Margaret McVeon Watson (1844 - 1883)

Born 4 Mar 1844 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of John Mcallister Waddell — married 23 Dec 1865 in Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Wife of William Roper — married about 1875 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1883 at age 39 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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Biography

In this 1870 Fed. Census, Margaret is living with her mother, Ellen (or Helen) Watson who is 69 years old, born in Scotland. Margaret has two children, Mary, age 2 (born in Scotland) and William (Waddle) born in Utah and is 1 month old. (Conclusion: the children listed in the 1880 Utah census with William Roper.....just Christine and Hugh are the children from this marriage and later, William Alexander and Charles Robert are born. Margaret died in 1883. Marriage for William and Margaret is estimated about 1875 as Christine was born in Feb of 1876.

Death source: Information from FamilySearch Ancestral File (AFN:1T13-Z8)

Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Willard, Box Elder, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1610; Page: 80; Image: 161.

1870 United States Federal Census

Name:Margaret Watson

Estimated birth year:abt 1845

Age in 1870:25

Birthplace:Scotland

Home in 1870:Willard, Box Elder, Utah Territory

Race:White

Gender:female

Post Office:Willard

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T9_1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 141.2000; Enumeration District: 48; .

1880 United States Federal Census

Name:William Roper

Home in 1880:Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

Age:39

Estimated birth year:abt 1841

Birthplace:England

Relation to head-of-household:Self (Head)

Spouse's name:Margaret

Father's birthplace:England

Mother's birthplace:England

Occupation:Attends Furnace In Foundry

Marital Status:Married

Race:White

Gender:Male

Household Members:Name Age

William Roper 39

Margaret Roper 35

Mary Roper 11

William Waddle Roper 10

Christine Roper Roper 4

Hugh Joseph Roper 2

Sources

• WikiTree profile Watson-1540 created through the import of Hudson.ged on May 29, 2011 by Arletta Hudson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Arletta and others.

• Source: S1 Abbreviation: GEDCOM file imported on 1 November 2010 Title: GEDCOM file submitted by Legacy. Imported on 1 November 2010. Subsequent Source Citation Format: GEDCOM file submitted by Legacy. Imported on 1 November 2010. BIBL GEDCOM file, Legacy. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE GEDCOM file submitted by Legacy. Imported on 1 November 2010. FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE GEDCOM file submitted by Legacy. Imported on 1 November 2010. FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE GEDCOM file, Legacy. TMPLT