John Webb Watkins (1761 - 1831)

Born 1761 in Clifton St Andrew, Gloucestershire, England

Husband of Mary (Beacall) Watkins — married 1 Nov 1792 in Clifton Saint Andrew, Gloucestershire, England

Descendants

Died 25 Oct 1831 at about age 70 in Clifton St Andrew, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

John Webb Watkins was born abt 1761 (calculated by his age at death) to __ Watkins and ___? in Clifton St Andrew Parish (a suburb of Bristol), Gloucestershire, England.

Ancestral Tree^[1] at FamilySearch.

John was Shoemaker who had his shop at 39 Great Ann Street (per - online Google Books - Clifton, Gloucester, England Post Office Directory).

John married^[2] Mary Beacall on the 1st of November in 1792 at Clifton, Gloucestershire, England (Churches in Bristol). With whom he had children

1. Christopher Budge Watkins 1793(est)-18__ in Clifton-Hotwells, Gloucester, England.
2. Mary Stephen Watkins 1795(est)-18__.
3. Frederick Nelson Watkins Dec 26,1798- .
4. William ___ Watkins May 26,1801- .
5. Henry Stephen Watkins 1806- (christening^[3]). m Mary Ann Ebbets Farler. They migrated to Canada and settled in Ottawa, Ontario.
6. George Webb Watkins Jul 20,1809- .

John passed away on the 25th of October in 1831.

His death was announced in the newspaper the "Bristol Mirror" of 5th Nov. 1831: "Oct 25th, at the Hotwells, aged 70, Mr John Webb Watkins, boot and shoemaker, deeply regretted by his large family and all who knew his worth."

British Newspapers online Archive Bristol Mirror 5th Nov 1831.^[4]

John's Will ^[5] The CROWN INN at 63 Bristol Rd in Bristol, Gloucester, England. Upon his request as written in his Will, was buried in the St Andrew Church churchyard Cemetery.

-UK gov Burke's Peerage and Landed Gentry for Watkins

-UK gov Watkins surname (search).

Burial: St. Andrew Church in Chew Stoke, Somerset, England ..where relatives Michael Webb, plus others, and their Webb Monument in this Churchyard. Bit of History on St. Andrew and Webb monument in the churchyard about 10 metres south west of G.V. Church of St. Andrew II Chest tomb. Late C18. Limestone. Flat top with moulded edge, high moulded plinth, plain quarter balusters, inscription panels north and south with oval incised on rectangle, carved spandrels. To William webb, 1781 and other members of the family.(Web.Archives (link) &Images of England, Chew Stoke, Somerset, England.

England graves for Watkins-[1], plus other countries. Includes Webb, Lyons, Barnes, Farler, Furnival, Bonell and searching for Ebbets. Also found is Stephens and Watkins same Cemetery at gravestonephotos for Stephens grave monument in St Johns Cathedral Church burial ground, Brecon, Powys, Wales.

Sources

1. ↑ "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SG8S-PJ1 : entry for John Webb /WATKINS/.
2. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFVL-T4Z : John Webb Watkins and Mary B., 1792; citing Clifton, Gloucester, England, reference 2:3X8BSX5; FHL microfilm 1,595,528.
3. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYD2-JJ9 : John Webb Watkins in entry for Henry Stephen Watkins, 25 Oct 1810; citing ; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFRQ-5LG : (1810; Reference: 2:2ZKKWKB) FHL microfilm 1,595,528.
4. ↑ British Nespapers Online Archive Bristol Mirror 5th Nov 1831
5. ↑ Will of John Webb Watkins