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James Watts 1842 – 1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1842

Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1924

Death Location: Braunton, Devon, England, Registered Barnstaple

Father: Thomas Watts

Mother: Mary Grimshire

Spouse(s): Mary Heddon, Bessie Rattenbury

Children(s): Elizabeth Watts, Lionel Watts, Edith Watts, Arthur Watts, Thomas Watts

James Watts was born in 1842 in Braunton, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Watts and Mary Grimshire. James Watts later married Mary Elizabeth Heddon and Bessie Idona Rattenbury, and together they raised children including Elizabeth Watts, Lionel John Watts, Edith Mary Watts, Arthur James Watts and Thomas Watts. In 1924, James Watts passed away in Braunton, Devon, England, Registered Barnstaple.

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Parents

Thomas Watts
1802 – 1863
Birth Location: Pilton, Devon, England
TW
Mary Grimshire
1810 – 1896
Birth Location: Heanton Punchardon, Devon, , England
MG

Spouses(s)

Mary Heddon
1843 – 1890
Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England, Registered Barnstaple
MH
Bessie Rattenbury
1849 – 1922
Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England
BR

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watts
1865 –
Birth Location: Churchill, Devon, England
EW
Lionel Watts
1871 – 1940
Birth Location: Registered Braunton, Devon, England
LW
Edith Watts
1873 – 1926
Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England, Registered Barnstaple
EW
Arthur Watts
1875 – 1949
Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England
AW
Thomas Watts
1879 – 1963
Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England
TW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Jun 1842
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014, Class: RG14; Piece: 13353; Schedule Number: 137, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1777; Folio: 27; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096887, Class: RG11; Piece: 2340; Folio: 99; Page: -8; GSU roll: 1341562, Class: RG13; Piece: 2148; Folio: 40; Page: 27, Class: HO107; Piece: 1893; Folio: 304; Page: 4; GSU roll: 221044

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1893; Folio: 304; Page: 4; GSU roll: 221044

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Vessels, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2340; Folio: 99; Page: -8; GSU roll: 1341562

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1777; Folio: 27; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096887

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2148; Folio: 40; Page: 27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 13353; Schedule Number: 137

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England, Registered Barnstaple
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar,1861-1941, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1924
    Event Place: Christ Church Yard, Braunton, North Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Web: Global, Gravestone Photograph Index, 1265-2014

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