAM (BAWDEN) WATT 1905–1935 m. LILLIAN (BADEN) COWELL 1901–1971
  2. 2. MARGARET (JANE) WATT 1871–1903
  3. 3. JOSEPH (SALMOND) WATT 1868–1887
  4. 4. JOHN (MCCLURE) WATT 1866–1931 m. ALICE (MAUD MARY) DRYSDALE 1875–1950
    1. 1. GRACE (MCCLURE) WATT 1917–
    2. 2. LOIS (MARGARET) WATT 1920–1967
    3. 3. JOHN (CUNNINGHAM) WATT 1912–
    4. 4. BEATRICE (ISOBEL) WATT 1913–
    5. 5. BERYL (JEAN) WATT 1909–1934
    6. 6. WINNIFRED (EMMA) WATT 1907–
    7. 7. ALICE (MARY) WATT 1904–1973 m. HAROLD (GORDON) GELLIE –1971
    8. 8. BERNARD (W) WATT 1906–1906
    9. 9. EVA WATT 1902–1902
  5. 5. JAMES WATT 1865–1912 m. EMILY 1876–1956
    1. 1. Albert (Edwin) WATT 1909–1980
    2. 2. Walter (Allan) WATT 1906–1907
  6. 6. DAVID (MCCLURE) WATT 1862–1950 m. CATHERINE (TIPPETT) BAWDEN 1871–1947
    1. 1. GWENDA (VIOLET) WATT 1914–
    2. 2. COLLIN (ARROTT) WATT 1897–
    3. 3. ALEX (GILLESPIE) WATT 1902–
    4. 4. KENNETH (BERNARD) WATT 1912–
    5. 5. WILLIAM (EDWARD) WATT 1908–1982
    6. 6. JESSIE (FLORENCE) WATT 1908–
    7. 7. DAVID (MCCLURE) WATT 1905–
    8. 8. CATHERINE (TIPPETT) WATT 1904–1935 m. WILFRED (HENRY) GRIGGS –1979
    9. 9. MARGARET (JANE) WATT 1899–
    10. 10. ANNIE (MARGARET) WATT 1898–1996 m. ERNEST (WILLIAM) WILLIAMS –1945
  7. 7. COLLIN (ARROTT) WATT 1861–1949 m. MARGARET JONES 1859–1925
    1. 1. COLLIN (ARROTT J) WATT 1904–1928 m. BESSIE (ELLIS) HALL 1900–
    2. 2. ALITTIA (ALBINUS) WATT 1899–1961 m. FRANK ROPER 1903–1982
    3. 3. ERNEST (JAMES) WATT 1915–1980
    4. 4. SEPTIMA (MCCLURE) WATT 1902– m. CHARLES (HENRY) TRUSCOTT 1902–1981
      1. 1. COLIN (FRANCIS) TRUSCOTT 1936–1936
      2. 2. LILLIAN (JEAN) TRUSCOTT 1929–1929
    5. 5. DAVID (ARROTT) WATT 1891–1976 m. RUBY (CATHERINE BAWYER) BIRDS 1893–1968
      1. 1. LLOYD (GEORGE) WATT 1919–
      2. 2. DAVID (BERNARD) WATT 1917–1976
      3. 3. STANLEY (ARTHUR) WATT 1925–1963
    6. 6. MYRTLE (AMY) WATT 1897–1916
    7. 7. ELIZABETH (ARROTT) WATT 1895–1950 m. JAMES FARRELL 1889–1946
      1. 1. James (Colin) Farrell 1922–1986
    8. 8. BERNARD (JOHN) WATT 1893–1940 m. GERTRUDE (BERTHA) NITSCHKE 1894–
    9. 9. JOSEPH (SALMOND) WATT 1900–1954 m. ELLEN (MARY) SPENCER 1900–1977
      1. 1. KENNETH WATT 1932–1958
    10. 10. LILLIAN (MAUD) WATT 1888–
    11. 11. FLORENCE (MAY) WATT 1886–1973 m. WILLIAM (JOHN) HARRIDGE 1881–1961
      1. 1. COLLIN (ARROTT) HARRIDGE 1909–1969
      2. 2. WILLIAM (JOHN) HARRIDGE 1914–1967
      3. 3. MARGARET (ELLEN) HARRIDGE 1908–1927
      4. 4. FLORENCE (MAY) HARRIDGE 1912–1928
    12. 12. MARGARET (MARY JANE) WATT 1884–1958
  8. 8. ALEXANDER (GILES) WATT 1872–1872
  9. 9. CUNNINGHAM (MILN) WATT 1869–1940 m. ELIZA (ANN EMMA) HARRISON 1871–1965
    1. 1. GLADYS (MURIEL) WATT 1898–1979
    2. 2. MARGARET (MARION) WATT 1904–1994 m. FREDERICK (CHARLES) ATKIN 1890–1946
      1. 1. JEAN ATKIN 1929–1975
    3. 3. IVY (NESTA) WATT 1909–1977 m. Joseph COLES 1906–1972
      1. 1. Colin (Joseph) Coles 1936–1988
    4. 4. JOSEPH (GEORGE) WATT 1901–1955
    5. 5. DOROTHY (CHRISTINA) WATT 1899–1984 m. GARNET (GODFREY HOWARD) VAUGHAN 1898–1975
    6. 6. CHARLES (CUNNINGHAM) WATT 1907–1910
    7. 7. GLADYS (MURIEL MAY) WATT 1897–1897
  10. 10. BERNARD (ALBINUS) WATT 1863–1884
  11. 11. Robert (Arrott) WATT 1908–

COLIN WATT's Timeline

10 Records

1829
22 Jan 1829
Birth of COLIN ARROTT WATT in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 12
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in Schoolhouse, Mains and Strathmartine, Angus, Scotland
Schoolhouse, Mains and Strathmartine, Angus, Scotland
1856
1856 / 1857
Age 27
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia
1882
1882
Age 53
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in Koorooman District (Leongatha), Victoria, Australia
Koorooman District (Leongatha), Victoria, Australia
1900
1900
Age 71
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in Victoria, Australia
Victoria, Australia
1903
1903
Age 74
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in Mirboo South, Boolarra, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
Mirboo South, Boolarra, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
1909
1909
Age 80
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in 72 Richardson St, Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
72 Richardson St, Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
1914
1914
Age 85
COLIN ARROTT WATT resided here in 128 Wright St, Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
128 Wright St, Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
1917
31 Dec 1917
Age 88
Death of COLIN ARROTT WATT in Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
1918
28 Feb 1918
Age 89
COLIN ARROTT WATT - Probate in Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1864
    Event Place: Melbourne and Sydney, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1829
    Event Place: Dundee, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1918
    Event Place: Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Mirboo South, Boolarra, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: 128 Wright St, Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: 72 Richardson St, Albert Park, Fawkner, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1856 / 1857
    Event Place: Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Koorooman District (Leongatha), Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Oct 1864
    Event Place: Sailed aboard the EGMONT from British port (had been in Scotland) returning home to Victoria, Australia

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Schoolhouse, Mains and Strathmartine, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Sandringham, Victoria, Australia
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