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Joseph Henry Watson 1847 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1847

Birth Location: Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England

Death Date: 2 Sep 1917

Death Location: Registered Teesdale, Durham, England

Father: Robert Watson

Mother: Jane Gray

Spouse(s): Jane None

Children(s): Joseph Watson, Morton Watson, Ernest Watson, Edith Watson, Winifred Watson

Joseph Henry Watson was born in 1847 in Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England, the child of Robert Smith Watson and Jane Gray. In 1851, Joseph Henry Watson resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England. In 1881, Joseph Henry Watson resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England. Joseph Henry Watson married Jane, and had children including Joseph H Watson, Morton Watson, Ernest Watson, Edith Watson, Winifred Watson. Joseph Henry Watson passed away in 1917 in Registered Teesdale, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph Henry Watson was born in 1847 in Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England, the child of Robert Smith Watson and Jane Gray.
  • In 1851, Joseph Henry Watson resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
  • In 1881, Joseph Henry Watson resided in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England.
  • Joseph Henry Watson married Jane, and had children including Joseph H Watson, Morton Watson, Ernest Watson, Edith Watson, Winifred Watson.
  • Joseph Henry Watson passed away in 1917 in Registered Teesdale, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Watson's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Watson
1847 – 1917
Birth Place: Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
Parents
Robert Smith Watson
1814 – 1871
Bedlington, County Durham, County Durham, England
Jane Gray
1812 – 1890
Felling, County Durham, County Durham, England
Grandparents
Christopher WATSON
1777 – 1843
Sunderland, Durham, England
Isabella GRUNDY
1781 – 1871
Gateshead, Durham, , England
Christopher Gray
Elizabeth Moralee
Great-Grandparents
Christopher WATSON
1748 – 1804
Ann
William GRUNDY
1748 –
Hannah HALL
1750 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher WATSON
1725 –
Eleanor
Joseph (?)
George GRUNDY
1705 – 1766
Mary PURVIS
1718 – 1800
Henry HALL
1715 – 1778
Margaret HAZEN
1726 – 1772

Joseph Watson's Descendants

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Joseph (Henry) Watson (abt 1847 – 2 Sep 1917) m. Jane
  1. 1. Joseph (H) Watson (1889 – )
  2. 2. Morton Watson (1890 – )
  3. 3. Ernest Watson (abt 1896 – )
  4. 4. Edith Watson (abt 1899 – )
  5. 5. Winifred Watson (abt 1902 – )

Joseph Watson's Timeline

7 Records

1847
abt 1847
Birth of Joseph Henry Watson in Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
1851
1851
Age 4
Joseph Henry Watson resided here in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 34
Joseph Henry Watson resided here in Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
1891
1891
Age 44
Joseph Henry Watson resided here in Hendon, Durham, England
Hendon, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 54
Joseph Henry Watson resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1917
2 Sep 1917
Age 70
Death of Joseph Henry Watson in Registered Teesdale, Durham, England
Registered Teesdale, Durham, England
1917
Sep 1917
Age 70
Burial of Joseph Henry Watson in Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Bishopwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Bishopwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1847
    Event Place: Bishop Wearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4138; Folio: 132; Page: 50; GSU roll: 6099248
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2396; Folio: 252; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87074

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2396; Folio: 252; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87074

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Hendon, Durham, 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: 4138; Folio: 132; Page: 50; GSU roll: 6099248

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, Joseph Henry Watson 2 Sep 1917

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1917
    Event Place: Registered Teesdale, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10a; Page: 267
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Sep 1917
    Event Place: Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Bishopwearmouth, Metropolitan Borough of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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