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James Watt 1736–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1736

Birth Location: Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 25 August 1819

Death Location: Handsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England

Father: James Sr

Mother: Agnes Muirhead

Spouse(s): Anne McGrigor, Margaret Miller

Children(s): Agnès Watt, Gregory Watt, James Watt, Janet Watt, John Watt, Margaret Watt

The story of James Watt began in 1736 in Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom. James Watt married Anne Mcgrigor, Margaret Miller, and had children including Agnes Watt, Gregory Watt, James Junior Watt, Janet Jessy Watt, John Watt, Margaret Watt. James Watt passed away in 1819 in Handsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • The story of James Watt began in 1736 in Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.
  • James Watt married Anne Mcgrigor, Margaret Miller, and had children including Agnes Watt, Gregory Watt, James Junior Watt, Janet Jessy Watt, John Watt, Margaret Watt.
  • James Watt passed away in 1819 in Handsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England.

Immediate Family

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James Watt's Ancestors

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James Watt
1736–1819
Birth Place: Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
James Watt Sr
1699–1782
Cartsdyke, Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes Muirhead
1701–1753
Greenock, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Muirhead
1666–1757
Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary Johnstone
1674–
Falkirk, Stirling, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Watt's Descendants

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James Watt (19 January 1736–25 August 1819) m. Anne McGrigor (1738–25 August 1832) m. Margaret Miller (6 February 1736–24 September 1773)
  1. 1. Agnès Watt 1770–1772
  2. 2. Gregory Watt 1777–1804
  3. 3. James (Junior) Watt 1769–1848
  4. 4. Janet (Jessy) Watt 1779–1794
  5. 5. John Watt 1765–
  6. 6. Margaret Watt 1767–1796

James Watt's Timeline

2 Records

1736
19 January 1736
Birth of James Watt in Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
1819
25 August 1819
Age 83
Death of James Watt in Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1736
    Event Place: Greenock, Inverclyde, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1819
    Event Place: Birmingham, City and Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Handsworth, Metropolitan Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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