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William Watson 1727 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 September 1727

Birth Location: Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 17 Mar 1796

Death Location: Fife, Scotland

Father: Thos. Watson

Mother: Ann Baxter

Spouse(s): Elspeth Mack

Children(s): Isabel Watson

William Watson was born in 1727 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland, the child of Thos. Watson and Ann Baxter. William Watson married Elspeth Mason or Mack, and had children including Isabel Watson. William Watson passed away in 1796 in Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Watson was born in 1727 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland, the child of Thos. Watson and Ann Baxter.
  • William Watson married Elspeth Mason or Mack, and had children including Isabel Watson.
  • William Watson passed away in 1796 in Fife, Scotland.

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William Watson's Ancestors

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William Watson
1727 – 1796
Birth Place: Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Parents
Thos. Watson
1706 – 1781
Kettle, Fife, Scotland
Ann Baxter
1707 – 1780
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James Baxter
1682 –
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
*Janet Keadie\Kedie\Kiddie
1674 –
Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watson's Descendants

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William Watson (17 September 1727 – 17 Mar 1796) m. Elspeth (Mason or) Mack (24 Aug 1729 – 1804)
  1. 1. Isabel Watson (30 Oct 1764 – 10 MAR 1836) m. Thomas Pearson ( – BEF 1836)
    1. 1. Isabella Pearson (16 Jun 1797 baptised 25th – 7 Aug 1848) m. Thomas Tod (1790 – 13 May 1866)
      1. 1. Isabella Todd (24 Dec 1817 – 14 May 1870) m. Thomas Roberts (1817 – 7 Jan 1875)
        1. 1. BARBARA ROBERTS (1851 – 26 Sep 1884) m. William Imrie (abt 1849 – )

William Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1727
17 September 1727
Birth of William Watson in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
1796
17 Mar 1796
Age 69
Death of William Watson in Fife, Scotland
Fife, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 September 1727
    Event Place: Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1796
    Event Place: Fife, Scotland

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