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Gordon Bowles Watson 1911–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 SEP 1911

Birth Location: Prospect, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 18 OCT 1997

Death Location: Saint Peters, South Australia, Australia

Father: Percival Watson

Mother: Helena Dormer

Spouse(s): Gweneth Thulborne, Sarah Penfold

Children(s): Janet Watson

In 1911, Gordon Bowles Watson entered the world in Prospect, South Australia, Australia, born to Percival Cain Jelliffe Rumbelow Watson And Helena Mary Dormer. Gordon Bowles Watson married Gweneth Mary Thulborne, Sarah Blanche Penfold, and had children including Janet Watson. Gordon Bowles Watson passed away in 1997 in Saint Peters, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1911, Gordon Bowles Watson entered the world in Prospect, South Australia, Australia, born to Percival Cain Jelliffe Rumbelow Watson And Helena Mary Dormer.
  • Gordon Bowles Watson married Gweneth Mary Thulborne, Sarah Blanche Penfold, and had children including Janet Watson.
  • Gordon Bowles Watson passed away in 1997 in Saint Peters, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Percival Watson
1878–1946
Birth Location: Middleton, Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
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Helena Dormer
1878–1927
Birth Location: Victor Harbour, South Australia, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Gweneth Thulborne
1923–
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Penfold
1907–1992
Birth Location: Balaklava, South Australia, Australia
SP

Children(s)

Janet Watson
1946–2004
Birth Location: –
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Gordon Watson's Ancestors

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Gordon Watson
1911–1997
Birth Place: Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Percival Cain Jelliffe Rumbelow Watson
1878–1946
Middleton, Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia
Helena (Mary) Dormer
1878–1927
Victor Harbour, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
Thomas (George) Watson
1845–1914
South Australia, Australia
Emma Rumbelow
1849–1938
Mildenhall, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Malen Rumbelow
1812–1889
Alice Pitches
1813–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Pitches
1773–1861

Gordon Watson's Descendants

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Gordon (Bowles) Watson (2 SEP 1911–18 OCT 1997) m. Gweneth (Mary) Thulborne (3 MAR 1923–) m. Sarah (Blanche) Penfold (6 OCT 1907–6 JUL 1992)
  1. 1. Janet Watson 1946–2004

Gordon Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1911
2 SEP 1911
Birth of Gordon Bowles Watson in Prospect, South Australia, Australia
Prospect, South Australia, Australia
1997
18 OCT 1997
Age 86
Death of Gordon Bowles Watson in Saint Peters, South Australia, Australia
Saint Peters, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1911
    Event Place: Prospect, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1997
    Event Place: Saint Peters, South Australia, Australia
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