Lilian Gertrude Ann (Witham) Watson (abt. 1879 - 1947)

Born about 1879 in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of John Alfred Watson — married 22 Nov 1905 in St Jude Church, Mildmay Grove, Islington, England

Died 11 Feb 1947 at about age 68 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Lilian Gertrude Ann Witham was born in August 1879 in Islington, London, England to Samuel Witham and Mary Agnes Webb (O'Toole) Witham.

She met John Alfred Watson who was a boarder in her Aunt Charlotte's home in Tamworth. They married on 22 November 1905 at St Jude parish church in Mildmay Grove, Islington, England. ^[1]

John died in May 1906, less than a year later. There appears to be not children from this union. ^[2]

She took in her cousin Florence Emily O'Toole who was documented as incapacitated.^[3]

Lilian died on 11 February 1947 at home at 73 Aden Grove, Stoke Newington and was buried at Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England. Her heir was her brother John Witham. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932 for John Alfred Watson, Gender: Male; Marriage Age: 33; Record Type: Marriage; Birth Date: abt 1872; Marriage Date: 22 Nov 1905; Marriage Place: St Jude, Mildmay Grove, Islington, England; Father: John Watson; Spouse: Lillian Gertrude Ann Witham; Register Type: Parish Register (Ancestry.com [on-line database w/ image]).
2. ↑ 1911 England Census for Dist. 13, Stoke Newington, London. Widowed mother Mary Witham 64, brother Samuel Witham 37, widowed self Lillian Watson 32, sister Florie Witham 30 & brother John Witham 27 & boarder Isabel Pedder 19. No children listed.
3. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register for Stoke Newington, London, England. Lillian G A Watson ? Aug 1879 unpaid domestic duties & Florence E. O'Toole 24 Mar 12 incapacitated.
4. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Lillian Gertrude Ann Watson, Death Date 11 Feb 1947; Death Place: London, England; Probate Date: 8 Jul 1947; Probate Registry London, England (Ancestry.com [on-line database]).

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 April 2020), memorial page for Lilian Gertrude Ann Watson (unknown–Feb 1947), Find A Grave: Memorial #110481039, citing Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Rebecca Ewing Peterson (contributor 46987065) .