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Thomas Watson

Thomas Watson

Male 1801 - 1853  (~ 51 years)

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  • Name Thomas Watson  [1, 2
    Born 22 Jul 1801  Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Christened 29 Jul 1801  St Mary, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Abt 1841  Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Coal miner 
    Occupation Abt 1845  [2
    Miner 
    Census 1851  Blacker Hill, Worsbrough, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation Abt 1851  Worsbrough, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Coal miner 
    Residence Abt 1853  Blacker, Worsbrough, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Buried 4 Mar 1853  Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I1647  Main Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 

    Father Richard Watson,   b. Abt 1774,   bur. 25 May 1821, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Pickering,   b. Abt 1772,   bur. 6 Nov 1838, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 21 May 1798  St Mary, Barnsley, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F4108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Womersley,   b. Abt 1804, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1873, Barnsley Registration District, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married 27 May 1822  Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. George Watson,   b. Abt 1823, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1894, Barnsley Registration District, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years)  [natural]
     2. Richard Watson,   b. Abt 1826,   d. 1827  (Age ~ 1 years)  [natural]
    +3. Sarah Watson,   b. Abt 1828, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Mary Watson,   b. Abt 1830  [natural]
    +5. Henry Watson,   b. Abt 1832, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Ellen Watson,   b. Abt 1834  [natural]
     7. Alice Watson,   b. Abt 1837  [natural]
     8. Harriet Watson,   b. Abt 1839  [natural]
    +9. Ann Elizabeth Watson,   b. 1842, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1895, Barnsley Registration District, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  [natural]
    +10. Ellis Watson,   b. Abt 1845, Silkstone, Yorkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2018 
    Family ID F143  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S195] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (www.familysearch.org;).
      Christening: George Watson, father Thomas Watson, mother Hannah, 20 Jul 1823, Silkstone, Yorkshire, IGI batch number C018812

    2. [S478] West Yorkshire, Marriages and Banns, 1813-1921, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.co.uk, 2011;).
      1845. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Silkstone in the County of York. No.236. Novr 9th. George Watson, 22, Bachelor, Miner, Silkstone, father: Thomas Watson, Miner; & Emma Husband, 22, Spinster, Silkstone, father: Thomas Husband, Schoolmaster. Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, George Millett Vicar. This Marriage was solemnized between us, George Watson, Emma x Husband, in the Presence of us, James Smith, Rolce[?], John Thornley.

    3. [S102] 1851 Census Returns of England and Wales, Home Office, (30 March 1851;), HO 107/2333 f.172 p.1 (Reliability: 3).
      Blacker Hill, Worsbrough
      Thos Watson, Head, Mar, 50, Coal Miner, Barnsley Yorkshire
      Hannah Watson, Wife, Mar, 47, Silkstone Yorkshire
      Henry Watson, Son, U, 18, Blacksmith, Silkstone Yorkshire
      Harriot Watson, Daur, U, 11, Silkstone Yorkshire
      Ellis Watson, Son, 5, Scholar, Silkstone Yorkshire
      Joseph Pape, Lodger, U, 35, Coal Lab, Wakefield Yorkshire


    4. [S477] West Yorkshire, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.co.uk, 2011;), Burials in the Parish of Silkstone in the County of York in the Year 1853 No.465, Thomas Watson, Blacker nr Darfield, March 4th, yrs 52, A.M. Parkinson Offg Minr (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S475] West Yorkshire, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.co.uk, 2011;), Births & Baptisms at Barnsley Yorks, July, Thomas Son of Richd: & Mary Watson, nat: 22d bp 29 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S195] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (www.familysearch.org;), marriage of Richard Watson and Mary Pickering, 21 May 1798, Saint Mary, Barnsley, Yorkshire (extracted from registers) (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S195] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, (www.familysearch.org;).
      Marriage: Thomas Watson & Hannah Wombersley, 27 May 1822, Silkstone, Yorkshire, IGI batch number M018812