Caroline
Watson
Born in Chatham Town, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Watson
and Sarah married Watson
Sister of
Edward Watson
Wife of
John Ayerst
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
William John Nicholls
— married
16 Nov 1834 in Strood Near Rochester, Kent, England
Descendants 
Mother of
Sarah Eliza Ayerst and Caroline Ayerst
Died
at about age 44
in Stockton upon Tees St Thomas, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Oct 2011
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Biography
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Note
- Note: #N219
Sources
- WikiTree profile Watson-2403 created through the import of Cowell-Davies_2010-11-06_2011-02-27_2011-10-17.ged on Oct 18, 2011 by Owen Davies. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Owen and others.
Notes
- Note N2191861 England Census about John Ayerst - cannot find in 1871 census
- Name: John Ayerst ***** this is Caroline's 'natural' father
- Age: 44
- Estimated birth year: abt 1817
- Relation: Head
- Spouse's name: Caroline
- Gender: Male
- Where born: Chatham, Kent, England
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- Birth
- CAROLINE <WATSON> Female
- Christening: 07 SEP 1823 Chatham, Kent, England
- Parents:
- Father: WILLIAM WATSON
- Mother: SARAH
- Source Information:
- Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
- C738921 1822 - 1827 1469319 Film NONE
- Sheet:
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- Marriage
- Marriage
- Marriages Mar 1849
- Ayers John N Aylesford 5 427
- Watson Caroline Nt. Aylesford 5 427
- Marriage on the 05 February 1849 at Frindsbury, Kent of John Ayerst a Seaman, father Ambrose Ayerst a Brazier, and Caroline Watson a Spinster, father William Watson a Shipwright. Witnesses Thomas Leech and Mahalah? Leech.
- 1841 England Census about Mahala Leech
- Name: Mahala Leech
- Age: 40
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1801
- Gender: Female
- Where born: Weybread, Suffolk, England
- 1841 England Census
- about Thomas Leech Name: Thomas Leech
- Age: 35
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
- Gender: Male
- Where born: Weybread, Suffolk, England
- Civil parish: West Wickham
- Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 485; Book: 16; Civil Parish: West Wickham; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 17; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 10; GSU roll: 306877.
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- England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
- about Caroline Smith
- Name: Caroline Smith
- Estimated birth year: abt 1823
- Year of Registration: 1868
- Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
- Age at Death: 45
- District: Stockton
- County: Durham, Yorkshire - North Riding
- Volume: 10a
- Page: 39
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- 1861 England Census about Caroline Ayerst - also missing from 1871 census
- Name: Caroline Ayerst ***** this is Caroline's 'natural' mother
- I can find no record of them marrying.
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- 1841
- 1841: Class: Piece 487; Book: 10; Folio: 6; Page: 5 (crown copyright, care of the TNA)
- Chatham, Kent
- NICHOLLS, John 36, blacksmith
- NICHOLLS, Sarah 53
- WATSON, Edward 21, blacksmith
- WATSON, Caroline 19
- 1841 England Census about Caroline Wallan
- Name: Caroline Wallan
- [Caroline Watson]
- Age: 19
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822
- Gender: Female
- Where born: Kent, England
- Civil parish: Chatham
- Hundred: Chatham and Gillingham
- County/Island: Kent
- Country: England
- Registration district: Medway
- Sub-registration district: Rochester
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Piece: 487
- Book: 10
- Folio: 6
- Page Number: 5
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Nicholls 36
- Sarah Nicholls 53
- Edward Wallan 21
- Caroline Wallan 19
- Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece 487; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Chatham; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 20; Folio: 6; Page: 5; Line: 22; GSU roll: 306879.
