Robert Watson

1819 - 1882  (63 years)

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• Name	Robert Watson
  Birth	24 Mar 1819	Megslee, Ayrshire, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Christening	29 Mar 1819	Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Newarthill, Leicestershire, Scotland   [3]
  Emigration	24 Sep 1848	Liverpool, England to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA   [4]
  	Left Liverpool, England on 24 Sep 1848 on the ship Sailor Prince. Landed in New Orleans on 20 Nov 1848.
  Residence	1850	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [5]
  Residence	1860	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [6]
  Residence	1870	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [7]
  Residence	1880	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [8]
  Death	11 Oct 1882	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [1]
  Burial	C_3_5_1E, Salt Lake City Cemetary, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [9]
  Person ID	I7955	Watson Clan Tree
  Last Modified	26 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert Watson,   b. 16 Jul 1779, Dalframe, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 21 Nov 1835, Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary Miller,   b. 25 Mar 1795, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland d. 23 Jul 1888, Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1813	Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland   [10, 11, 12]
  _UID	087A06140BCC4C4880F549B067A65C09E7EE
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Cowan,   b. 6 May 1820, Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 18 Aug 1891, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1840	Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland   [13, 14]
  _UID	476DC684F7239D49B7E81A3C76F00C3CA1F7
  _UID	6BCEDD5D04C80C4DB84AAB5AC1A481E76CE9
  Children	1. Agnes Watson,   b. 1840, Scotland d. 20 Oct 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 62 years)   2. Robert Watson,   b. 3 Jul 1842, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 6 Jul 1906, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 64 years) + 3. James Cowan Watson,   b. 4 Sep 1844, Newardhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 13 Nov 1906, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 62 years)   4. John Watson,   b. 27 Nov 1847, Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 3 Dec 1853 (Age 6 years)   5. Euphemia Watson,   b. 31 Oct 1849, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA d. 1 Nov 1850, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 1 year) + 6. Alexander Watson,   b. 13 Sep 1851, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA d. 11 Sep 1870, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 18 years)   7. William Watson,   b. 18 Jul 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA d. 13 Sep 1853, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 0 years) + 8. Hugh Watson,   b. 20 Jul 1854, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA d. 10 Apr 1910, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 55 years) 9. Mary Elizabeth Watson,   b. 10 Aug 1857, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA d. 30 Aug 1933, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 76 years) 10. Janet Watson,   b. 30 Aut 1859, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA d. 23 Nov 1917, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 58 years)   11. John Watson,   b. 1862, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA d. 20 Feb 1902, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 40 years) + 12. William Richard Watson,   b. 12 Jul 1862, Utah, USA d. 29 Nov 1918, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1841 - Newarthill, Leicestershire, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Robert Watson (1820-1882) Grave Site Plot: C_3_5_1E
  		1860 - United States Census - Utah Territory - Great Salt Lake - Great Salt Lake City - Ward 6 - Page 111
  		1850 - United States Census - Utah Territory - Great Salt Lake - Great Salt Lake County - Page 58
  		Robert Watson and Mary Cowan Marriage Record
  		Robert Watson 1819-1882 - Birth Record
  		Robert Watson & Mary Millar - Marriage Record - Sorn This is the marriage record from Robert's home town. Note Mary's name ends in "ar". The "ar" ending only shows in records based in Sorn, where the Old Cumnock records show it as "er". For all genealogical purposes, Mary's last name should be listed as "Miller".
  		Robert Watson & Mary Miller - Marriage Record - Old Cumnock This is the marriage record from Mary's town. Note her name ends in "er". The "ar" ending only shows in records based in Sorn. For all genealogical purposes, Mary's last name should be listed as "Miller".

  
  

  Headstones

  Robert Watson (1820-1882) Plot: Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA Plot: C-3-5-1E

  
  

