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David Watson 1866–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1866

Birth Location: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 14 April 1901

Death Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland

Father: John Watson

Mother: Anne Smith

Spouse(s): Rose Bishop

Children(s):

David Watson was born in 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Smith Watson And Anne Smith. In 1871, David Watson resided in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. David Watson married Rose Hannah Bishop. David Watson passed away in 1901 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland.

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Biography

  • David Watson was born in 1866 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the child of John Smith Watson And Anne Smith.
  • In 1871, David Watson resided in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • David Watson married Rose Hannah Bishop.
  • David Watson passed away in 1901 in Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Watson's Ancestors

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David Watson
1866–1901
Birth Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
John Smith Watson
1835–1888
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anne Smith
1837–1877
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
David Watson
1808–1882
Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland
Ann Watson
1812–1877
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
George Smith
1798–1881
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Rosina Strang
1806–1877
Kilmornack, Ayrshire
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1771–1843
Marion Colquhoun
1773–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Colquhoun
1741–1800

David Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1866
13 May 1866
Birth of David Watson in Hamilton,Lanark,Scotland
Hamilton,Lanark,Scotland
1866
13 May 1866
Birth of David Watson in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1871
1871
Age 5
David Watson resided here in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1901
14 April 1901
Age 35
Death of David Watson in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1866
    Event Place: Hamilton,Lanark,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1988, Place: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England; Collection: St Cyprians; -; Date Range: 1883 - 1902; Film Number: 1546079
    [2] Liverpool, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Reference Number: 283 CYP31
    [3] England, Select Marriages
    [4] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1866
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Hamilton; ED: 1; Page: 3; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_145

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Hamilton; ED: 1; Page: 3; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1871_145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Edge Hill, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1901
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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