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Edwin James Watson 1901–1990 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1901

Birth Location: Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 04 Apr 1990

Death Location: Freemasons Home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia

Father: John Watson

Mother: Florence Ibbott

Spouse(s): Ethel Shaw

Children(s): Shirley Watson

In 1901, Edwin James Watson entered the world in Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia, born to John Edwin Watson And Florence Lilian May Ibbott. Edwin James Watson married Ethel Muriel Shaw, and had children including Shirley Florence Watson. Edwin James Watson passed away in 1990 in Freemasons Home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1901, Edwin James Watson entered the world in Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia, born to John Edwin Watson And Florence Lilian May Ibbott.
  • Edwin James Watson married Ethel Muriel Shaw, and had children including Shirley Florence Watson.
  • Edwin James Watson passed away in 1990 in Freemasons Home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1850–1929
Birth Location: "York Grove", Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
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Florence Ibbott
1882–1973
Birth Location: Richmond, Tasmania
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Shaw
1900–1986
Birth Location: 77 Goulburn Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Children(s)

Shirley Watson
1931–2013
Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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Edwin Watson's Ancestors

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Edwin Watson
1901–1990
Birth Place: Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
John Edwin Watson
1850–1929
"York Grove", Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
Florence (Lilian May) Ibbott
1882–1973
Richmond, Tasmania
Grandparents
John (Edwin) Watson
1814–1881
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Amelia (Matilda Carter) Alomes
1829–1917
Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Edward (Henry Amos) Ibbott
1857–1926
Richmond, Tasmania
Mary (Ann Margarite) Goodwin
1861–1950
"Mangaton", Black Brush, Tasmania
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edwin Watson's Descendants

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Edwin (James) Watson (18 Jul 1901–04 Apr 1990) m. Ethel (Muriel) Shaw (11 Oct 1900–06 Sep 1986)
  1. 1. Shirley (Florence) Watson 1931–2013 m. Keith (Victor Sinclair) Topfer 1928–2005

Edwin Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1901
18 Jul 1901
Birth of Edwin James Watson in Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia
1990
04 Apr 1990
Age 89
Death of Edwin James Watson in Freemasons Home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
Freemasons Home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1901
    Event Place: Ralphs Bay, Sandford, Tasmania, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1990
    Event Place: Freemasons Home, Lindisfarne, Tasmania, Australia
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