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William Watson 1805

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Denis

Denis Report 24 Oct 2010 22:32

I am trying to locate the parents of William Watson born 1805. I realise that I need his BC but do not know how to go about it. He was born in Guisborough Yorks. Married in 1831 a Mary Hunter also born Guisborough in c1808.From census they later moved to Stockton on Tees. He was a shoemaker. I do not know which parish he was born and would not know how to go about searching these records. Any help would be appreciated

Mike *

Mike * Report 24 Oct 2010 23:00

Afraid there are no birth certificates prior to July 1837.

You may find a birth record in the Yorkshire Parish Registers but you would need a subscription I think.

Hilary

Hilary Report 25 Oct 2010 05:44

Hi Denis, if you do a search of trees on here there are 2 people that have matches for a William Watson 1805 Guisborough. You could try to contact them, they may have the information you are after.
Hilary

Cynthia

Cynthia Report 25 Oct 2010 18:44

You could also try the Rootschat site which is free. They divide their boards into counties which is really useful when asking for lookups. I have had some excellent help from the Yorkshire board on there. Cx.

Researching:
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Denis

Denis Report 25 Oct 2010 20:53

Thanks Cynthia I will try that

Mary

Mary Report 25 Oct 2010 21:11


Mary Hunter christened by jane 24/11/1808
Jane Hunter married robert robinson in guisborough 18/5/1816

Jane christened by william 16/1/1791 Guisborough.


This could be william's parents William Watson born newsholme Gisburn 1772 and mary dawson born Gisburn 1776 married 12.9.1797
They had William 1804 in Gisburn.
William married Mary Hunter/Robinson in Guisborough 25/6/1831.

Maryb

Researching:
Farrar, Jessop, Ward, Booth, Wragg, Walsh.

Denis

Denis Report 26 Oct 2010 15:26

Hi Mary
Looks promising. i am not sure I understand what Mart Hunter/Robinson means, can you help me here. Also I had William born 1805 in Guisborough but that was from a census record and you know how bad the handwriting can be. Also do you know where Guisburn is relative to Guisborough? What was the source of your info? I live in Canada and have to do everything on line so directing me to the source may help with other searches.
Many thanks for your help, it is the first lead I have had re Williams parents.
Regards
Denis

Mike *

Mike * Report 26 Oct 2010 18:21

Gisburn (formerly Gisburne) is a village and civil parish within the Ribble Valley borough of Lancashire, England.

Maybe the boundary has moved since 1804

This could be William's birth and baptism record...

Name William Watson
Gender Male
Baptism/Christening Date 04 Mar 1804
Baptism/Christening Place GISBURN,YORK,ENGLAND
Birth Date 10 Feb 1804
Father's Name William Watson
Mother's Name Mary

Mary

Mary Report 26 Oct 2010 20:38

Mary Hunter who married your William was born out of wedlock to Jane Hunter.
Jane later married Robert Robinson.

Maryb

Researching:
Farrar, Jessop, Ward, Booth, Wragg, Walsh.

Denis

Denis Report 26 Oct 2010 21:53

Hi Mary
Thanks for clarifying the Hunter/ Robinson situation. Also through International Geneological Index I have learned that William's parents were William and Mary formerly Dawson and they had another 4 children. Nice they all come from Guisburn as it makes it a little easier. I also found a William born in 1743 and married a Anne Simpson. Again from Guisburn.
I have had a good days hunting.
Thanks for your help
Denis