William Watson (1773 - 1858)

Born 17 Oct 1773 in Staindrop, Durham, England

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Waterhouse) Watson — married 16 Jul 1800 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1858 at age 84 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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William Watson came free to the Colony of South Australia (1836-1900)

Biography

William was a Friend (Quaker)

William was born in 1773. He is the child of Joshua Watson and Rachel Grainger.

Sources

• "England Marriages, 1538-1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJZ1-LJY : 9 March 2018), Joshua Watson in entry for William Watson and Martha Waterhouse, 16 Jul 1800; citing Liverpool, England, reference vol 4 6/1156 p 19, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 583,995.

Birth

• England & Wales, Quaker Birth, Marriage, and Death Registers, 1578-1837

Name: William Watson

Event Type: Birth

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1773

Birth Place: Staindrop, Durham, England

Gender: Male

Father: Joshua Watson

Mother: Rachel

Meeting Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Raby

Piece Description Piece 1549: Monthly Meeting of Darlington: Raby (1651-1778)

Marriage

• England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

Name: William Watson

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 16 Jul 1800

Marriage Place: Liverpool, England

Father: Joshua Watson

Mother: Rachael

Spouse: Martha Waterhouse

FHL Film Number: 583995

Reference ID: vol 4 6/1156 p 19

Household Members

Name: Age

Rachael

Joshua Watson

William Watson

Ellythorp Waterhouse

Sarah

Martha Waterhouse

Immigration

• KATHERINE STEWART FORBES 1839 from Diane Cummings’ Bound for South Australia website at: http://www.slsa.ha.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839KatherineStewartForbes.htm (first accessed 22nd of September, 2019)

Death

• Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

Name: William Watson

Birth Year: abt 1772

Age: 86

Death Date: 09 Nov 1858

Death Place: North Adelaide

Residence Place: North Adelaide

Father's Name: Henry Watson

Registration Place: Adelaide South Australia

Page number: 476

Volume Number: 5

Burial

• Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

Name: William Watson

Birth Date: 1772

Death Date 1859

Cemetery: Walkerville Wesleyan Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Walkerville, South Australia, Australia

Spouse: Martha Watson

Children: Bridget Hack

URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?:page=gr&GRid=144628831&ref=acom

• William WATSON from the Town of Walkerville cemetery search website at: https://www.walkerville.sa.gov.au/page.aspx?u=1283&c=9780

• WALKERVILLE CEMETERY K - Z from

CEMETERY INDEX PAGE of Rootsweb the via the Australian Cemeteries database at: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~deadsearch/genealogy/walkerville_kz.htm

• On the Australian Cemeteries Index at: https://austcemindex.com/inscription?id=15979552

• On the Billion Graves website at: https://billiongraves.com/grave/William-Watson/32545382