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George William Nicholas Watson 1867–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1867

Birth Location: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 08 Apr 1930

Death Location: Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Watson

Mother: Barbara Purdie

Spouse(s): Eliza Sevior

Children(s): Dorothy Watson, John Watson, Barbara Watson, Arthur Watson, Mary Watson, Ruth Watson, Hazel Watson, Violet Watson

In 1867, George William Nicholas Watson entered the world in Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, born to John Watson And Barbara Purdie. George William Nicholas Watson married Eliza Annie Sevior, and had children including Arthur Watson, Barbara May Watson, Dorothy Doris Watson, Hazel Watson, John Watson, Mary Jane Elizabeth Known As Ciss By Her Family Watson, Ruth Watson, Violet Margaret Watson. George William Nicholas Watson passed away in 1930 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1867, George William Nicholas Watson entered the world in Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia, born to John Watson And Barbara Purdie.
  • George William Nicholas Watson married Eliza Annie Sevior, and had children including Arthur Watson, Barbara May Watson, Dorothy Doris Watson, Hazel Watson, John Watson, Mary Jane Elizabeth Known As Ciss By Her Family Watson, Ruth Watson, Violet Margaret Watson.
  • George William Nicholas Watson passed away in 1930 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watson
1830–1898
Birth Location: Ling Riggs, Weardale, County Durham, england
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Barbara Purdie
1832–1910
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Sevior
1869–1949
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
ES

Children(s)

Dorothy Watson
1900–1975
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
DW
John Watson
1895–1962
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
JW
Barbara Watson
1893–1959
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
BW
Arthur Watson
1888–1970
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
AW
Mary Watson
1890–1972
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
MW
Ruth Watson
1893–1968
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
RW
Hazel Watson
1906–1984
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
HW
Violet Watson
1897–1935
Birth Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
VW

George Watson's Ancestors

Self
George Watson
1867–1930
Birth Place: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Watson
1830–1898
Ling Riggs, Weardale, County Durham, england
Barbara Purdie
1832–1910
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Purdie
1797–1863
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Laidlaw
1804–1838
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Purdie
1774–1809
Janet Brown
1775–1805
Walter Laidlaw
1777–1855
Jane Malcolm
1778–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Purdie
1743–
James Brown
1746–
John Malcolm
1740–
Margaret Webb
1742–

George Watson's Descendants

1.
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George (William Nicholas) Watson (1867–08 Apr 1930) m. Eliza (Annie) Sevior (1869–05 Mar 1949)
  1. 1. Dorothy ("Doris") Watson 1900–1975 m. Harold (James) Arnott 1897–1956
    1. 1. Harold (Maxwell) Arnott 1924–
  2. 2. John Watson 1895–1962 m. Sarah (Ellen) Baldwin 1893–1966
    1. 1. Ellen Watson 1914–1914
    2. 2. Leonard (James) Watson 1916–1916
  3. 3. Barbara (May) Watson 1893–1959 m. Harold (Edmund) Nidschelm 1892–1977
    1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Nidschelm 1913–1973 m. Ralph (Ernest) Moulton 1912–1992
  4. 4. Arthur Watson 1888–1970 m. Miriam (Bessie) Armstrong 1895–1953
    1. 1. Arthur (Lindsay) Watson 1924–1983
    2. 2. John (George) Watson 1924–1979 m. Patricia (Beranice) Trait 1927–1990
      1. 1. Barry (Arthur) Watson 1951–1951
    3. 3. Jack Watson 1916–
    4. 4. Harold Watson 1925–1983
  5. 5. Mary (Jane Elizabeth (Known As Ciss By Her Family)) Watson 1890–1972 m. Louis Ebbels 1877–1941
    1. 1. Lawrence (Louis) Ebbels 1923–1998 m. Norma (Catherinekathrine Elizabeth) Cox 1922–2009
      1. 1. Colin (Louis) Ebbels 1947–1967
      2. 2. Jeanett (Loraine) Ebbels 1943–2023 m. Alan (Frederick) Podd 1941–2011
    2. 2. Merton (Dudley) Ebbels 1917–1981 m. Anne Doherty 1919–1988
      1. 1. Phyllis (Anne) Ebbels 1939–2015
      2. 2. Carl (Merton) Ebbels 1941–2021
    3. 3. Alma (Gwenneth) Ebbels 1918–2007 m. Donald (Marshall) Hocking 1916–1994
    4. 4. Marjorie (Grace) Ebbels 1920–2016 m. Albt (Wm Hy) Fisher-Williams 1908–2005
  6. 6. Ruth Watson 1893–1968 m. Thomas (Uley) Watkins 1891–1946
    1. 1. Kenneth (George) Watkins 1914–2004 m. Grace (Christina) Watkins 1919–2010 m. Glenys (McNair) Berryman 1919–1971
    2. 2. Marjorie (Grace) Watkins 1921–1998 m. Aubrey (Alfred) Holder 1920–1993
      1. 1. Margaret (Ruth Holder) Miss 1945–1990
  7. 7. Hazel Watson 1906–1984 m. Joseph (Gerard) Cassidy 1907–1984
  8. 8. Violet (Margaret) Watson 1897–1935 m. Cecil (Wallis) Brough 1899–1969
    1. 1. Laurel Brough 1922–1922
    2. 2. Alwin Brough 1920–1922
    3. 3. Bethel (Olwen) Brough 1924–2012 m. Alan (Murray) Muir 1922–1996

George Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1867
1867
Birth of George William Nicholas Watson in Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia
Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia
1930
08 Apr 1930
Age 63
Death of George William Nicholas Watson in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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