George William Watson (1864 - 1941)

Born 17 Mar 1864 in Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia.

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Rebecca (Morgan) Watson — married 23 Mar 1892 (to about 1929) in Barrengarry, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 8 Sep 1941 at age 77 in Newrybar, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

George William Watson the third son of George Henry & Ann Jane Watson was born on the 17th of March, 1864, at Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia.^[1][2]

George Watson married Emma Rebecca Morgan on or about March 23, 1892 at Barrengarry, New South Wales, Australia.^[3]

They went on to have at least 4 daughters while living on the South Coast; before moving to the Richmond River region of northern New South Wales in about 1898. This is where their son Alfred was born; in Ballina at the mouth of the Richmond River in 1899.

The lived on the family property at Newrybar, where most of the family were still living in 1941 when George William Watson passed away.

George and his beloved Emma are both buried at Bangalow Cemetery, Bangalow, Byron Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Emma in 1929 and George in September 1941.^[4][5]

George left behind 5 children and 7 grandchildren. He was also survived by 5 brothers and 7 sisters.

Sources

1. ↑ Watson family bible. https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Watson-16463
2. ↑ NSW Birth Certificate no. 9677/1865
3. ↑ NSW Marriage reg no. 2478/1892
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #49692111
5. ↑ Australian Cemeteries Index

• NSW Death Certificate no. 14500/1941
• Obituary: LATE MR. G. W. WATSON (1941, September 18). Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved April 2, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111594449
• Funeral notice on TROVE: Family Notices (1941, September 9). Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved April 2, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111593362