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Margaret Watson 1786–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 October 1786

Birth Location: Kyloe, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 27 April 1851

Death Location: North Sunderland, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Father: Joshua Watson

Mother: Rachel Grainger

Spouse(s): William Thew

Children(s): Thomas Thew, Hannah Thew, Margaret Thew, Phillip Thew, Mary Thew, Elizabeth Thew

Margaret Watson was born in 1786 in Kyloe, Northumberland, England, the child of Joshua Watson And Rachel Grainger. In 1841, Margaret Watson resided in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England. In 1851, Margaret Watson resided in North Sunderland, Northumberland, England. Margaret Watson married William Thew, and had children including Elizabeth Thew, Hannah Graham Thew, Margaret Young Thew, Mary Ann Thew, Phillip Thew, Thomas Thew. Margaret Watson passed away in 1851 in North Sunderland, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Watson was born in 1786 in Kyloe, Northumberland, England, the child of Joshua Watson And Rachel Grainger.
  • In 1841, Margaret Watson resided in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England.
  • In 1851, Margaret Watson resided in North Sunderland, Northumberland, England.
  • Margaret Watson married William Thew, and had children including Elizabeth Thew, Hannah Graham Thew, Margaret Young Thew, Mary Ann Thew, Phillip Thew, Thomas Thew.
  • Margaret Watson passed away in 1851 in North Sunderland, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Watson
1747–1832
Birth Location: Staindrop, Durham, England
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Rachel Grainger
1748–1826
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

William Thew
1783–1859
Birth Location: North Sunderland, Northumberland, England
WT

Children(s)

Thomas Thew
1814–1881
Birth Location: Ancroft
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Hannah Thew
1818–1820
Birth Location: Seahouses, Northumberland, England
HT
Margaret Thew
1815–1884
Birth Location: North Sunderland, Northumberland, England
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Phillip Thew
1809–1881
Birth Location: Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
PT
Mary Thew
1807–1896
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
MT
Elizabeth Thew
1823–
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
ET

Margaret Watson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Watson
1786–1851
Birth Place: Kyloe, Northumberland, England
Parents
Joshua Watson
1747–1832
Staindrop, Durham, England
Rachel Grainger
1748–1826
Darlington, Durham, England
Grandparents
Hugh Watson
1702–1767
Huntwell, Allendale, Northumberland, England
Hannah Coates
1709–1785
Carslee, Durham, England
Joseph Grainger
1718–1763
Raby, Durham, England
Elizabeth Coates
1719–1758
Lynesack, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Grainger
1697–1747
Sarah Coates
1685–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Coates
1643–1723
Elizabeth Shawe
1647–1717

