John was born about 1786 and is listed as a farmer in his daughter's marriage record.
Parish record of his marriage to Ann Reedie, parish record of his daughter Euphemia's birth, statutory record of her 1876 marriage to Thomas McGregor, and 1881 census return. (Obtained from the website of scotlandspeople.gov.uk )
1851 census (436/1/7 pages 6 &7) of Kilconquhar, Fifeshire, Scotland; - John Watson, head, 65, retired farmer, born St Andrews, Fifeshire; Ann Watson, wife, 46, born Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland; John A Watson, son, 11, scholar, born Kingsbarn, Fifeshire; Margaret Watson, daughter, 9, scholar, born Kingsbarn: Euphemia A Watson, daughter, 6, scholar, born Kingsbarn.
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