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Ernest William Watson 1870–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 APR 1870

Birth Location: Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 10 AUG 1941

Death Location: Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Father: William Watson

Mother: Sarah Rumbelow

Spouse(s): Eliza Bridges

Children(s): Gertrude Watson, Vera Watson, Charles Watson, Mona Watson, Lionel Watson, Iris Watson, Violet Watson

The story of Ernest William Watson began in 1870 in Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia. Ernest William Watson married Eliza Phoebe Bridges, and had children including Charles William Watson, Gertrude Nellie Watson, Iris Edna Watson, Lionel Lovegood Watson, Mona Mary Watson, Vera Gladys Watson, Violet Dulcie Watson. Ernest William Watson passed away in 1941 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest William Watson began in 1870 in Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia.
  • Ernest William Watson married Eliza Phoebe Bridges, and had children including Charles William Watson, Gertrude Nellie Watson, Iris Edna Watson, Lionel Lovegood Watson, Mona Mary Watson, Vera Gladys Watson, Violet Dulcie Watson.
  • Ernest William Watson passed away in 1941 in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watson
1847–1923
Birth Location: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Sarah Rumbelow
1852–1923
Birth Location: West Row, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Bridges
1873–1948
Birth Location: High Wycombe, Buckingham, England
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Children(s)

Gertrude Watson
1895–1962
Birth Location: Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
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Vera Watson
1898–1980
Birth Location: Callington, South Australia, Australia
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Charles Watson
1902–1946
Birth Location: Bordertown, South Astl., Astl.
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Mona Watson
1903–1985
Birth Location: Bordertown, South Astl., Astl.
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Lionel Watson
1905–1969
Birth Location: Bordertown, South Australia, Australia
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Iris Watson
1913–1972
Birth Location: Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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Violet Watson
1907–1957
Birth Location: Bordertown, South Astl., Astl.
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Ernest Watson's Ancestors

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Ernest Watson
1870–1941
Birth Place: Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
Parents
William Jonas Watson
1847–1923
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Sarah Rumbelow
1852–1923
West Row, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Malen Rumbelow
1812–1889
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Alice Pitches
1813–1890
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
David Pitches
1773–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pitches
1726–1802

Ernest Watson's Descendants

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Ernest (William) Watson (15 APR 1870–10 AUG 1941) m. Eliza (Phoebe) Bridges (16 AUG 1873–11 MAR 1948)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Nellie) Watson 1895–1962 m. Alfred Cornish 1894–1971
    1. 1. Alan (Alfred Ernest) Cornish 1916–2003 m. Audrey (May) Clarke 1915–1998
  2. 2. Vera (Gladys) Watson 1898–1980 m. Albert (Horace) Brown 1893–1959
  3. 3. Charles (William) Watson 1902–1946 m. Dorothy (Mary Elizabeth) Peek 1906–1951
  4. 4. Mona (Mary) Watson 1903–1985 m. Arthur (Burdett) Carr 1901–1948
  5. 5. Lionel (Lovegood) Watson 1905–1969 m. Vera (Gladys) Stafford 1906–1994
  6. 6. Iris (Edna) Watson 1913–1972 m. Lindsay (John) Sproal 1914–1972
  7. 7. Violet (Dulcie) Watson 1907–1957 m. Frederick (Roger) Smith 1902–1980
    1. 1. Yvonne (Margaret) Smith 1928–2016
    2. 2. Patricia (Elizabeth) Smith 1930–1997 m. Donald Pickford 1925–2013
    3. 3. John (Ernest) Smith 1939–2021
    4. 4. Graham (Terence) Smith 1942–2008

Ernest Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1870
15 APR 1870
Birth of Ernest William Watson in Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
1870
15 APR 1870
Ernest William Watson was christened in Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
1941
10 AUG 1941
Age 71
Death of Ernest William Watson in Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 APR 1870
    Event Place: Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 15 APR 1870
    Event Place: Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 AUG 1941
    Event Place: Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
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