John Watt .....

angel · Post by **angel** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 7:21 pm

Hello

I am looking for information on John Watt born c.1846 he was in Liverpool in 1900 when his daughter Jessie married Juan Camillo and she was staying in Hunter Street. The witnesses on the cert are A.Watt and Catherine Fisher. John Watt occupation is that of a ship plater/shipwright this is from the marriage certs of Margaret and Jessie.

I cannot find him in the 1901 census and need his wife to get further back. There is also a sister Agnes who married a Mr Rankin nothing to be found on freebmd.

His other daughter Margaret was born c.1867 Stock-on-Tees according to the 1891 census for Edinburgh. There was a 14 year gap between sisters so there must have been a large family.

Can any help me find more information about John Watt would he be in any other directories? Any help is really appreciated.

Heather

Jockbird · Post by **Jockbird** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 8:26 pm

Hi Heather,

Do you have any more information regarding the girls to perhaps place them in census or on the IGI with John?

Also the freebmd on Ancestry, as I understand, isn't complete, however, if you have a rough idea of events you can go in on their complete version and trawl through quarter by quarter.

Unfortunately nothing as helpful as Mother's maiden name was supplied back at the time of 1867 but you may be able to find the Agnes Watt/Mr Rankin marriage.

Best wishes
Donna

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angel · Post by **angel** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 9:12 pm

Hello Donna

Thanks for your reply all I have is birth dates but found no birth or a marriage for Watt/Rankin. All I have is for Margaret is on a census saying she was born in Stockton-on-Tees but have found no birth. I have Been on the IGI but no luck there. Freebmd has no marrige for Watt /Rankin.

Heather

Davie · Post by **Davie** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:25 pm

Hi Heather,
This is probably a coincidence, but I passed on the Rankine/Watt connection to a freen and he pointed me to this family.
His ancesters were frae the ganaboot folk.
Brown, Smith, White, Robertson.
he has a hard time tryin' tae find rellies.

1881

Dwelling: 4 Kinnaird Pl
Census Place: Brechin, Forfar, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203477 GRO Ref Volume 275 EnumDist 12 Page 1
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Alexander RANKIN M 38 M Dundee, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Flax Dresser
Agnes S. RANKIN M 31 F Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Anne B. RANKIN 13 F Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Worker In Linen Factory
Mary L. M. RANKIN 9 F Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
James N. RANKIN 2 M Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Son
Jean A. B. RANKIN 3 m F Brechin, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Daur
William RANKIN 11 M Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Ann WATT W 62 F Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland
Rel: Mother In Law
Occ: Housekeeper

angel · Post by **angel** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:13 pm

Hello Davie

Many thanks for your reply and thanks also to your friend but Agnes is too young for the one I am looking for. My Agnes would be born about 180ish as she is the sister of John Watt born c.1846 who is the father of Margaret born c.1867 Stockton-on-Tees and Jessie born c.1881 somewhere.

Heather