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John Watters 1847–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jun 1847

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 May 1908

Death Location: Adelaide, Cape, South Africa

Father: Alexander Sgt

Mother: Margaret McKenzie\watters

Spouse(s): Frances Townsend\Watters

Children(s): Charles Watters, Alexander Watters, Margareth Webster, Vivian Watters, Georgina Watters, Gladys Watters, Irene Watters, Henry Watters, Cecil Watters, Evelyn Watters, Kathleen Watters, David Watters, Mildred Watters

John Watters was born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Watters Co Sgt And Margaret Maria Elizabeth Mckenzie Watters. John Watters married Frances Sarah Townsend Watters, and had children including Alexander Benjamin Watters, Cecil Robert Watters, Charles Edward Watters, David Blair John Watters, Evelyn Mary Watters, Georgina Emmeline Watters, Gladys Annie Watters, Henry Loch Watters, Irene Mabel Mable Watters, Kathleen Ann Watters, Margareth Webster, Mildred Jane Watters, Vivian Adelaide Grace Watters. John Watters passed away in 1908 in Adelaide, Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • John Watters was born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Watters Co Sgt And Margaret Maria Elizabeth Mckenzie Watters.
  • John Watters married Frances Sarah Townsend Watters, and had children including Alexander Benjamin Watters, Cecil Robert Watters, Charles Edward Watters, David Blair John Watters, Evelyn Mary Watters, Georgina Emmeline Watters, Gladys Annie Watters, Henry Loch Watters, Irene Mabel Mable Watters, Kathleen Ann Watters, Margareth Webster, Mildred Jane Watters, Vivian Adelaide Grace Watters.
  • John Watters passed away in 1908 in Adelaide, Cape, South Africa.

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John Watters's Ancestors

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John Watters
1847–1908
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander WATTERS Co. Sgt
1822–1854
Lanark, Glasgow, Scotland
Margaret (Maria Elizabeth) McKenzie\watters
1817–1902
Nairnshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander (John) Watters
1794–
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Catharine McChesney
1790–
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Watters's Descendants

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John Watters (02 Jun 1847–23 May 1908) m. Frances (Sarah) Townsend\Watters (12 Sep 1865–19 Aug 1931)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Watters 1903–1937 m. Mabel (Florence) Love\watters 1904–1990
    1. 1. Daphne\Taffy watters\Love 1932–2007 m. Bryan Love 1928–2015
    2. 2. Daphne\Taffy watters\love\loves 1932–2007
    3. 3. Marion watters 1935–1997 m. Albert (Edward) Carroll 1930–1997
    4. 4. Charles (E) Watters 1903–1937
    5. 5. Ethne (Margaret\Peggy) Watters\Fisher 1928–2000 m. John Fisher 1923–1989
  2. 2. Alexander (Benjamin) Watters 1885–1943 m. Ethel (May) Sumner\watters 1889–1968
    1. 1. Alwyn (Graham) Watters 1910–1972 m. Elizabeth (Helena) Kemp 1918–1990
  3. 3. Margareth Webster 1887–1946 m. Richard (Ernest) Webster 1873–1957
    1. 1. Daphne (Francis) Webster 1915–1916
    2. 2. Dennis (Charles Roy) Webster 1910–1981
    3. 3. Dudley (Byron) Webster 1918–1990 m. Dorothea Briceland 1921–1988
    4. 4. Garnett (John) Webster 1922–1998
    5. 5. Richard (Elton) Webster 1911–1981
    6. 6. Ronald (Oswald) Webster 1923–1989
  4. 4. Vivian (Adelaide Grace) Watters 1889–1955
  5. 5. Georgina (Emmeline) Watters 1895–1965
  6. 6. Gladys (Annie) Watters 1897–1988
  7. 7. Irene (Mabel (Mable)) Watters 1900–1954
  8. 8. Henry (Loch) Watters 1892–1943
  9. 9. Cecil (Robert) Watters 1904–1955
  10. 10. Evelyn (Mary) Watters 1906–2001
  11. 11. Kathleen (Ann) Watters 1906–1955
  12. 12. David (Blair John) Watters 1891–1892
  13. 13. Mildred (Jane) Watters 1896–1898

John Watters's Timeline

3 Records

1847
02 Jun 1847
Birth of John Watters in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1847
2 Jun 1847
John Watters was baptized in Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
1908
23 May 1908
Age 61
Death of John Watters in Adelaide, Cape, South Africa
Adelaide, Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1847
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas,Aberdeen,Aberdeen,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1908
    Event Place: Adelaide, Cape, South Africa

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