Isabella (Blair) Watson (1850 - 1927)

Born 21 Nov 1850 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Died 13 May 1927 at age 76 in Chester Hill, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Name

• Her first name was Isabella not Gabella
• I changed her last name at birth from "Unknown" to Blair based on her children's records listing her maiden name

Birth and Death

Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Name: Isabella Blair

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1850

Baptism Date: 12 Jan 1851

Baptism Place: Cumbernauld,Dunbarton,Scotland

Father: John Blair

Mother: Margt. Shaw

FHL Film Number: 1041984^[1]

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966

Name: Isabella Watson

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 76

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1850

Birth Place: Scotland

Death Date: 13 May 1927

Death Place: Chester Hill, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Blair

Mother: Margaret Shaw^[2]

Marriage to Andrew Watson

• Based on the birth of their first child, I would estimate they were married around 1872

Children

1. James Watson

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966

Name: James Watson

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 45

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1873

Birth Place: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 4 Nov 1918

Death Place: Chester Hill, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Andrew Watson

Mother: Isabelle Blair ^[3]

2. Janet Watson

Born about 1876, according to the 1880 census

Died before 1900. According to the 1900 census, Isabella had only 4 living children.

Only proof of relationship is the 1880 census

3. Isabella Watson

Born September 8, 1879

Only proof of relationship is the 1880 census

4. George Watson

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966

Name: George Watson

Gender: Male

Race: White

Age: 57

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1886

Birth Place: Tioga County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 4 Nov 1943

Death Place: Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Andrew Watson

Mother: Isabelle Blair ^[4]

5. Marion Watson

Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966

Name: Mrs Marion McAuley

Gender: Female

Race: White

Age: 39

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1888

Birth Place: Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 31 Dec 1927

Death Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Andrew Watson

Mother: Isabel Blair

Spouse: Jamison McAuley ^[5]

4 Unknown Children

According to the 1900 census, Isabella had 9 children, only 4 living.

Census Records

1851 Scotland Census

Name: Isabella Blair

Age: 4 Mo

Estimated birth year: abt 1851

Relationship: Daughter

Father: John Blair

Mother: Margaret Blair

Gender: Female

Where born: Cumbernauld, Dumbartonshire

Parish Number: 495

Civil Parish: Cumbernauld

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Town: Cumbernauld

County: Dumbartonshire

Address: Wynd

Occupation: At Home

ED: 6

Page: 1

Household schedule number: 2

LINE: 7

Roll: CSSCT1851_105

Household Members:

Name Age

John Blair 24

Margaret Blair 24

Isabella Blair 4 Mo

John Shaw 22^[6]

1861 Scotland Census

Name: Isabella Blair

Age: 10

Estimated birth year: abt 1851

Relationship: Daughter

Father's name: John Blair

Mother's name: Margaret Blair

Gender: Female

Where born: Cumbernauld, dumbartonsh

Registration Number: 495

Registration district: Cumbernauld

Civil Parish: Cumbernauld

County: Dumbartonshire

Address: Wyndeast Side Kirkwoods Ind

Occupation: Scholar

ED: 9

Household schedule number: 40

LINE: 12

Roll: CSSCT1861_67

Household Members:

Name Age

John Blair 33

Margaret Blair 35

Isabella Blair 10

Matthew Blair 8

Marion Blair 5

Margaret Blair 3

John Blair 1^[7]

1880

Name: Isabella Watson

Age: 29

Birth Date: Abt 1851

Birthplace: Scotland

Home in 1880: Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA

House Number: 17

Dwelling Number: 102

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Andrew Watson

Father's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Occupation: Keeps House

Months not employed: 12

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members:

Name Age

Andrew Watson 30

Isabella Watson 29

James Watson 7

Janet Watson 4

Isabella Watson 2/12^[8]

1900

Name: Isabella Watson

Age: 48

Birth Date: Nov 1851

Birthplace: Scotland

Home in 1900: Gearhartville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

House Number: 1

Sheet Number: 8

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 139

Family Number: 139

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Andrew Watson

Marriage Year: 1872

Years Married: 28

Father's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother: number of living children: 4

Mother: How many children: 9

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

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Household Members:

Name Age

Andrew Watson 53

Isabella Watson 48

James B Watson 27

Isabella Watson 20

George Watson 14

Miron Watson 11^[9]

1920

Name: Isabell Watson

Age: 69

Birth Year: abt 1851

Birthplace: Scotland

Home in 1920: Chester Hill, Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Street: Ida Street

House Number: 319

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Head

Marital Status: Widowed

Father's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Native Tongue: Scotch

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: House Keeper

Industry: House Keeping

Home Owned or Rented: Own

Home Free or Mortgaged: Free

Naturalization Status: Naturalized

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

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Household Members:

Name Age

Isabell Watson 69

George B Watson 33^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 048001-051000
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 156001-159000
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 096651-099350
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1966 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 117001-120000
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Cumbernauld; ED: 6; Page: 1; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1851_105; Year: 1851
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Cumbernauld; ED: 9; Page: 7; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_67
8. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Arnot, Tioga, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1197; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 140
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Gearhartville, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0060
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: Chester Hill, Clearfield, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1552; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 61