John WATSON

[DaveHam9]

Hello,

Baptism: 8 Aug 1776 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
John Watson - S of John Watson & Eliz.
Born: 29 Jul
Register: Baptisms 1776 - 1780, Page 9, Entry 14
Source: LDS Film 1278740

Marriage: 10 Jun 1802 St John, Preston, Lancashire, England
John Watson - Cotton Manufacturer Batchelor of this Parish
Elizabeth Pilkington - Spinster of this Parish
Witness: Sarah Pilkington; H Barton
Married by Licence by: H. Shuttleworth Vicar
Register: Marriages 1791 - 1805, Page 369, Entry 1110


A tree has Elizabeth's death in 1836 in Preston.

A tree has John's death in Malta in 1848. Can that death be found?

Can the following one be ruled out by more than age being 2 years out?

Deaths Sep 1848
Watson John Fylde 21 245

name: John Watson
gender: Male
burial date: 06 Jul 1848
burial place: Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, England
death date:
death place:
age: 74
birth date: 1774
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indexing project (batch) number: B00579-2
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1517688
reference number:

I'd like a look up please for John in 1841 assuming Lancashire. Possibly both will be in Lancashire in 1841.

Dave

 

[Robesur]

There is no John Watson around that age in the Preston area in 1841 as far as I can see but there is one in the Fylde area, he is given age 65 (actual 65-69), a Farmer who seems to have a possible wife Nancy age 50 (50-54) with him, they are in the parish of Harthorn with Newton which is adjacent to Poulton Le Fylde. I would guess that he was the burial in Poulton in 1848. Nancy was a widow in 1851.

There is though a 73 year old John Watson a lodger in Lytham on the 1851 census, no occupation, born Kirkham Lancs. Kirkham is between Preston and Lytham, I cannot identify this person on the 1841 census.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Rob.

The tree could well be correct with the death in Malta.

Dave

 

[DaveHam9]

Just checked where one of John's sons was baptised - how curious - it's near Fylde:

name: Richard Henry Watson
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 22 Sep 1808
baptism/christening place: St. Cuthbert, Lytham, Lancashire, England
birth date: 19 Jul 1807
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: John Watson
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Elizabeth
mother's birthplace:
mother's age:
indexing project (batch) number: C16214-1
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1470929
reference number: items 4-5

 

[Robesur]

I quoted the one on 1751 just in case he was yours returned from Malta. Preston and Lytham are about 12 miles apart.

I cannot see the 1851 John in 1861 or a burial 1851-1861 but the death register did not give ages at that time and there must have been about 100 John Watson deaths in Lancashire during that period including 2 in Fylde and 5 in Preston districts. Both Kirkham and Lytham are in the Fylde district.

 

[DaveHam9]

Thanks Rob.

I'll see if I can find more evidence he was in Malta.

Dave