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James Watson 1802–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 19, 1802

Birth Location: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1851

Death Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Father: Sargent-Major Watson

Mother: Anne Duncan

Spouse(s): Ann Baird

Children(s): Rutherford Watson, James Watson, John Watson

James Watson was born in 1802 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sargent Major James Watson And Anne Agnes Duncan. James Watson married Ann Baird, and had children including James Watson, John Watson, Rutherford Watson. James Watson passed away in 1851 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Watson was born in 1802 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, the child of Sargent Major James Watson And Anne Agnes Duncan.
  • James Watson married Ann Baird, and had children including James Watson, John Watson, Rutherford Watson.
  • James Watson passed away in 1851 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Watson's Ancestors

Self
James Watson
1802–1851
Birth Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Sargent-Major James Watson
1777–1838
Scottish Borders, Scotland
Anne (Agnes) Duncan
1773–1839
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Watson) TBC
1748–1810
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Malcom
–1785
Andrew Duncan
1735–
St Andrews and St Leonards, Fife, Scotland
Private
1738–
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1725–
Andrew Duncan
1696–1760
Christian Logie
1696–
Andrew Sives
1713–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Duncan
1663–
Catharine Horseburgh
1663–

James Watson's Descendants

1.
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James Watson (Sep 19, 1802–1851) m. Ann Baird (01 May 1811–10 Mar 1875)
  1. 1. Rutherford Watson 1833–1864
  2. 2. James Watson 1836–
  3. 3. John Watson 1834–

James Watson's Timeline

9 Records

1802
08 Sep 1802
Birth of James Watson in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1802
19 Sep 1802
Birth of James Watson in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1802
Sep 19, 1802
Birth of James Watson in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1802
19 Sep 1802
James Watson was christened in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1802
26 Sep 1802
James Watson was christened in Cupar, Fife, Scotland
Cupar, Fife, Scotland
1841
1841
Age 39
James Watson resided here in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1851
16 Jul 1851
Age 49
Death of James Watson in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 49
Burial of James Watson in Jedburgh, , Scottish Borders, Scotland
Jedburgh, , Scottish Borders, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 49
Burial of James Watson in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 690; Year: 1841
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Public Member Trees
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees
    [5] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 690; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 19, 1802
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Cupar, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 690; Year: 1841
    [2] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Jedburgh; ED: 3; Page: 14; Line: 690; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1851
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] Public Member Trees
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Jedburgh, , Scottish Borders, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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