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Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins 1904–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Sept 1904

Birth Location: Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear

Death Date: May 1969

Death Location: 25 Hillsleigh Road, Cowgate,Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear

Father: George Watkins

Mother: Mary Swan

Spouse(s): Bertha Morby

Children(s): Robert Watkins, Matthew Watkins, George Watkins, Leslie Watkins, Lilian Watkins

The story of Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins began in 1904 in Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear. In 1911, Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins resided in Cocken Great Lumley, Durham, England. Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins married Bertha Louise Morby, and had children including George Alan Joseph Watkins, Leslie Watkins, Lilian Violet Watkins, Matthew Watkins, Robert Watkins. Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins passed away in 1969 in 25 Hillsleigh Road, Cowgate,Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins began in 1904 in Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear.
  • In 1911, Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins resided in Cocken Great Lumley, Durham, England.
  • Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins married Bertha Louise Morby, and had children including George Alan Joseph Watkins, Leslie Watkins, Lilian Violet Watkins, Matthew Watkins, Robert Watkins.
  • Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins passed away in 1969 in 25 Hillsleigh Road, Cowgate,Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Watkins
1904–1969
Birth Place: Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear
Parents
George William Watkins
1875–1915
Ebbw Vale, Monmouth, Wales
Mary (Jane) Swan
1876–1942
York, Yorkshire East Riding
Grandparents
Jacob (Matthews) Swan
1856–1930
Westgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Mary (Ann) Preece
1858–1924
Leith,Midlothian,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Preece
1826–1887
Mary Robertson
1839–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Sr.
1788–1873
Mary Powell
1789–1861

Jacob Watkins's Descendants

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Jacob (Matthew Swan) Watkins (04 Sept 1904–May 1969) m. Bertha (Louise) Morby (7 Jul 1908–May 1968)
  1. 1. Robert Watkins 1933–1992 m. Eileen (Margaret) Kelly 1933–2003
  2. 2. Matthew Watkins 1936–2015
  3. 3. George (Alan Joseph) Watkins 1945–2004
  4. 4. Leslie Watkins 1938–1993
  5. 5. Lilian (Violet) Watkins 1943–2017

Jacob Watkins's Timeline

5 Records

1900
July 1900
Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins was married in Gateshead, Durham
Gateshead, Durham
1904
04 Sept 1904
Birth of Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins in Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear
Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear
1911
1911
Age 7
Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins resided here in Cocken Great Lumley, Durham, England
Cocken Great Lumley, Durham, England
1939
1939
Age 35
Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins resided here in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1969
May 1969
Age 65
Death of Jacob Matthew Swan Watkins in 25 Hillsleigh Road, Cowgate,Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear
25 Hillsleigh Road, Cowgate,Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Sept 1904
    Event Place: Low Fell, Gateshead, Durham, Tyne and Wear
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1900
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Cocken Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1969
    Event Place: 25 Hillsleigh Road, Cowgate,Newcastle upon tyne, Tyne and wear

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