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David Watt 1840–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 AUG 1840

Birth Location: Largo, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: Mar 1920

Death Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Watt

Mother: Elspeth Rutherford

Spouse(s): Jane Cunningham

Children(s): Elizabeth Watt

David Watt was born in 1840 in Largo, Fife, Scotland, the child of Thomas Miller Watt And Elspeth Rutherford. David Watt married Jane Cunningham, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Watt. David Watt passed away in 1920 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • David Watt was born in 1840 in Largo, Fife, Scotland, the child of Thomas Miller Watt And Elspeth Rutherford.
  • David Watt married Jane Cunningham, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Watt.
  • David Watt passed away in 1920 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Watt
1812–1862
Birth Location: Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
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Elspeth Rutherford
1818–1899
Birth Location: Largo, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Cunningham
1838–1903
Birth Location: Markinch, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Watt
1869–1945
Birth Location: Leslie, Fife, Scotland
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David Watt's Ancestors

Self
David Watt
1840–1920
Birth Place: Largo, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Miller Watt
1812–1862
Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
Elspeth Rutherford
1818–1899
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
David Watt
1777–1841
Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland
Hannah Thomson
1773–1858
Leslie, Fife, Scotland
William Rutherford
1797–1881
Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Mary Laing
1797–1877
Largo, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Watt
1746–1834
Alexander Thomson
1742–1824
Hanna Dall
1746–1817
Henry Rutherford
1764–1804
Margaret Gibson
1761–
Andrew Laing
1740–
Elspeth Gib
1759–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Watt
1725–
Christian Wastwater
1726–
Gilbert Thomson
1698–
William Dallas
1705–
Ann Thomson
1710–
David Laing
1722–
Isabella Black
1705–
Andrew Gib
1735–
Agnes Dun
1735–

David Watt's Descendants

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David Watt (18 AUG 1840–Mar 1920) m. Jane Cunningham (10 Jul 1838–2 Dec 1903)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Watt 1869–1945 m. Joseph May 1868–1928
    1. 1. Joseph (William) May 1889–1945 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Clark 1887–1970
      1. 1. Joseph (William) May 1918–1993 m. Margaret Newton 1919–
      2. 2. Joseph (William) May 1911–1911
      3. 3. Edna May 1925–2016

David Watt's Timeline

2 Records

1840
18 AUG 1840
Birth of David Watt in Largo, Fife, Scotland
Largo, Fife, Scotland
1920
Mar 1920
Age 80
Death of David Watt in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 AUG 1840
    Event Place: Largo, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1920
    Event Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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