William Samuel Watson (1860 - 1926)

Born 1860 in Sandhurst, Sandridge, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Knapton) Watson — married 1882 in Victoria, Australia

Died 1926 at about age 66 in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

William Watson was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

William Samuel Watson was born in 1860 in Sandhurst, Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, the son of Adeline Jane (Fooks) Watson and Thomas Watson.^{[citation needed]}

He married Emily Knapton in 1882 in Victoria.^[1]

Their children were:^[2]

• Thomas William Watson (1883–1911)
• Ellen Priscilla Watson (1885–?)
• Henry John Jones Watson (1886–1949)
• William James McKenzie Watson (1889–?)
• Adeline Henrietta Watson (1891–1961)

William died in 1926 in Port Melbourne, Victoria, aged 77 years.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage record: 4142 / 1882. BDM Victoria. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history.
   (Emily KNAPTON and William Samuel WATSON)
2. ↑ Victoria, Australia birth records for children Thomas, Ellen, Henry, William and Adeline include parents' names and are cited on their individual Wikitree profiles.
3. ↑ Death Record: #6909 / 1937 Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia
   (Name: William Samuel WATSON); (Place: PORT MELBOURNE, VIC); (Mother: Adeline UNKNOWN); (Father: Thomas WATSON).