Thread: Trying to find info on John Wilson Watson

Hi



I'm trying to find information on my grandfather, John Wilson Watson.



He was born in Darlington in 1910. He married Ada Hunter(?), date not known. They lived in Liverpool where she was from.



During the war my grandmother located from Liverpool to Bradford, West Yorkshire and they stayed there.



If anyone can advise where to start that would be great. All the sites I look on want you to subscribe before you get any concrete information.



Thanks



Carol

Hi Carol



This looks like a record for your grandfather?



Death Index Record



Name: John Wilson Watson

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1910

Death Registration Month/Year: May 1991

Age at death (estimated): 81

Registration district: Bradford

Inferred County: Yorkshire

Volume: 4 Page: 385

Hi

There was a marriage in the third quarter of 1937 in Southport Lancashire between John W Watson and Ada Hunter Vol 8b page 2152.



Below is the 1911 census return which gives his parents details

Name: Relationship to head: Marital Status: Years married: Sex: Age in 1911: Occupation: Where born:

WATSON, JOHN WILLIAM HEAD MARRIED M 26 GENERAL LABOURER STOCKTON

WATSON, ELEANOR WIFE MARRIED 5 F 26 STOCKTON

WATSON, OLIVE DAUGHTER F 4 STOCKTON

WATSON, HANNAH DAUGHTER F 2 MIDDLESBROUGH

WATSON, JOHN WILSON SON M 1 STOCKTON

WATSON JOHN WILSON (RG14PN29568 RG78PN1717A RD544 SD1 ED22 SN317)

Address 21 KINGSTON ST STOCKTON - ON - TEES County Durham

District Stockton Subdistrict Stockton

Enumeration District 22 Parish Stockton on Tees



I can not advise on which site to look on , cos I've bougt the subscriptions to several. Although www.freebmd.org is excellent for births death and marriages.

Brian

Hi



This is great! Where did you find it? Would I get more info from the same site about other family members?



Thanks



Carol

Hi Carol

An****ry gave me the marraige, and would have given the death details. The census came from the 1911 census site, but you pay for the details I have given. I am looking on Freebmd for the marriage which was in 1906 era, but can not find it yet.

B



Would help if I was loking for the right marriage its not Ada but Eleanor!! in 1906

Hi Brian



Thanks so much, I've been 'surfing' all evening and found nothing.



Carol

This looks like a record for your grandmother?







Death Index Record



Name: Ada Watson

Birth Date: 30 Jun 1914

Death Registration Month/Year: Jan 2000

Age at death (estimated): 85

Registration district: Bradford

Inferred County: Yorkshire

Register number: E64A

District and Subdistrict: 0811E

Entry number: 120

Carol

This is probably your gg parents marriage



Marriages Jun 1906

Fish Eleanor Stockton Vol10a Page147

Watson John William Stockton 10a 147



What else do you want to know? (Apart from everything?!)

Brian



There are four John Watson's born in Stockton between 1880 and 1890 which could be his birth. The marriage cert would help work backwards.

But there is only one Eleanor Fish!!



Births Mar 1885

FISH Eleanor Stockton 10a 54

This is Eleanors family from the 1891 census

Name: Eleanor Fish

Age: 6

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1885

Relation: Daughter

Father's Name: Wilson

Mother's Name: Mary

Gender: Female

Where born: Stockton, Durham, England



Civil parish: Thornaby

Ecclesiastical parish: Thornaby

Town: South Stockton

County/Island: Yorkshire

Country: England



Street Address:10 Durham Road, South Stockton

Occupation: Boiler Rivitter

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: Employed

Registration district: Middlesbrough

Sub-registration district: Thornaby

ED, institution, or vessel: 3

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Wilson Fish 40

Mary Fish 35

Thomas W Fish 4

Eleanor Fish 6

Also living in the house, but not listed as relatives

Charles Poole 55

Charles Poole 20

Henry Poole 16



Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4019; Folio 69; Page 18; GSU roll: 6099129.



Note Eleanors father was Wilson Fish, your g/father was John Wilson Watson.