Lazarus Watts

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Biography

Lazarus (also listed as "George Lazarus" on several of his children's birth registrations), married May Ann Letts in 1862 (Vic #2283) and had nine children: a Martha Ann Watts, Ballarat (Vic. #18848) in Ballarat; George Henry, father’s name listed as George b 1865; mother’s name as Mary Ann (Letts) #2447, place of birth: MTPR; Alice Watts b 1867 Mt Egerton (Vic #10044) at Mt Egerton; Emma b 1870, Gordon, father listed as “George” and mother Mary Ann (Letts) (Vic #2765), “Emma Myrtle Watts” married a John Trestrail Freeman in 1889 (Vic #7339), died aged 89 in Echuca, 1959 (Vic #25330), father listed as “George Lazarus Watts” and mother Mary Ann (Letts).; Elizabeth Lydia b 1871, Gordon, father listed as “George” (Vic #9371); Florence b 1873 at Gordon (near Ballarat), father listed as “George” (Vic #24307); Julia Mabel b 1876 Echuca (Vic #2225) m. Francis Thomas Hutt in 1897 (Vic. #4180), “Mabel Julia Hutt” died aged 94 at Ivanhoe in 1970 (Vic 11505), father listed as Lazarus Watts, mother Mary Jane (Letts); Henry b 1878 Echuca, father listed as Lazarus (Vic #8665); Edith b 1880 at Echuca, father listed as Lazarus (Vic #22247).

His obituary, which appeared in the Riverine Herald on 3 April 15 read as follows: Obituary - Another of the aged residents of Echuca passed away on Thursday evening, in the person of Mr. Lazarus Watts, who had been associated with the district for well over half a century. Mr. Watts, who was born in Not-tingham, England, in 1840, came to Victoria in 1852, and for a time lived in Bendigo, and at Gordon, near Ballarat. About 50 years ago he came to Echuca, and was employed at Mackintosh's saw-mills. He discontinued that work, and took up land at Gunbower, where he farmed until a few years ago, when he retired and came to live in Echuca. He had been ill for about a week, and death was due to heart failure resulting from influenza. Mr. Watts is survived by a widow, one son, and seven daughters. His family are Mr. H. Watts, Melbourne; Mrs. J. T. Free-man and Mrs F. F. Hutt, Echuca; Mrs. J. Moran, Mrs. W. Rofe, and Mrs. L. Bill, Melbourne, Mrs. A. Musgrove, Gunbower; and Mrs. A. Gundry, Queensland. The interment is to take place this afternoon at the Echuca cemetery, the cortege leaving deceased's late residence at 3 o'clock. The brethren of the M.U. I.O.O.F. Lodge, of which order the late Mr. Watts was a member, are requested to attend the funeral.^[1]

• Wedding registration event 32283 (Victoria, Australia).

Death registration event #4853 (Victoria, Australia). ^[2]

Another, briefer obituary appeared in Weekly Times (Melbourne) on 10 Apr 1915: "Mr Lazarus Watts on April 21 died at Echuca, aged 75 years. He was one of the oldest residents in the locality, and in the early mining period he was engaged in the saw milling industry in the Bullarook forest. About 30 years ago he went to Patho, where he lived on the land till he retired and came into Echuca, Mr Watt leaves a grown up family.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/89758637
2. ↑ Obituary Riverine Herald, 3 April 1915.[1]
3. ↑ http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/121124090