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William Watt 1808–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1808

Birth Location: Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Jun 1860

Death Location: Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Watt

Mother: Mary Michie

Spouse(s): Ann Cumming

Children(s): Mary Watt, John Watt, Ann Watt, Betsy Watt, James Watt, Elizabeth Watt, William Watt, Elspet Watt, Mary Watt

William Watt was born in 1808 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of John Watt And Mary Michie. In 1851, William Watt resided in Forfar, Forfar, Angus, Scotland. William Watt married Ann Cumming, and had children including Ann Watt, Betsy Watt, Elizabeth Watt, Elspet Watt, James Patterson Watt, John Watt, Mary Anne Watt, Mary Wyllie Watt, William Watt. William Watt passed away in 1860 in Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Watt was born in 1808 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of John Watt And Mary Michie.
  • In 1851, William Watt resided in Forfar, Forfar, Angus, Scotland.
  • William Watt married Ann Cumming, and had children including Ann Watt, Betsy Watt, Elizabeth Watt, Elspet Watt, James Patterson Watt, John Watt, Mary Anne Watt, Mary Wyllie Watt, William Watt.
  • William Watt passed away in 1860 in Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia.

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William Watt's Ancestors

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William Watt
1808–1860
Birth Place: Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John Watt
1782–1834
Cairnie,by Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Mary Michie
1778–1864
Glenbuchat formerly Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
William Michie
1737–
Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Janet (Jannet Grigorson Gregory) Grigor
1743–
Upperton, Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watt's Descendants

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William Watt (29 Apr 1808–23 Jun 1860) m. Ann Cumming (1817–22 Jan 1866)
  1. 1. Mary (Wyllie) Watt 1853–1897 m. James (Alfred) Bailey 1844–1911
    1. 1. Maude (Josephine) Bailey 1877–1931 m. Arthur (James) SHARP 1874–1948
      1. 1. Mildred (Lillian) Copal 1898–1949
      2. 2. Alfred (James Frank) Sharp 1899–1899
      3. 3. Alma (Elizabeth Euphemia) Sharp 1904–1905
      4. 4. Myrtle (Olive) Sharp 1897–1906
      5. 5. Daphne (May) Sharp 1900–1901
      6. 6. John (August) Sharp 1909–1909
      7. 7. Robert (Charles) Sharp 1898–1907
    2. 2. Mabel (Cecilia) Bailey 1891–1891
  2. 2. John Watt 1841–1933
  3. 3. Ann Watt 1845–
  4. 4. Betsy Watt 1850–
  5. 5. James (Patterson) Watt 1856–1932
  6. 6. Elizabeth Watt 1842–1920
  7. 7. William Watt 1853–1853
  8. 8. Elspet Watt 1855–1855
  9. 9. Mary (Anne) Watt 1839–1851

William Watt's Timeline

3 Records

1808
29 Apr 1808
Birth of William Watt in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 43
William Watt resided here in Forfar, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Forfar, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
1860
23 Jun 1860
Age 52
Death of William Watt in Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1808
    Event Place: Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Forfar; ED: 10; Page: 5; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_64; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Forfar, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Forfar; ED: 10; Page: 5; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_64; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia

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