William
Jonas
Watson
Born in Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Jonas Watson
and Harriet Colclough
Brother of
Ann (Watson) Hawtrey, Thomas Colclough Watson, Henry Jonas Watson, George Watson, Edward Watson and Harriet Watson
Husband of
Martha (Richards) Watson
— married
1 Aug 1820 in County Wexford, Ireland
[children unknown]
Died
at age 50
in Roath, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Jan 2021
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Biography
William was born on 27 April 1795 Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland. He is the son of Jonas Watson and Harriet Colclough.
William married Martha Richards on 1 August 1820 and raised 11 children.
William and Martha moved to South Wales in 1823.
William Jonas Watson died prematurely on 17th October 1845, aged 50. He was laid to rest at St Margaret’s, Roath, alongside his mother. Cardiff records of 1901 indicate that there was a mural tablet on the west wall of the transept which read :”To the memory of William Watson, fifth son of Lt Col Jonas Watson, died 1845 aged 50.”
Sources
- Watson, Terence George. Soldiers, Farmers and Others - A Watson Family History. (Pages 78-85) Mt Barker, South Australia. Reid Print. 2011.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
John Lemley
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M141070 [compare], Ancestry member JohnLemley74
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M101470 [compare], FTDNA kit #586523
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~1.56%
Joyce (Sowder) Johnson :
23andMe, GEDmatch A572934 [compare]
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kathi (Hawtrey) Neubert :
23andMe, GEDmatch m102462 [compare]
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~0.78%
Deborah Johnson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A123252 [compare], Ancestry member deblynnj
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Rejected matches › William Watson (1787-) › William Watson (1784-1870) › William Watson (1786-) › William Watson (1783-1814) › William Watson Jr. (1787-1870) › William Watson (1783-abt.1783) › William Watson (1787-1839) › William Watson (1781-1865) › William Watson (1783-1870) › William Watson (abt.1784-) › William Larkins Watson (abt.1784-abt.1852) › William Watson (abt.1786-abt.1857) › William Watson (abt.1784-) › William Watson (1786-1827) › William Wasson (1785-1855) › William Woodson (1784-) › William Watkins (1783-1815) › William Watt (1784-1860) › William Watkins (abt.1785-) › William W Watt (1785-)
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