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Edward Taylor Watson 1878 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1878

Birth Location: Easington, Durham, England

Death Date: Jun 1925

Death Location: Houghton, Durham, England

Father: John Watson

Mother: Mary Liddle

Spouse(s): Jane Davis

Children(s): Jane Watson, Ann Watson, Mary Watson, Edward Watson, Florence Watson, Hilda Watson

Early life: Edward Taylor Watson arrived in Easington, Durham, England in 1878, born to John Watson and Mary Ann Liddle. Over time, Edward Taylor Watson formed a family with Jane Isabel Davis, which included Jane Isabel Watson, Ann Ellen (Nelly) Watson, Mary (Molly) Watson, Edward Taylor Watson, Florence Watson and Hilda Watson. Edward Taylor Watson concluded life in Houghton, Durham, England in 1925.

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Parents

John Watson
1850 – 1929
Birth Location: Seghill, Northumberland, England
JW
Mary Liddle
1856 – 1888
Birth Location: Sherburn Hill, Durham, England
ML

Spouses(s)

Jane Davis
1882 – 1944
Birth Location: Silksworth, Sunderland, Durham, England
JD

Children(s)

Jane Watson
1909 – 2007
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham
JW
Ann Watson
1915 – 2002
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
AW
Mary Watson
1916 – 1987
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
MW
Edward Watson
1918 – 1982
Birth Location: Silksworth, Durham, England
EW
Florence Watson
1920 – 2005
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
FW
Hilda Watson
1922 – 1989
Birth Location: New Silksworth, Durham, England
HW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jan 1878
    Event Place: Easington, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: October 1914
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Haswell, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4965; Folio: 96; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1342194

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Tunstall, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1925
    Event Place: Houghton, Durham, England

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