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Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts 1860–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 March 1860

Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 18 aug 1936

Death Location: New Jersey, USA

Father: Henry Brown

Mother: Matilda Harrison

Spouse(s): Hudson Wilsey, Hudson Willse, Charles Watts

Children(s): Hudson Willse, Charles Wilsey, Fredrick Wilsey, Robert Watts, Raymond Willse, Lyndine Watts, Bessie Watts, Joseph Watts, Hazel Watts

Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts was born in 1860 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States, the child of Henry Harris Harrison Brown And Matilda Brown Harrison. In 1860, Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided in Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey, USA. In 1870, Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided in New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York,. Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts married Charles Watts, Hudson Gerard Willse, Hudson Hermon Wilsey, and had children including Bessie Bess Wilsey Watts, Charles J Wilsey, Fredrick Harrison Wilsey, Hazel Helen Watts, Hudson Gerard Willse, Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr Watts, Lyndine Linda Wilsey Watts, Raymond Gerard Willse, Robert L Watts. Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts passed away in 1936 in New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts was born in 1860 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States, the child of Henry Harris Harrison Brown And Matilda Brown Harrison.
  • In 1860, Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided in Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1870, Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided in New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York,.
  • Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts married Charles Watts, Hudson Gerard Willse, Hudson Hermon Wilsey, and had children including Bessie Bess Wilsey Watts, Charles J Wilsey, Fredrick Harrison Wilsey, Hazel Helen Watts, Hudson Gerard Willse, Joseph Henry Wilsey Sr Watts, Lyndine Linda Wilsey Watts, Raymond Gerard Willse, Robert L Watts.
  • Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts passed away in 1936 in New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Brown
1835–1881
Birth Location: Saddle River, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
HB
Matilda Harrison
1823–1862
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Hudson Wilsey
1858–1910
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
HW
Hudson Willse
1879–1921
Birth Location: New Jersey
HW
Charles Watts
1854–1903
Birth Location: Dover, Dover District, Kent, England
CW

Children(s)

Hudson Willse
1879–1921
Birth Location: New Jersey
HW
Charles Wilsey
1878–
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
CW
Fredrick Wilsey
1883–1957
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
FW
Robert Watts
1882–1953
Birth Location: Toledo, Ohio
RW
Raymond Willse
1882–1946
Birth Location: New York
RW
Lyndine Watts
1883–
Birth Location: New York
LW
Bessie Watts
1885–
Birth Location: New York
BW
Joseph Watts
1887–1978
Birth Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA
JW
Hazel Watts
1898–1904
Birth Location: New York City, Kings, New York, USA
HW

Ella Watts's Ancestors

Self
Ella Watts
1860–1936
Birth Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Henry Harris Harrison Brown
1835–1881
Saddle River, Bergen, New Jersey, United States
Matilda (Brown) Harrison
1823–1862
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
1769–1829
New Jersey, USA
Margaret Garreson
1785–1840
Connecticut, United States
Martin (M) Brown
1764–1850
Newfoundland, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States of America
Annetje (Hannah) Post
1766–1831
New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
William Harrison
1729–1790
Mary Frazee
1736–1776
Hendrick Bruyn
1731–1775
Catrina Beem
1735–1806
Petrus Maj.
1725–1781
Elizabeth Voorhees
1730–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Bruyn
1705–
Jannetje Thomas
1702–1747