• Sources

  [S20] beta.familysearch.org, Utah Deaths and Burials (Reliability: 3). Name Robert Watson Gender Male Burial Date Burial Place Death Date 11 Oct 1882 Death Place Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Age Birth Date 24 Mar 1819 Birthplace Megslee, Ayre, Scotland Occupation Race Marital Status Spouse's Name Father's Name Robert Watson Father's Birthplace Mother's Name Mary Watson Mother's Birthplace Indexing Project (Batch) Number B54933-7 System Origin Utah-EASy Source Film Number 26553 Reference Number Pg. 276 # 11028 [S26] Scotland Births, (beta.familysearch.com) (Reliability: 3). Name Robert Watson Gender Male Baptism/Christening Date 29 Mar 1819 Baptism/Christening Place MUIRKIRK,AYR,SCOTLAND Birth Date 24 Mar 1819 Birthplace Death Date Name Note Race Father's Name Robert Watson Father's Birthplace Father's Age Mother's Name Mary Millar Mother's Birthplace Mother's Age Indexing Project (Batch) Number C11607-4 System Origin Scotland-ODM Source Film Number 1041400 Reference Number [S237] 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census (Reliability: 3). First name(s) ROBT Last name WATSON Gender Male Age 20 Birth year 1821 Birth Place SCOTLAND Birth county Lanarkshire House Number - House name VILLAGE OF NEWARTHILL Street VILLAGE OF NEWARTHILL Parish or township BOTHWELL City or borough - Town - County Lanarkshire Country SCOTLAND Occupation COAL M Registration district - Archive reference - Schedule 47 Piece number - Page number - Folio number - Record set 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Category Census, Land & Substitutes Record collection Census Collections from United Kingdom © brightsolid online publishing ltd [S37] http://lib.byu.edu/mormonmigration/index.php, Mormon Migration (Reliability: 3). Robert WATSON Standardized: Robert Watson Born: 1820 Origin: Unknown Occupation: Laborer Voyage: Liverpool to New Orleans 24 Sep 1848 – 20 Nov 1848 Voyage Accounts: Accounts for this voyage Ship: Sailor Prince Family Members Mary WATSON — age 27 (b. 1821) Agnes WATSON — age 8 (b. 1840) Robert WATSON — age 6 (b. 1842) James WATSON — age 4 (b. 1844) Alexander WATSON — age 13 (b. 1835) John WATSON — age infant (b. 1848) Notes No notes. [S67] 1850 United States Census (Reliability: 2). Name: Robert Watson Age: 30 Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1850: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Gender: Male Family Number: 420 Household Members: Name Age Robert Watson 30 Mary Watson 30 Agnes Watson 10 Robert Watson 8 James Watson 6 John Watson 3 Alexander Watson 16 [S107] 1860 United States Census (Reliability: 2). Name: Robert Watson Age in 1860: 40 Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1860: Great Salt Lake City Ward 6, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory Gender: Male Post Office: Great Salt Lake City Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Robert Watson 40 Mary Watson 39 Robert Watson 17 James Watson 15 Alex Watson 8 Hugh Watson 6 Mary Watson 3 Janet Watson 1 [S35] 1870 United States Census (Reliability: 2). Name: Robert Watson Age in 1870: 50 Birth Year: abt 1820 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1870: Salt Lake City Ward 6, Salt Lake, Utah Territory Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Salt Lake City Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Robert Watson 50 Mary Watson 49 Alexander Watson 19 Hughey Watson 16 Mary Watson 14 Janet Watson 12 John Watson 10 William R Watson 8 William Watson 11 Alexander Watson 9 Margaret Watson 7 [S7] 1880 United States Census (Reliability: 2). Name: Robert Watson Age: 61 Birth Year: abt 1819 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1880: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Mary Watson Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Neighbors: View others on page Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane: View image Household Members: Name Age Robert Watson 61 Mary Watson 59 John Watson 18 William R. Watson 16 [S89] Utah Burials Index (Reliability: 3). Burial Information: WATSON, ROBERT Birth: 3/24/1819 Death: 10/11/1882 Burial: 10/11/1882 Place of Birth: MEGOLEE,SCOTLAND Place of Death: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Cause of Death: Grave Location: Salt Lake City Cemetery , C_3_5_1E Source: Comments: [S28] Transcribed by Bonnie Suchan [suchan@sk.sympatico.ca], Sorn Marriages, (http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Towns/Sorn/Sorn%20Marriages.htm) (Reliability: 2). Sorn Parish Records Film #1041467 Marriages were intermixed with births until Oct 1796. No entries Oct 1796-Dec 1805 Proclamations only 1806-1816 Marriages again recorded after Jan 1817 Marriages Parish Last Proclaimed ... 1813 William BAIRD / Agnes GOLDIE Sorn 3 Jan 1813 Andrew STRACHAN / Jean SHAW Sorn 21 Feb 1813 George DUNCAN Sorn/ Jean SMITH Mauchline 21 Mar 1813 Robert WATSON Sorn/ Mary MILLAR Old Cumnock 28 Mar 1813 ... [S26] Scotland Births, (beta.familysearch.com) (Reliability: 3). Name: Robert Watson Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: 29 Mar 1819 Baptism/Christening Place: MUIRKIRK,AYR,SCOTLAND Birth Date: 24 Mar 1819 Birthplace: Death Date: Name Note: Race: Father's Name: Robert Watson Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother's Name: Mary Millar Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11607-4 System Origin: Scotland-ODM Source Film Number: 1041400 Reference Number: [S72] Marriage Certificate (Reliability: 3). [S27] Scotland Marriages (Reliability: 2). Groom's Name Robert Watson Groom's Birth Date Groom's Birthplace Groom's Age Bride's Name Mary Cowan Bride's Birth Date Bride's Birthplace Bride's Age Marriage Date 12 Jan 1840 Marriage Place Bothwell,Lanark,Scotland Groom's Father's Name Groom's Mother's Name Bride's Father's Name Bride's Mother's Name Groom's Race Groom's Marital Status Groom's Previous Wife's Name Bride's Race Bride's Marital Status Bride's Previous Husband's Name Indexing Project (Batch) Number M11625-4 System Origin Scotland-ODM Source Film Number 1042965 Reference Number Family Record shows Newarthill, Lanark, Scotland [S20] beta.familysearch.org, Utah Deaths and Burials (Reliability: 3). Name: Jas. C. Watson Gender: Male Burial Date: Nov 1906 Burial Place: Death Date: 13 Nov 1906 Death Place: Salt Lake City, S.L., Utah Age: 62 Birth Date: 1844 Birthplace: Scotland Occupation: Race: White Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Robt. Watson Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Name: M. Cowan Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B54928-7 System Origin: Utah-EASy Source Film Number: 26554 Reference Number: p327 dth #12418