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George Bennett Watson 1831 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1831

Birth Location: Stokesley, England

Death Date: 11 May 1912

Death Location: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom

Father: John Watson

Mother: Elizabeth Bennet

Spouse(s): Hannah Cook

Children(s): John WATSON, Thomas Watson, Isaac Watson, George Watson, Chas Watson, Frederick Watson, Eleanor Watson, Henry Watson, Hannah Watson, Arthur Watson

According to available records, George Bennett Watson was born in 1831 in Stokesley, England, the child of John Watson and Elizabeth Bennet. Following those early years, George Bennett Watson married Hannah Cook, and their family grew to include John WATSON, Thomas Watson, Isaac Watson, George William “Jack” Watson, Chas Edn Watson, Frederick Watson, Eleanor Harriet Watson, Henry "Harry" Watson, Hannah Elizabeth Watson and Arthur Watson. In the later years of life, George Bennett Watson died in 1912 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom.

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Parents

John Watson
1796 –
Birth Location: Stainton, Yorkshire, England
JW
Elizabeth Bennet
1795 – 1860
Birth Location: Stockton on Tees, Durham, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Hannah Cook
1833 – 1924
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
HC

Children(s)

John WATSON
1854 – 1925
Birth Location: Middlesbrough, England
JW
Thomas Watson
1856 –
Birth Location: Richard St. Middlesbrough, England
TW
Isaac Watson
1860 –
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
IW
George Watson
1864 – 1916
Birth Location: England
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Chas Watson
1866 –
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
CW
Frederick Watson
1868 –
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
FW
Eleanor Watson
1870 – 1959
Birth Location: Stockton, Durham, United Kingdom
EW
Henry Watson
1873 – 1936
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
HW
Hannah Watson
1874 –
Birth Location: Stockton, Durham, United Kingdom
HW
Arthur Watson
1876 – 1957
Birth Location: Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England
AW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Jul 1831
    Event Place: Stokesley, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Middlesborough, St John, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 May 1912
    Event Place: Middlesbrough, Yorkshire North Riding, United Kingdom

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