Ella Watts's Descendants

1.
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Ella (Matilda Harrison Wilsey) Watts (20 March 1860–18 aug 1936) m. Hudson (Hermon) Wilsey (abt 1858–Abt 1910) m. Hudson (Gerard) Willse (1879–1921) m. Charles Watts (30 September 1854–19 July 1903)
  1. 1. Hudson (Gerard) Willse 1879–1921 m. Ella (Matilda Harrison Wilsey) Watts 1860–1936 m. H. (R.) Willse 1878–1969
    1. 1. Hudson (Day) Willsey 1903–1976 m. Marjorie (E) Short 1902–1975
      1. 1. Duane (Lee) Willse 1936–2018 m. Lorraine (D) Leonard 1942–2000
    2. 2. Allen (Ray) Willsey 1904–1986 m. Elnora 1908–
    3. 3. Lillian (Ethel) Willsey 1908–1978
  2. 2. Charles (J) Wilsey 1878– m. Maggie 1878–
  3. 3. Fredrick (Harrison) Wilsey 1883–1957 m. Florence (Geneva) Hewitt 1885–1935
    1. 1. Fredrick (Willsey Jr.,) Fred 1911–1982 m. Dorothy Willig 1915–2005
      1. 1. Joyce Willsey 1933–2015
    2. 2. Laurence (Edgar) Wilsey 1912–2000 m. Agnes (Ceola) Mitchell 1913–1995
      1. 1. Joan (A Wilsey) Lowe 1938–2015
  4. 4. Robert (L) Watts 1882–1953 m. Eva (Luetta) Daken 1887–1962 m. Florence (G. Spielman) Kelb 1887–1962 m. Mary (Frances) Fox 1901–1979
    1. 1. Robert (Keith Watts) Wilsey 1917–1988 m. Agnes (Magdeline) Pavlick 1919–2001
    2. 2. Robert (Theodore Wilsey Greep) Adopted 1922–1996 m. Virginia (Ann) Huber 1926–2009
    3. 3. Helen (Watts) Davis 1905–2000 m. Albert (E) Davis 1901–1965
      1. 1. Doris (May Davis) Halstead 1927– m. George (Ernest) Halstead 1921–1997
      2. 2. Albert (Ellsworth Davis) Sr 1923–1924
      3. 3. Edith (Davis) Eastwood 1924–2014 m. Donald (Edward) Eastwood 1922–1993
    4. 4. William (Kenneth Daken) Watts 1912–1983 m. Edna Clendenning 1918–1975
      1. 1. Donna (Carol Watts) Wolber 1944–2020
    5. 5. John (Roger) Watts 1914–1984 m. Naomi (Ruth) Johns 1921–2008
      1. 1. Sharyl (K) Watts 1942–2014
      2. 2. Pamela (Dawn Watts) Bjelac 1949–2001
  5. 5. Raymond (Gerard) Willse 1882–1946 m. Roberta (H) Rouse 1890–1987
    1. 1. Raymond (Gerard Willse) Jr. 1921–1996 m. Sally (Gordon) Barton 1923–2011
    2. 2. William (Rouse) Willse 1918–1990
  6. 6. Lyndine ("Linda" Wilsey) Watts 1883–
  7. 7. Bessie ("Bess" Wilsey) Watts 1885–
  8. 8. Joseph (Henry Wilsey Sr,) Watts 1887–1978 m. Watts 1892–1978
    1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Watts 1911–1992 m. Roberta Thatcher 1910–2005
    2. 2. Frederick (Foster) Watts 1914–1973 m. Marion (E) Higgins 1913–2012
  9. 9. Hazel (Helen) Watts 1898–1904

Ella Watts's Timeline

11 Records

1860
20 March 1860
Birth of Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1860
1860
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York, New York, USA
New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1885
1885
Age 25
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Third District, Ashland, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Third District, Ashland, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1895
1895
Age 35
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Newark Ward 5, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark Ward 5, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA
1905
1905
Age 45
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA
Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts resided here in Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York, USA
Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York, USA
1936
18 aug 1936
Age 76
Death of Ella Matilda Harrison Wilsey Watts in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1860
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York; Roll: T625_1158; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 514
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 778; Page: 352D; Enumeration District: 063
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York, New York; Roll: M593_1038; Page: 70B; Family History Library Film: 552537
    [5] New York, State Census, 1905, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 03; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 28
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Camden Ward 7, Camden, New Jersey; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240958
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0285; FHL microfilm: 1241056
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 378; Family History Library Film: 803689
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York; Roll: T624_1064; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1253; FHL microfilm: 1375077
    [10] New Jersey, Marriage Records
    [11] New Jersey, State Census, 1885, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, New Jersey, United States; State Census of New Jersey, 1885; Film Number: 11
    [12] New Jersey, State Census, 1905, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-04; Film Number: 11
    [13] New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Death Certificates
    [14] New York, New York, Index to Birth Certificates, New York City Department of Records & Information Services; New York City, New York; New York City Birth Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Newark Ward 7, Essex, New Jersey; Page: 378; Family History Library Film: 803689

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: New York Ward 17 District 19 (2nd Enum), New York, New York; Roll: M593_1038; Page: 70B; Family History Library Film: 552537

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: 778; Page: 352D; Enumeration District: 063

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Third District, Ashland, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, State Census, 1885, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, New Jersey, United States; State Census of New Jersey, 1885; Film Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Newark Ward 5, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Camden Ward 7, Camden, New Jersey; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1240958
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 18, Kings, New York; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0285; FHL microfilm: 1241056

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, 1905, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 19 E.D. 03; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings; Page: 28
    [2] New Jersey, State Census, 1905, New Jersey State Archive; Trenton, NJ, USA; State Census of New Jersey, 1905; Reference Number: L-04; Film Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Queens Ward 4, Queens, New York; Roll: T624_1064; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 1253; FHL microfilm: 1375077

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brooklyn Assembly District 9, Kings, New York; Roll: T625_1158; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 514

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newark, Essex
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Birth, Marriage and Death Records, New Jersey State Archives; Trenton, New Jersey; New Jersey Birth, Marriage and Death Records, 1711-1878

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 aug 1936
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1804-1970; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cumberland, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1804-1970; Author: New Jersey. Surrogate's Court (Cumberland County); Probate Place: Cumberland, New Jersey
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