Elizabeth (Frew) Watson (abt. 1849 - 1883)

Born about 1849 in Bensley Sq. Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Watson — married 30 Apr 1869 in Bensley, Ayrshire

Died 18 Sep 1883 at about age 34 in Gympie, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Elizabeth Frew was born about 1849 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire. Scotland. She was the daughter of John Frew and Elizabeth McKechan.

John Watson married Elizabeth Frew 30 April 1869 at Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland. ^[1]

John Watson age 30 and Elizabeth Watson age 26 and their family emigrated from Scotland, via London, England to Queensland, Australia in 1875. They arrived in Queensland on 26 February 1876 on board the ship 'Indus'. ^[2]

Elizabeth (Frew) Watson passed away 18 September 1883 at Gympie, Queensland, Australia. ^[3]

Notes:

Elizabeth was about 20 yrs of age when she married John Watson.
Although I have been unable to find an OPR for her birth she was found through a Poor Relief record in Kilwinning dated 1864 which gave information on her as well as information on her father John Frew who had left Ayrshire for Pennsylvania.^[4]
Her mother Elizabeth had died in 1862 about 2 years following the birth of her last child Margaret Frew and sister to Elizabeth Frew.

Other notes on Elizabeth:
Note: Bleaching Mills: The chief industry in the Renfrew and Paisley villages was formerly bleaching and the finishing of cotton cloth and thread in preparation of looming. Two main bleaching works existed at Bowfield and Midtownfield, the former being the last to close in the 1960s.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT2Z-35N : 10 February 2018), John Watson and Elizabeth Frew, 30 Apr 1869; citing Kilwinning,Ayr,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 6,035,516. John Watson |Spouse's Name Elizabeth Frew |Event Date 30 Apr 1869 |Event Place Kilwinning, Ayr, Scotland
2. ↑ Immigration Record: WATSON Elizabeth |Age: 26 |Ship: Indus |Arrived: 1876-02-26 |Record: 1087 |18477 |Z1958 |M1698 |http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/DigitalImageDisplay.aspx?ImageId=38615#page=22&view=Fit&ispdf=true Assisted immigration 1848-1912 Passenger lists of immigrant ships with departure and arrival dates and ports, surgeons and masters on board and types of passage; includes links to scans of the registers http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Search/ItemDetails.aspx?ItemId=18477
3. ↑ Death: QLD, Australia BDM Index1883 / C1378 Elizabeth Watson (parents) John Frew & Elizabeth Keffin (Reg. Queensland)
4. ↑ Poor Relief Records No. 405 15/2/1864 Elizabeth Frew in Bridgend b. Kilwinning single age 15 a Mill worker. Was infected with itch will working in Bowfield Mill ,Johnstone. She is the daughter of John Frew late pauper who has gone to Pennsylvania,

See also:

• Poor Relief Records No. 405 15/2/1864 Elizabeth Frew in Bridgend b. Kilwinning single age 15 a Mill worker. Was infected with itch will working in Bowfield Mill ,Johnstone. She is the daughter of John Frew late pauper who has gone to Pennsylvania

• Burial: Burial 1883 • Old Tozer Cemetery, Gympie, Queensland, Australia