Margaret Gladstone (Harris) Watson (1880 - 1945)

Born 1880 in Bucuresti, Romania

Ancestors

Wife of Athelstan Othon Watson — married 19 Apr 1906 in British Consulate in Lower Danube, Romania

Died 25 Nov 1945 at about age 65 in 30 Woodcroft Road, Croydon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Margaret was born about 1880, the daughter of Henry Alexander Harris and Laura Edith Gladstone.

Christening Date: 7 November 1880

Christening Place: Romania^[1]

England and Wales Census, 1891: Recorded in the household of her uncle Edward Harris (along with her parents and siblings) in Cedars Rd, Clapham, London, England. Aged 10.

Her father passed away in 1908.

At the age of 25 Margaret married 25 year old Athelstan Watson (son of William Watson) on 19 April 1906 at the British Consulate in Lower Danube, Romania.^[2] There address was recorded as Constantza, Romania. The witnesses were Edward Watson and Raoul N Jidoro.

They had at least one child.

Her husband died in 1933.

She passed away in 1945 at the age of about 65.^[3]

Probate:

Event Date: 7 March 1946

Event Place: Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, Wales, United Kingdom

Event Place (Original): Llandudno

Death Date: 25 November 1945

Beneficiary's Name: James Montgomery Harris^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "World Miscellaneous Births and Baptisms, 1534-1983," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1NV-7ZZ : accessed 18 February 2016), Margaret Gladstone Harris, ; citing Bucuresti, Bucuresti, Romania, reference p 10 no 78; FHL microfilm 1,494,353.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQGM-C5D : accessed 18 February 2016), Margaret Gladstone Harris, 19 Apr 1906, Marriage; citing p. 9, Lower Danube, Romania, record group RG33, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. From "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006." Database. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : 2012. Citing General Register Office, Southport, England. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCM-TBS1
4. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 1 April 2020. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W7ZX-L66Z

• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=harrisnz&id=I148

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QZH1-PMM : accessed 18 February 2016), Margaret Gladstone Harris in household of Edward Harris, Clapham, London, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census,"