George Henry Watson (1832 - 1922)

Born 26 May 1832 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Son of John Watson and Elizabeth (Teat) Watson

Husband of Ann Jane (Gay) Watson — married 1860 (to about 1916) in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1922 at age 90 in Nowra, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

George Henry Watson, the third son of John and Elizabeth Watson of Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, was born in about 1832. He was christened at Bourne on the 26th of May 1833.^[1][2]

In 1841 the family were living at North Fen, Bourne. John was working as an agricultural labourer, and he and Elizabeth's ages were rounded to 40. Their children present were: John (age 11), William (9), George (8), Mary (6), Edward (5), and Elizabeth (7 months).^[3] George was not living with his parents and younger siblings at the 1851 census.

George along with his family gained Assisted Immigration To New South Wales from England on the sailing ship Ellenborough. They arrived in Australia on October 31, 1854.^[4]

George married local Illawarra girl Ann Jane Gay in 1860; at or about Kiama, New South Wales, Australia.^[5]

George and Ann went on to have as many as 18 children over more than 25 years, in this region.^[6]

For many years George Watson a dairy farmer kept herds at firstly Broughton Village, Jamberoo and later Kangaroo Valley, as well as spending some time on the North Coast of New South Wales. He was an active director of the Barrengarry Dairy Company and a pioneer in this field. The Watson family operated the Barrengarry Store for some years, which was later sold to George's son in law, Ernie Nelson. The Old Barrengarry Store is still standing as at 2017, now operated as a cafe and pie shop.

In September 1922; at the age of 90, George Watson a well respected Pioneer of the New South Wales south coast passed away at Nowra.^[7] He is now buried there in the Nowra Cemetery on the Princes Highway.^[8][9]

He was survived by 14 children, 7 sons and 7 daughters, along with 76 Grandchildren and 9 Great Grandchildren. However only one of his siblings; Elizabeth or Mrs. E. Faulks as she was then known survived him.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB5R-NVD : 10 February 2018, George Henry Watson, ); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,450,462.
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NYL4-K84 : 11 February 2018, George Henry Watson, 26 May 1833); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 421,938, 436,025.
3. ↑ 1841 England Census.
4. ↑ Immigration records: New South Wales State Archives and Records. 31 Oct Ellenborough (2) (Newcastle) Reel 2138, (4/4791) page 9
5. ↑ NSW Marriage reg no. 1799/1860
6. ↑ Watson Bible: Children
7. ↑ NSW Death Certificate no. 13378/1922
8. ↑ Australian Cemeteries Index Inscription 393408 - George Henry Watson
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #152921406

Obituaries on TROVE:

• PASSING OF THE PIONEERS. (1922, September 6). The Shoalhaven Telegraph (NSW : 1881 - 1937), p. 8. Retrieved November 17, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128632689
• LOCAL & GENERAL NEWS. (1922, September 13). The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal (NSW : 1899 - 1947), p. 2. Retrieved November 17, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104790486
• SOUTH COAST PIONEER. Death of Mr. G. H. Watson (1922, September 20). Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), p. 11. Retrieved November 17, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93406740
• The Barrengary Store ledger for the 1890s is now held by his great great granddaughter, Kathleen Cobcroft.

DNA

• Maternal and paternal relationship confirmed by an AncestryDNA match between Greg Watson and his third cousin D.F. (not on Wikitree). Their most recent common ancestors are John Watson and Elizabeth Teat. Predicted relationship: 3rd-4th cousin, based on sharing 155 cM across 6 segments.
• Maternal and paternal relationship is supported by an AncestryDNA match between Greg Watson and a third cousin once removed (not on Wikitree) descendant of Mary Ann (Watson) Harris. Predicted relationship: 3rd Cousins. Confidence: Extremely High. Based on 100 centimorgans shared across 4 DNA segments.
• Maternal and paternal relationship is supported by a by a GEDmatch test match between Greg Watson GEDmatch A523281 and his third cousin once removed Danny Stapleton GEDmatch A383771. Their MRCAs are John Watson and Elizabeth Teat. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.3 based on sharing 27.8 cM across 2 segments.