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Looking for La Granda Alpha Watson
I am looking for the family of La Granda Alpha Watson and ideally what happened to his parents. Alpha, as he was known, was born (April, May or June) 1875 in Cononley, Yorkshire. In the 1881 and 1891 census, it says his relationship to the head of the house (Christopher Mason) is nephew. Christopher's wife is Elizabeth Mason.
I know he emigrated to Australia twice - 1898 and 1919 (returning to England in between), where he eventually dies 12/5/1938, leaving he is widow Annie Watson (nee Pickles). Any information about his parents or family besides his wife Annie and daughter Lizzie is greatly appreciated. Thanks Nerrida |
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Hi Nerrida! I'll just put these here for reference.
1881 Christopher Mason 37 Elizabeth Mason 38 Le Granda A. Watson 5 Jane Mason 5 1891 (I corrected all three mistranscribed as "Cason" to Mason.) Christopher Cason 47 Elizabeth Cason 48 Jane Cason 15 Legranda A Watson 15 1901 (Ancestry had Mason transcribed as Mabon. I put in the correction.) Elizabeth Mabon 57 Alfred Smith 24 Jane Smith 24 Ernest Smith 3 Alpha Watson 25 Annie Watson 26 Lizzie Watson 3/12 1911 (Ancestry had him indexed as female. I've put in the correction.) 9 Progress Villas, Gladstone Road Ashtead, Surrey Alpha Watson 35 Annie Watson 39 Lizzie Watson 10 I guess you have not acquired his birth certificate? And what about his marriage certificate? |
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Christopher and Elizabeth married between 1861 and 1871 (censuses). This marriage looks likely:
Marriages Jun 1866 BARRETT Sarah J Skipton 9a 51 Mason Christopher Skipton 9a 51 <<<<<<<<<<<< Watson Elizabeth Skipton 9a 51 <<<<<<<<<<<< Watson James Skipton 9a 51 I don't know if James Watson is connected yet. The PR for the marriage is on fmp - I don't have time to type it out but Eliz's father (so presumably also Alpha's grandfather) is George Watson, miner. Ancestry is being difficult, but this is them in 1861: George Watson 51 Jane Watson 43 Thomas Watson 20 Elizabeth Watson 18 Marmaduke Watson 15 Mary Ann Watson 12 John Watson 10 Ancestry won't let me see the 1851 page, but these are the people you need to look for! George Watson 40 Jane Watson 32 Thomas Watson 9 Elizabeth Watson 8 Marmaduke Watson 6 Mary A Watson 2 John Watson 5 Mo So, it's likely one of those siblings is Alpha's parent. Oooh, no more time now and I can't cope with endlessly seeing the 'not available' page.....
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Here's the PR on FMP.
03 Apr 1866 Christopher Mason-Elizabeth Watson First name(s) Christopher Last name Mason Age Full Age Birth year - Marriage year 1866 Marriage date 03 Apr 1866 Marriage place Kildwick Residence Crosshills Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Mason Spouse's first name(s) Elizabeth Spouse's last name Watson Spouse's age Full Age Spouse's residence Cononley Spouse's father's first name(s) George Spouse's father's last name Watson County Yorkshire (West Riding) Country England Archive North Yorkshire County Record Office Archive reference N-PR-KLD1-25 Page 223 Record set Yorkshire Marriages Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records Subcategory Marriages & divorces Collections from Great Britain |
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Probate 1939
Le Granda Alpha of South-street Albany Western Australia died 12 May 1938 at Government Hospital Vancouver-street Albany Probate Perth to Annie Watson widow and George Herbert Haywood orchardist Effects £568 3s 1d in England. Sealed London 16 January. |
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If you mean that his birth was registered April - June, we get 6 weeks to register a birth, so he could also have been born in February or March.
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On the 1891 Census the family are living at Clegg-street, Burnley.
Christopher died on 1st October 1891. His administration is in the probate calendar. MASON Christopher 21 October Administration of the Personal Estate of Christopher Mason late of 1 Clegg-street Burnley in the County of Lancaster Engine Tenter who died 1 October 1891 at Burnley was granted at the Principal Registry to Elizabeth Mason of 1 Clegg-street Widow the Relict. Personal Estate £502 18s 5d |
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Do you know whether Alpha's death certificate gives his parents' names, Nerrida? Though I realise sometimes parents' names on death certs are not accurate.
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I tried entering forenames for the potential parents on the search page for his death cert, but I think perhaps that only works for births as I got no results for any name no matter how commonplace. I realise this doesn't mean there isn't further info on the actual death cert though. (I don't have any experience of certs from Perth.)
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