FAMILY HISTORY: NEWBERRY
THE FAMILY OF JAMES & BETSY CLARK WATSON:
| GROOM: | |
| Name: James Watson, age 23, bachelor, gas worker | |
| Father: Charles Watson, carter | |
| Mother: Martha Robb (deceased) | |
| Birthdate: 19 December 1865 | |
| Birthplace: Kirriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland | |
| BRIDE: | |
| Name: Betsy Clark Kennedy, age 22, spinster, power-loom linen weaver | |
| Father: John Kennedy, tailor | |
| Mother: Isabella Morrison | |
| Birthdate: 21 February 1866 | |
| Birthplace: Kerriemuir, Forfarshire, Scotland | |
| THEIR WEDDING: | |
| Date: 28 December 1888 | |
| Place: The Free Church of Scotland | |
| Location: Southmuir, Forfarshire, Scotland | |
| Minister: William Livingstone | |
| Witnesses: James Cash and Annie Kennedy | |
| THEIR FIVE CHILDREN: | ||||||||
| Isabella Morrison Watson | Born: | 17 | Oct | 1889 | (Infant) | |||
| Charles Watson | Born: | 22 | Jul | 1891 | His Family | |||
| John Morrison Watson | Born: | 2 | May | 1893 | His Family | |||
| Thomas Shepherd Kennedy Watson | Born: | 25 | Apr | 1898 | His Family | |||
| Alexander Milne Watson | Born: | 24 | Jul | 1900 | His Family | |||
| DEATHS: | ||||||||
| Isabella Morrison Watson | [14 mos] | Died: | 10 | Dec | 1890 | |||
| James Watson | [65 yrs] | Died: | 13 | Jun | 1931 | |||
| Betsy Clark Watson (Mrs) | [84 yrs] | Died: | 25 | Jan | 1951 | |||
| Charles Watson | [75 yrs] | Died: | Dec | 1966 | ||||
| Alexander Milne Watson | [72 yrs] | Died: | 12 | May | 1973 | |||
| Thomas Shepherd Kennedy Watson | [70 yrs] | Died: | 12 | May | 1978 | |||
| John Morrison Watson | Died: | |||||||
| NOTES: | |
| 1: | John Morrison Watson's date of death is unknown but was apparently after 1952. |
| 2: | The above information was provided by my late grandmother, Mary Watson, and from scanned images of birth, marriage and death records on the "Scotland's People" website. |
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