Ethel Maud Helen Smart (Ross) Watson (1860 - 1950)

Born 13 Mar 1860 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Smart Watson — married 22 Sep 1892 in Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone, Kent, England

Died 1950 at about age 89 in Droxford, Hampshire, England

Biography

ETHEL MAUD HELEN SMART ROSS (Ross-16692)

PARENTS. Joseph Grafton Ross & Emily (Fairfax) Ross

BIRTH. 13 Mar 1860, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

BIRTH. NSW BDM Birth Reg: #M H 722/1860

Family name ROSS

Given names ETHEL

Father JOSEPH G

Mother EMILY

Place of birth SYDNEY

BIRTH NOTICE. On the 13th instant, at her residence, North-terrace, Macquarie-street, Mrs. J. Grafton Ross, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE. 22 Sep 1892, Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone, Kent, England

MARRIAGE. 22 Sep 1892, William Smart Watson, son of Joseph Watson & Susanna (Smart) Watson

MARRIAGE. 1892

Name Ethel Maud H Ross

Event Type Marriage

Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep

Registration Year 1892

Registration District Elham

County Kent

Event Place Elham, Kent, England

Volume 2A, Page 1657, Affiliate Line Number 227

Ethel Maud H Ross probably married one of the following people

Name William Smart Watson

MARRIAGE NOTICE. WATSON—ROSS. September 22, at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone, by the Rev. F. C. Woodhouse, M.A., vicar, William Smart Watson, Staff Paymaster, R.N., of Smithson, Hants, to Ethel Maud Helen, daughter of J. Grafton Ross, Esq., formerly of Sydney, N.S.W.

Children: Not known

England and Wales Census, 1901:

Name Joseph G Ross

Event Type Census

Event Date 31 Mar 1901

Event Place Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

County Hampshire

Civil Parish Bournemouth

Ecclesiastical Parish Bournemouth St Stephen

Sub-District Bournemouth

Registration District Christchurch

Residence Note Branksome Wood Road

Gender Male

Age 66

Occupation RETIRED SUGAR PLANTER

Relationship to Head of Household Head

Birth Year (Estimated) 1835

Birthplace Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Schedule Type 141

Page Number 33

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

Joseph G Ross Head M 66 Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Joanna T Ross Wife F 60 Hertford, Hertfordshire

E M H Watson Daughter F 41 Sydney Australia

Elizabeth A Lawcock Servant F 30 Dorking, Surrey

Amelia Medland Servant F 34 Ringwood, Hampshire

Eliza E Medland Servant F 30 Hordle, Hampshire

Alice L Parker Servant F 15 Bournemouth, Hampshire

England and Wales Census, 1911:

Name: William Smart Watson

Event Type: Census

Event Date: 1911

Event Place: Portsmouth, Southsea, Hampshire, England

County: Hampshire

Parish: Portsmouth

Sub-District: Portsmouth And Mid Southsea

Registration District: Portsmouth

Gender: Male

Age: 64

Marital Status: MARRIED

Occupation: RETIRED NAVAL OFFICER

Birth Year (Estimated): 1847

Birthplace: Stoke Port, Devonshire

Relationship to Head of Household: Head

Line: 1, Page: 1

HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE

William Smart Watson Head Male 64 Stoke Port, Devonshire

Ethel Maud Helen Smart Watson Wife Female 51 Sudney Australia

Amelia Helen Agnes Edwards Visitor Female 50 Devizes, Wiltshire

Adeline Helen Edwards Visitor Female 24 Devizes, Wiltshire

Francis Jane Carey Cook Female 31 Rothermillan, County Donegal

William Payne Servant Male 35 Ripple, Worcestershire

Beatrice Sarah Payne Gardener'S Wife Female 31 Powick, Worcestershire

Death of Spouse: 16 Jul 1934, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

DEATH. 27 May 1950, Droxford, Hampshire, England

DEATH. 1950

Name Ethel M H S Watson

Event Type Death

Registration Quarter Apr-May-Jun

Registration Year 1950

Registration District Droxford

County Hampshire

Event Place Droxford, Hampshire, England

Age 90

Birth Year (Estimated) 1860

Volume 6B, Page 238, Affiliate Line Number 28

BURIAL. HIGHLAND ROAD CEMETERY, PORTSMOUTH, SECTION B with WEST DIVISION of SECTION B, No 350

William Smart WATSON, RN. Paymaster in Chief, d. 16th July 1934 aged 88

Ethel Maud Helen S. d. 27th May 1950 in her 91st year

Sources

• Birth: NSW BDM Birth Reg: #M H 722/1860

• Birth Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thu 15 Mar 1860, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13037781

• Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DNZ-2VJ

• Marriage Notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thu 27 Oct 1892, Page 1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/13883950

• England and Wales Census, 1901: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSF7-ZYT

• England and Wales Census, 1911: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWQQ-8F3

• Death: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-YH8N

• Burial: http://cdn.immediatecontent.com/websites/wdytya-magazine/secure-content/issue_128/PortsmouthMIs.pdf