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Joshua Watson 1747–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1747

Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham, England

Death Date: 29 Aug 1832

Death Location: Staindrop, Durham, England

Father: Hugh Watson

Mother: Hannah Coates

Spouse(s): Rachel Grainger

Children(s): Margaret Watson

Joshua Watson was born in 1747 in Staindrop, Durham, England, the child of Hugh Watson And Hannah Coates. Joshua Watson married Rachel Grainger, and had children including Margaret Watson. Joshua Watson passed away in 1832 in Staindrop, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Joshua Watson was born in 1747 in Staindrop, Durham, England, the child of Hugh Watson And Hannah Coates.
  • Joshua Watson married Rachel Grainger, and had children including Margaret Watson.
  • Joshua Watson passed away in 1832 in Staindrop, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Watson
1702–1767
Birth Location: Huntwell, Allendale, Northumberland, England
HW
Hannah Coates
1709–1785
Birth Location: Carslee, Durham, England
HC

Spouses(s)

Rachel Grainger
1748–1826
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
RG

Children(s)

Margaret Watson
1786–1851
Birth Location: Kyloe, Northumberland, England
MW

Joshua Watson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Watson
1747–1832
Birth Place: Staindrop, Durham, England
Parents
Hugh Watson
1702–1767
Huntwell, Allendale, Northumberland, England
Hannah Coates
1709–1785
Carslee, Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Watson's Descendants

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Joshua Watson (28 February 1747–29 Aug 1832) m. Rachel Grainger (14 February 1748–11 May 1826)
  1. 1. Margaret Watson 1786–1851 m. William Thew 1783–1859
    1. 1. Thomas Thew 1814–1881 m. Mary Wilson 1812–1860
      1. 1. Elizabeth Young 1840–1906 m. James Young 1840–1885
        1. 1. George (Thew) Young 1881–1961 m. Christina (Milne) Murray 1900–1981
        2. 2. Robert (Yetts) Young 1878–1970 m. Margaret (Jane) Surtees 1878–1963
        3. 3. Ralph Young 1876–1953 m. Mary Moore 1893–
        4. 4. Margaret (Thew) Young 1872–1951 m. Robert (Patterson) Little 1872–1934
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Yetts) Young 1870–1871
        6. 6. Thomas (Thew) Young 1865–1921 m. Mary (Wilhelmina Robertson Glasgow) Wilson 1864–1944
        7. 7. William Young 1862–1926 m. Annie Bell 1872–1938
        8. 8. Mary (Jane) Young 1862–1939
        9. 9. James Young 1874–1951
      2. 2. Robert (Y) Thew 1854– m. Margaret (James) Howe 1853–
        1. 1. Hannah (S.) Thew 1880–1886
        2. 2. Thomas Thew 1878–1957 m. Emma (Hansen) Henderson 1875–1941
      3. 3. Margaret Thew 1852–1871
      4. 4. Jane (Ellen) Thew 1847–1866
      5. 5. Isabella Thew 1844–1923 m. Andrew (Harforth) Smith 1846–1913
        1. 1. Thomas (Vasey) Smith 1885–1969 m. Annie Dixon 1885–1974
        2. 2. Gertrude (Emily) Smith 1881–1947
        3. 3. Ethel (Maud) Smith 1880–1976
        4. 4. Rosamund (Dixon) Smith 1877–1959 m. Walter (Millner) Livens 1876–1936
        5. 5. Norah (Gregson) Smith 1874–1909
        6. 6. Isabel (Thew) Smith 1872–1951 m. Frederick (William) Allison 1872–1942
        7. 7. Sarah (Harforth) Smith 1870–1940 m. William Wainwright 1868–1921
        8. 8. Margaret (Thew) Young 1872–1951
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Thew 1842–1919
      7. 7. Thomas Thew 1839–1889 m. Isabella Jerdan 1845–1880
        1. 1. Mary (Wilson) Thew 1877–1950 m. Oswald Burn 1877–1933
        2. 2. Agnes (Jerden) Thew 1873–1932 m. George Young 1867–
      8. 8. James Thew 1849–1849
      9. 9. Catherine (Wilson) Thew 1856–1856
      10. 10. James Thew 1850–1850
    2. 2. Hannah (Graham) Thew 1818–1820
    3. 3. Margaret (Young) Thew 1815–1884
    4. 4. Phillip Thew 1809–1881 m. Jane Erdington 1811–1848
      1. 1. George (D) Thew 1838–1884
      2. 2. Isabella Thew 1838–1880 m. Thomas Portus 1834–1920
        1. 1. Thomas Portus 1867–1920 m. Ruth Clough 1867–1912 m. Emma (Jane) Wills 1866–1897
        2. 2. Martha Portus 1865– m. Thomas Wilson 1862–
        3. 3. Jane (Thew) Portus 1863–1936 m. James (Thomas) Thowburn 1862–1926
        4. 4. Isabella Portus 1872–
      3. 3. William Thew 1835–1922 m. Margaret (Ann) Purdy 1843–1915
        1. 1. Philip Thew 1868–1955 m. Dorothy Short 1863–1941
        2. 2. Henry Thew 1880–1953 m. Isabella Trewick 1884–1967
        3. 3. Thomas Thew 1866–
        4. 4. Jane (Isabella) Thew 1873–1932 m. Charles (Edward) Burns 1870–
        5. 5. William Thew 1870–
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Thew 1807–1896 m. Thomas Melvin 1791–
      1. 1. Thomas (Thew) Melvin 1839–1899 m. Sarah Dixon 1840–1888
        1. 1. James (Muter) Melvin 1871–1872
        2. 2. John (William) Melvin 1880–1961 m. Susannah Locke 1887–1955
        3. 3. Emily (Maria) Melvin 1874–1938 m. Robert (William) Purdy 1877–1940
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Melvin 1873–1877
      2. 2. William Melvin 1832–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Thew 1823–

Joshua Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1747
28 February 1747
Birth of Joshua Watson in Staindrop, Durham, England
Staindrop, Durham, England
1832
29 Aug 1832
Age 85
Death of Joshua Watson in Staindrop, Durham, England
Staindrop, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1747
    Event Place: Staindrop, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1832
    Event Place: Staindrop, Durham, England
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