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Ernest John Watson 1883 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1883

Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 16 Apr 1918

Death Location: Balmain South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Watson

Mother: Julia Burnett\Burton

Spouse(s): May Banks, Margaret Oag

Children(s): Irene Watson

Ernest John Watson was born in 1883 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the child of John Watson and Julia Caroline Burnett\Burton. In 1913, Ernest John Watson resided in Surry Hills, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Austral. Ernest John Watson married May Clarice \ May Elaine (?) Banks, Margaret Jane Oag, and had children including Irene May Watson. Ernest John Watson passed away in 1918 in Balmain South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Ernest John Watson was born in 1883 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the child of John Watson and Julia Caroline Burnett\Burton.
  • In 1913, Ernest John Watson resided in Surry Hills, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Austral.
  • Ernest John Watson married May Clarice \ May Elaine (?) Banks, Margaret Jane Oag, and had children including Irene May Watson.
  • Ernest John Watson passed away in 1918 in Balmain South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Ernest Watson's Ancestors

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Ernest Watson
1883 – 1918
Birth Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
John Watson
1859 – 1907
Netherton, Northumberland, England
Julia (Caroline) Burnett\Burton
1858 – 1907
Grandparents
Christopher (aka Chris) WATSON
1833 – 1906
Kibblesworth, Durham, England
Rebecca (aka Rebekah) FURNESS
1833 – 1888
Kendal, Westmorland/Northumberland, England
Stephen Burnett
Alice Newton
1837 – 1898
Haddon, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas WATSON
1807 – 1878
Susan\Susannah SANDERS
1805 – 1871
John FURNESS
1811 – 1873
Eleanor WILSON
1806 – 1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher WATSON
1777 – 1843
Isabella GRUNDY
1781 – 1871
John SANDERS
1775 –
Isabella AVERY
1780 –
John FURNESS
1780 – 1868
Rebecca MARSHALL
1791 – 1863
Anthony WILSON
1766 – 1855
Elizabeth BRAITHWAITE
1771 – 1857

Ernest Watson's Descendants

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Ernest (John) Watson (Abt. 1883 – 16 Apr 1918) m. May (Clarice \ May Elaine (?)) Banks (abt 1884 – Bef. 1924) m. Margaret (Jane) Oag (22 Jun 1881 – 11 Sep 1966)
  1. 1. Irene (May) Watson (1 Sep 1901 – 31 Jan 1999) m. Victor (John) Spithill (9 Jun 1904 – 16 Apr 1967) m. Norman (James) Wilson (26 Apr 1908 – 8 May 1975)
    1. 1. Valda Spithill (Abt. 1926 – 29 Sep 1968) m. Henry (James (Jim)) Morgan (9 May 1924 – 19 Jun 1970)

Ernest Watson's Timeline

4 Records

1883
Abt. 1883
Birth of Ernest John Watson in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1913
1913
Age 30
Ernest John Watson resided here in Surry Hills, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Surry Hills, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
1918
16 Apr 1918
Age 35
Death of Ernest John Watson in Balmain South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Balmain South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1918
Apr 1918
Age 35
Burial of Ernest John Watson in Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1883
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Surry Hills, Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Rookwood, Cumberland Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Findagrave, Ernest John Watson 16 Apr 1918

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1918
    Event Place: Balmain South, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1918
    Event Place: Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Sydney, Australia, Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions, 1837-2003

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