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William Thomas WATTERS 1812–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jan 1885

Death Location: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Robert WATTERS

Mother: Elizabeth Rae

Spouse(s): Margaret Jardine^

Children(s): James Watters^

The story of William Thomas WATTERS began in 1812 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. William Thomas WATTERS married Margaret Young Jardine, Mary Ellis Stewart, and had children including James Watters. William Thomas WATTERS passed away in 1885 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas WATTERS began in 1812 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • William Thomas WATTERS married Margaret Young Jardine, Mary Ellis Stewart, and had children including James Watters.
  • William Thomas WATTERS passed away in 1885 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert WATTERS
1775–1858
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Rae
1782–1851
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Jardine^
1822–1886
Birth Location: White Hill, Pictou, NS.
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Children(s)

James Watters^
1850–1939
Birth Location: Dalhousie Mountain, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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William WATTERS's Ancestors

Self
William WATTERS
1812–1885
Birth Place: Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert WATTERS
1775–1858
Elizabeth Rae
1782–1851
Grandparents
James WATERS
1736–
Selkirkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thomas Rae
1759–1833
Dike Farm, Dalton, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
Mary Reid
1754–1837
Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Rea
1733–1809
Mary Wightman
1730–1803
Thomas REID
1719–1765
Janet Lennox
1736–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Rae
1699–1769
Mary Hill
1700–
Adam Wightman
1712–
Mary Mcduggal
1700–1780
James Reid
1704–
Elizabeth Paterson
1689–1755
William Lennox
1703–1746
Isobell Gilphillan
1707–1755

William WATTERS's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) WATTERS (1812–8 Jan 1885) m. Margaret (Young) Jardine^ (1822–1886)
  1. 1. James Watters^ 1850–1939 m. Elizabeth Marshall 1849–1922 m. Elizabeth Marshall 1849–1922
    1. 1. James (Andrew) Watters 1877–1955 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Stewart 1884–1949
      1. 1. Harry (Milton) Watters 1922–1979 m. Martha (M) Crook 1923–1992
      2. 2. Howard Watters 1924–
      3. 3. James (Robert) Watters 1920–1998
    2. 2. Mary (Alice) Watters 1893–

William WATTERS's Timeline

2 Records

1812
1812
Birth of William Thomas WATTERS in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1885
8 Jan 1885
Age 73
Death of William Thomas WATTERS in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1885
    Event Place: Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada
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