- Coleman Street Chatham
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- 1851
- This could be Caroline in 1851 at Pump Lane, St. Nicholas, Rochester
- Leitch Thomas 32 Sawyer b. maidstone
- Leitch Meala 26 b. Maidstone
- Ayres Caroline, lodger, married 26 b. Chatham
- HO107/1610/54/page 37 Crown Copyright TNA
- 1851 England Census about Caroline Ayres
- Name: Caroline Ayres
- Age: 26
- Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825
- Relation: Lodger
- Gender: F (Female)
- Where born: Chatham, Kent, England
- Civil parish: Rochester St Nicholas
- County/Island: Kent
- Country: England
- Registration district: Medway
- Sub-registration district: Rochester
- ED, institution, or vessel: 1b
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Household schedule number: 142
- Piece: 1610
- Folio: 54
- Page Number: 37
- Household Members: Name Age
- Thomas Leetch 32
- Meala Leetch 26
- Caroline Ayres 26
- Source Citation: Class: HO107; Piece: 1610; Folio: 54; Page: 37; GSU roll: 193510.
- If this is Caroline it's quite possible that John was away at sea on the night of the census
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- 1861 England Census about Caroline Ayerst
- Name: Caroline Ayerst
- Age: 38
- Estimated birth year: abt 1823
- Relation: Wife
- Spouse's name: John
- Gender: Female
- Where born: Chatham, Kent, England
- Civil parish: Middlesbrough
- Town: Middlesbrough
- County/Island: Yorkshire
- Country: England
- Registration district: Stockton
- Sub-registration district: Yarm
- ED, institution, or vessel: 13
- Neighbors: View others on page
- Household schedule number: 87
- Household Members: Name Age
- John Ayerst 44
- Caroline Ayerst 38
- Caroline Ayerst 1
- Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 3688; Folio: 35; Page: 17; GSU roll: 543172.
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- This may be Caroline Ayerst's mother's remarriage, that may have led to her daughter, Caroline Ayerst, being sent to a Leeds orphanage.
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
- about Caroline Ayerst
- Name: Caroline Ayerst
- Year of Registration: 1867
- Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
- District: Stockton
- County: Durham, Yorkshire - North Riding
- Volume: 10a
- Page: 138
- Marriages Dec 1867
- AYERST Caroline Stockton 10a 138
- SMITH Marshall Stockton 10a 138
- Death Registration - is this Caroline's mother after remarriage to Marshall Smith? This may be her mother's death that led to Caroline being sent to the orphanage.
- Sept qtr 1868 at Stockton reg district of a Caroline SMITH born c1823
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
- about Caroline Smith
- Name: Caroline Smith
- Estimated birth year: abt 1823
- Year of Registration: 1868
- Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
- Age at Death: 45
- District: Stockton
- County: Durham, Yorkshire - North Riding
- Volume: 10a
- Page: 39
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- Potential Children
- Births Sep 1848
- AYERST John William Medway 5 397
- Births Jun 1850
- Ayerst Charlotte Eliza Medway 5 40_
- Births Mar 1852
- Ayerst Rebecca Amelia Medway 2a 302
- Births Mar 1854
- Ayerst Louisa Emily Medway 2a 290
- Births Jun 1854
- AYERST Clara Emily Medway 2a 310
- Births Sep 1855
- Ayerst Thomas Medway 2a 293
- Births Mar 1856
- AYERST Edwin William Medway 2a 328
- Births Sep 1857
- Ayerst Alfred Medway 2a 326
- Births Dec 1857
- Ayerst Francis Edward Medway 2a 324
- Births Sep 1858
- Ayerst Ellen Medway 2a 300
- Births Mar 1859
- AYERST Sarah Eliza Stockton 10a 42
- Births Jun 1860
- AYERST Caroline Stockton 10a 32
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- Births Dec 1850
- Ayers William James Stockton &c 24 261
- Births Mar 1852
- Ayers John William Stockton 10a 66
- Births Jun 1854
- AYERS Ann Elizabeth Stockton 10a 66
- Births Dec 1854
- Ayers Thomas Stamp Stockton 10a 61
- Births Sep 1855
- Ayers Anna Maria Stockton 10a 84
- Births Jun 1856
- AYERS Jane Elizabeth Stockton 10a 89
- Births Jun 1857
- AYERS Mary Elizabeth Stockton 10a 71
- Births Jun 1858
- Ayers Robert Stockton 10a 102
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