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Joseph Watt 1857–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1857

Birth Location: Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland

Death Date: 5 May 1939

Death Location: South Australia

Father: William Watt

Mother: Agnes McKnight

Spouse(s): Alice Hales

Children(s): Colin Watt, William Watt, Alexander Watt, Hurtle Watt, Alice Watt, Vera Watt

Joseph Watt was born in 1857 in Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland, the child of William Watt And Agnes Mcknight. Joseph Watt married Alice Hales, and had children including Alexander Joseph Watt, Alice Mary Agnes Watt, Colin Campbell Watt, Hurtle Robert Watt, Vera Jane Ellen Watt, William Falconer Watt. Joseph Watt passed away in 1939 in South Australia.

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Biography

  • Joseph Watt was born in 1857 in Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland, the child of William Watt And Agnes Mcknight.
  • Joseph Watt married Alice Hales, and had children including Alexander Joseph Watt, Alice Mary Agnes Watt, Colin Campbell Watt, Hurtle Robert Watt, Vera Jane Ellen Watt, William Falconer Watt.
  • Joseph Watt passed away in 1939 in South Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watt
1814–1893
Birth Location: Girvan, Ayr, Scotland
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Agnes McKnight
1814–1880
Birth Location: co, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Alice Hales
1867–1952
Birth Location: Coromandel Valley, South Australia
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Children(s)

Colin Watt
1888–1964
Birth Location: Laura, New South Wales, Australia
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William Watt
1890–1973
Birth Location: Laura, South Australia, Australia
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Alexander Watt
1891–1972
Birth Location: Laura
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Hurtle Watt
1893–1960
Birth Location: Laura, South Australia, Australia
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Alice Watt
1895–1936
Birth Location: Laura, South Australia, Australia
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Vera Watt
1897–1979
Birth Location: Wirrabara, Sth Aust
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Joseph Watt's Ancestors

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Joseph Watt
1857–1939
Birth Place: Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland
Parents
William Watt
1814–1893
Girvan, Ayr, Scotland
Agnes McKnight
1814–1880
co, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Alexander1781 Watt
1781–1841
Ireland
Mary Price
1786–1851
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Watt's Descendants

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Joseph Watt (17 Nov 1857–5 May 1939) m. Alice Hales (14 Nov 1867–7 May 1952)
  1. 1. Colin (Campbell) Watt 1888–1964
  2. 2. William (Falconer) Watt 1890–1973
  3. 3. Alexander (Joseph) Watt 1891–1972
  4. 4. Hurtle (Robert) Watt 1893–1960
  5. 5. Alice (Mary Agnes) Watt 1895–1936
  6. 6. Vera (Jane Ellen) Watt 1897–1979

Joseph Watt's Timeline

2 Records

1857
17 Nov 1857
Birth of Joseph Watt in Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland
Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland
1939
5 May 1939
Age 82
Death of Joseph Watt in South Australia
South Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1857
    Event Place: Kirkmichael,Ayr,Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1939
    Event Place: South Australia
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