Alexander Duff Watt (abt. 1837 - 1915)

Born about 11 Oct 1837 in Glamis, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Isabel Nicholl — married 1863 (to 1868) in Tealing, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Agnes Young — married 1872 (to 1905) in Mains and Strathmartine, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1915 at about age 77 in New Zealand

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Biography

Alexander Duff Watt was baptised in the parish of Glamis, Scotland, on 11 October, 1837.^[1] He was the son of Thomas Watt and Jane Duff.

He married Isabella Nicholl in 1863.^[2] They had one daughter together, Isabella. She died in 1868.

His second marriage was to Agnes Anderson Young in 1872.^[3]

Alexander, Agnes, and Isabella migrated to New Zealand before the birth Alexander in 1873.

Agnes divorced Alexander in 1905 on the grounds of desertion.^[4][5]

In 1912 he was charged with being "an idle and disorderly person and having no lawful means of support" - he was an aged pensioner who had left Lorne Farm (an institution for aged men) because he was unable to work. He was ordered to return to Lorne Farm while awaiting sentence and that he should not be required to work while there.^[6]

He died in 1915,^[7] and was buried in the Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, on 21 Apr 1915.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ ScotlandsPeople Old Parish Registers: Births & Baptisms. WATT, ALEXANDER DUFF, parents: THOS. WATT/JEAN DUFF, sex: M, date: 11/10/1837, 289/ 30 50 Glamis
2. ↑ ScotlandsPeople Statutory registers - Marriages. WATT, ALEXANDER & NICOLL, ISABELLA, year: 1863, 322/ 2 Tealing
3. ↑ ScotlandsPeople Statutory registers - Marriages. WATT, ALEXANDER & YOUNG, AGNES, year: 1872, 307/1 3, Mains
4. ↑ SUPREME COURT. LYTTELTON TIMES, VOLUME CXIII, ISSUE 13693, 9 MARCH 1905, PAGE 9 Retrieved 7 Jun 2022 from https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/LT19050309.2.70
5. ↑ INTERPROVINCIAL NEWS. WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES, VOLUME XXIX, ISSUE 8086, 9 MARCH 1905, PAGE 6 Retrieved 7 Jun 2022 from https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WDT19050309.2.31
6. ↑ Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 MATAURA ENSIGN, 7 FEBRUARY 1912, PAGE 3. Retrieved 7 Jun 2022 from https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME19120207.2.7.2
7. ↑ New Zealand Deaths Index: 1915/5011 Watt, Alexander Duff, age: 72Y
8. ↑ New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007. WATT, ALEXANDER DUFF - Lorne Farm, bur 21 Apr 1915 Block 22/97
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 07 June 2022), memorial page for Alexander Duff Watt (19 Sep 1837–18 Apr 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #161841736, citing Eastern Cemetery, Invercargill, Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand ; Maintained by J D (contributor 48827954) .