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Joseph Watson 1779 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1779

Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Death Date: Mar 1867

Death Location: Registered Gatehead, Durham, England

Father: Christopher WATSON

Mother: Ann None

Spouse(s): Mary Cornforth

Children(s): James Watson

Joseph Watson was born in 1779 in Sunderland, Durham, England, the child of Christopher WATSON and Ann. Joseph Watson later married Mary Cornforth, and together they raised children including James Watson. In 1867, Joseph Watson passed away in Registered Gatehead, Durham, England.

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Parents

Christopher WATSON
1748 – 1804
Birth Location: England
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Ann None
Birth Location: Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cornforth
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

James Watson
1817 – 1891
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1779
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, 1851 England Census, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Class: HO107; Piece: 2397; Folio: 286; Page: 70; GSU roll: 87075, Class: HO107; Piece: 321; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Sunderland; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 20; Page: 35; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241359

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 12 Dec 1779
    Event Place: Sunderland,Durham,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 1867
    Event Place: Registered Gatehead, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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