Margaret Watson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Watson (22 October 1786–27 April 1851) m. William Thew (16 March 1783–15 May 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
        1. 1. Agnes (Thew) Young 1932–2012 m. Dennis (Albert) Paine 1925–1996
        2. 2. Janet (Murray Thew) Young 1930–2001 m. Keith (Alan) Griffiths 1922–1998
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Thew) Young 1928–1979 m. Frederick Rumbelow 1922–
        4. 4. Margaret (Thew) Young 1926–2007 m. Donald (James) Appleton 1923–2006
        5. 5. George (Thew) Young 1939–1944
        6. 6. Robert (Thew) Young 1936–2019 m. Rosemary (Ann) Mount 1941–2022
      2. 2. Robert (Yetts) Young 1878–1970 m. Margaret (Jane) Surtees 1878–1963
        1. 1. Jessie Young 1907–1995 m. William (Edward) Tait 1907–1992
        2. 2. Robert (Yetts) Young 1904–1983 m. Ethel (May) Blanchflower 1905–1993
        3. 3. William (Surtees) Young 1903–1975 m. Mary (Gladys) Bell 1904–1966
      3. 3. Ralph Young 1876–1953 m. Mary Moore 1893–
        1. 1. William (Hodgson) Young 1924–2014
      4. 4. Margaret (Thew) Young 1872–1951 m. Robert (Patterson) Little 1872–1934
        1. 1. Margaret Little 1900–1970 m. Robert Grieve 1898–1968
        2. 2. George Little 1906–1977 m. Lillie Crosthwaite 1902–1990
        3. 3. Elizabeth Little 1910–1913
        4. 4. Elizabeth Little 1898–1898
        5. 5. George Little 1899–1899
        6. 6. James Little 1902–1902
        7. 7. Thomas Little 1904–1904
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Yetts) Young 1870–1871
      6. 6. Thomas (Thew) Young 1865–1921 m. Mary (Wilhelmina Robertson Glasgow) Wilson 1864–1944
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Nell (Bessie)) Young 1904–1976 m. Charles (George) Hillier 1905–
        2. 2. Ella Young 1896–1980
        3. 3. Mary (Colvin) Young 1899–1977
        4. 4. James Young 1902–1978 m. Olive (Alexandria) Bonnett 1903–1978
        5. 5. Baby Young 1899–1899
        6. 6. Louie Bowie 1901–1988 m. Alexander (Thomas Hall) Bowie 1887–1968
        7. 7. Walter (Thomas) Young 1894–1925
        8. 8. William (Ralph) Young 1895–1954 m. Jean (Stewart) Caldow 1909–1970
      7. 7. William Young 1862–1926 m. Annie Bell 1872–1938
        1. 1. Thomas Young 1893–1914
        2. 2. Margaret Young 1906–1984
        3. 3. Annie Young 1903–1982
      8. 8. Mary (Jane) Young 1862–1939
        1. 1. Thomas Young 1899–
        2. 2. Elizabeth Young 1888–1958 m. Walter Savory 1885–1960
        3. 3. Margaret Young 1895–1964 m. Thomas Cockburn 1890–1961
        4. 4. Margaret Young –1984
      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
        1. 1. Oswald Thew 1904–1904
        2. 2. Neilsen (Hansen) Thew 1911–1997 m. Ellen (Hurman) Gibson 1915–1982
        3. 3. Thomas Thew 1910–1984
        4. 4. Emma (Amelia H) Thew 1906–
        5. 5. Cissie (Christina) Thew 1907–1981 m. Charles (Albert E) McLeod 1902–1974
    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
        1. 1. Dorothy (May) Smith 1911–1944 m. Arthur Sharp 1914–1996
        2. 2. Kathleen Smith 1922–2012 m. Arthur Sharp 1914–1996 m. Herbert (Reginald) Wheeler 1916–
      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
        1. 1. Frederick (William Harforth) Allison 1898–1948 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Brough 1898–1943
        2. 2. Norah (Bell) Allison 1909–1983
        3. 3. Mary (Isabel) Allison 1908–1986
      7. 7. Sarah (Harforth) Smith 1870–1940 m. William Wainwright 1868–1921
        1. 1. Herbert Wainwright 1900–1900
        2. 2. Walter Wainwright 1914–1914
        3. 3. Frank Wainwright 1913–1987 m. Jessie (Grant) Bremner 1911–1999
        4. 4. James (Andrew) Wainwright 1908–1998 m. Eleanor (Margaret) Blakey 1906–2002
        5. 5. Ethel Wainwright 1905–1988 m. Joseph (George Lancelot) Couch 1901–1983
        6. 6. Alfred (Harforth) Wainwright 1901–1959 m. Doris (Hannah) Shires 1895–1993
        7. 7. William Wainwright 1903–1962 m. Marion Wiggins 1901–1995
        8. 8. Richard Wainwright 1912–
      8. 8. Margaret (Thew) Young 1872–1951
        1. 1. George Little 1906–1977
    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–
        1. 1. Thomas Young 1907–
        2. 2. James Young 1902–
        3. 3. George Young 1905–
    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
        1. 1. Jane (Isabella) Portus 1897–1966 m. William Smart 1889–1959 m. James (Allen) Turney 1898–1921
        2. 2. Annie Portus 1897–1974 m. Oswald Dermont 1893–1959
      2. 2. Martha Portus 1865– m. Thomas Wilson 1862–
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Wilson 1894–1960 m. Alfred Parkin 1884–1963
        2. 2. Isabella (Thew) Wilson 1891–1918
        3. 3. William (Portus) Wilson 1889–1907
        4. 4. Ernest Wilson 1905–
      3. 3. Jane (Thew) Portus 1863–1936 m. James (Thomas) Thowburn 1862–1926
        1. 1. Adelaide (Mary) Thowburn 1892–1944
        2. 2. Ethel Thowburn 1895– m. Gordon Hedley 1885–1963
        3. 3. George (Thomas) Thowburn 1888–1924 m. Annie Cook 1892–1951
        4. 4. Norman Thowburn 1901–1902
      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
        1. 1. William (Richard) Thew 1895–1916
      2. 2. Henry Thew 1880–1953 m. Isabella Trewick 1884–1967
        1. 1. Margaret (Annie) Thew 1910–1988 m. Joseph (Weightman) Stephenson 1916–1984
        2. 2. Henry Thew 1916–1971 m. Rita Adams 1928–1998
        3. 3. William Thew 1906–1968 m. Minnie (Davidson) Elliott 1906–1955
        4. 4. Thomas Thew 1913–1995
      3. 3. Thomas Thew 1866–
      4. 4. Jane (Isabella) Thew 1873–1932 m. Charles (Edward) Burns 1870–
        1. 1. Philip (Thew) Burn 1900–1966 m. Evelyn Riccarlton 1902–1991
        2. 2. Ernest Burn 1898–1990 m. Alice Taylor 1896–1984
      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
        1. 1. Sidney Melvin 1919–2001 m. Violet (A D) Lawson 1920–
      3. 3. Emily (Maria) Melvin 1874–1938 m. Robert (William) Purdy 1877–1940
        1. 1. John (Robert) Purdy 1905–1963 m. Lona Brown 1909–1997
        2. 2. Thomas (William) Purdy 1903–1942
        3. 3. Emily Purdy 1908–1992 m. George (William) Jackson 1907–1992
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Melvin 1873–1877
    2. 2. William Melvin 1832–
  6. 6. Elizabeth Thew 1823–

Margaret Watson's Timeline

5 Records

1786
22 October 1786
Birth of Margaret Watson in Kyloe, Northumberland, England
Kyloe, Northumberland, England
1841
1841
Age 55
Margaret Watson resided here in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
1851
1851
Age 65
Margaret Watson resided here in North Sunderland, Northumberland, England
North Sunderland, Northumberland, England
1851
27 April 1851
Age 65
Death of Margaret Watson in Seahouses, Northumberland, England
Seahouses, Northumberland, England
1851
27 April 1851
Age 65
Burial of Margaret Watson in North Sunderland, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
North Sunderland, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 October 1786
    Event Place: Kyloe, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2420; Folio: 127; Page: 33; GSU roll: 87099.
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Bamburgh; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 9; Page: 1; Line: 25; GSU roll: 438884.
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Bamburgh, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Civil Parish: Bamburgh; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 9; Page: 1; Line: 25; GSU roll: 438884.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: North Sunderland, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2420; Folio: 127; Page: 33; GSU roll: 87099.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1851
    Event Place: Seahouses, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 April 1851
    Event Place: North Sunderland, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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