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May Catherine Watson 1895 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1895

Birth Location: Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand

Death Date: 28 Jul 1989

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: Stephen Watson

Mother: Emily Guise

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May Catherine Watson was born in 1895 in Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand, the child of Stephen Watson and Emily Guise. May Catherine Watson passed away in 1989 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • May Catherine Watson was born in 1895 in Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand, the child of Stephen Watson and Emily Guise.
  • May Catherine Watson passed away in 1989 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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May Watson's Ancestors

Self
May Watson
1895 – 1989
Birth Place: Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Parents
Stephen Watson
1864 – 1947
The Narrows, Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Emily Guise
1872 – 1954
Wild Bush, Southland, New Zealand
Grandparents
Hudson (Henry) Guise
1842 – 1901
Fladbury, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth CLARK
1847 – 1930
Stronafyne, Arrochar, Dumbarton, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Guise
1807 – 1881
Sarah Cowley
1816 – 1895
Alexander CLARK
1810 – 1893
Agnes Watson
1815 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cowley
1783 – 1844
Hannah Reading
1779 – 1844

May Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1895
30 May 1895
Birth of May Catherine Watson in Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand
1989
28 Jul 1989
Age 94
Death of May Catherine Watson in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1895
    Event Place: Riverton, Southland, Southland, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1989
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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