Albert WATSON b 1845-47 Sydney, NSW, Australia s/o George WATSON, Cavalry Officer and Mary MARTYR. No record of this birth has been found in NSW.
Albert's father George WATSON b 25 Jan 1795 York England, d 4 Jul 1866 Lexton, Victoria, Australia. He was a member of the 3rd Light Dragoons under the command of the Duke of Wellington as was his father.
Albert's mother Mary ms MARTYR b 7 May 1805 England, d 29 May 1898 Lexton, Victoria. They were married 31 Oct 1844 at St Lawrence Sydney. (Prior to this marriage George had married Ann MARTYR, Mary's older sister and had ten children with her. As well as Albert, George and Mary had two daughers, Ada Georgina WATSON b 1 Jan 1840 NSW (not found NSW) d 1920 Avoca, Vic, and Rose Bertha WATSON b 14 Jan 1845 Wooloomooloo NSW d 1942 Mornington Vic.
George WATSON m 1844 Mary MARTYN, District MF (St Lawrence C of E Sydney) [NSW1844170 29/1844]
Ada Georgina ANDERSON d 1920 aged 80 yrs Avoca d/o George WATSON/Mary unknown [Vic 8464]
Ada Georgina WATSON m 1860 Andrew ANDERSON [Vic 1676]
Ada G BARKER b 1841 d/o James/Phoebe [NSW V18411663 26/1841]
Clara Constance McKECHNIE d 1940 aged 75 yrs St Arnaud d/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada WATSON [Vic 18168] 1865
Harry Arthur ANDERSON d 1940 aged 67 yrs Newtown & Chilwell s/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada Georgina WATSON [Vic 20018] (b 1873
Laurence Frances ANDERSON d 1949 aged 70 yrs Newtown & Chilwell s/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada Georgina WATSON [Vic 19078] 1879
1887 Blanche Muriel ANDERSON d 1941 aged 54 yrs Armadale d/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada Georgina WATSON [Vic 1112]
1879 Alfred Frank ANDERSON d 1948 aged 73 yrs Thornbury s/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada WATSON [Vic 4103]
1872 Amy Ada WOOD d 1957 aged 85 yrs Malvern d/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada Georgina WATSON [Vic 2778]
1882 Ruby Florence McCULLOCH d 1961 aged 79 yrs Richmond d/o Andrew ANDERSON/Ada Georgina WATSON [Vic 12304]
Alfred George WATSON b 1840 s/o George/Mary A [NSW V1840217 24A1840]
Rose B WATSON b 1845 d/o George/Mary [NSW Reg No. V1845133 30A/1845]
Rose Bertha WATSON d 1942 aged 97 yrs Mornington, Victoria d/o George WATSON/Mary MARTYR [Vic 30258]
Rose Bertha WATSON bp Sydney m 1867 Thomas F ANDERSON bp Melbourne [Vic 4142]
Thomas Fisken ANDERSON b 1843 Melbourne s/o David ANDERSON/Janet - (MACKIRDY) [Vic 1034, ECR f1099 Presbyterian Melbourne & Geelong]
Unnamed male ANDERSON b 1887 Swan s/o Thomas Fisken ANDERSON/Rose Bertha WATSON [Vic 15415]
Herbert Cobham ANDERSON b 1868 Lexton s/o Thomas ANDERSON/Rose Bertha WATSON [Vic 17351]
Herbert Cobham ANDERSON (b abt 1899) d 1937 aged 38 yrs Mornington s/o Thomas Fisken ANDERSON/Rose Bertha WATSON [Vic 13067] b
Rose Georgina FOGGO d 1959 aged 84 yrs Mornington d/o Thomas ANDERSON/Rose Bertha WATSON [Vic 26092]
Albert WATSON (b abt 1845) d 1 Jul 1884 aged 37 yrs Donald s/o George WATSON/unknown [Vic 8577] bur Donald Cemetery. Albert was born in Sydney and lived there for 14 yrs. Informant was father-in-law George WILLEY who died only 24 days later. [Cert held by Roslyn Brown]
1875 Marriage
Albert Watson age 28, Sheep Farmer, bp Sydney, Usual Residence: Wallaloo, Parish of Kara Kara (later St Arnaud), Father: George Watson, Cavalry Officer, Mother: Mary Cobham, married 22 Dec 1875 by licence with the written consent of the father of the bride at The Presbyterian Manse, Donald, according to the rites of the Presbyterian Church, Martha Willey age 16, bp Victoria, Usual Residence: Donald, Father: George Willey, Labourer, Donald, Mother: Martha White. Witnesses John Robertson and _ Wilson. [Vic cert 4591 held by Roslyn Brown]
Martha Jane WILLEY b 1859 Buninyong d/o George WILLEY/Martha WHITE (birth not found in Vic Index). Ballarat Directories for 1857, 1865-66, 1869 show no surname WILLEY (or spelling variants) at Buninyong. Ballarat & District Cemeteries Index are also negative for Buninyong Cemetery.
George WILLEY m 1851 St Peter's C of E, Melbourne, Martha WHITE [Vic 29290 as WILBY]
Seven chn b 1867-81 St Arnaud and Donald, strangely none found 1851-1866 in Vic. Where were they?
Martha Jane HILL d 1955 aged 95 yrs Murrumbena d/o George WILLEY/Martha WHITE [Vic 10120]
Martha Jane (WILLEY) WATSON (age abt 33) m2. 14 Apr 1892 Buninyong, Francis William HILL bp NZ [Vic 3041], caprpenter born in Nelson, New Zealand in 1867.
Children of Albert WATSON and Martha WILLEY:
1. George Albert WATSON b 1876 Donald s/o Albert WATSON/Martha WILLEY [Vic 8732]
George Albert WATSON bp Donald m 1910 Margaret Josephine WEBSTER bp Melbourne [Vic 1798
Margaret Josephine WATSON (b abt 1888) d 1922 aged 33 yrs St Arnaud d/o Sydney WEBSTER/unknown [Vic 14797]
Poss George Albert WATSON m2. 1939 Myrtle Nellie HARRIS [Vic 8194]
2. Mary Bertha WATSON b 1877 Donald d/o Albert WATSON/Martha WILLEY [Vic 14897]
Mary Bertha GILES d 1934 aged 56 yrs Donald d/o George William WATSON/Martha WILLEY [Vic 12587]
Mary Bertha WATSON m 1899 James GILES [Vic 7367]
Children of James GILES and Mary Bertha WATSON
3. Eva Rebecca WATSON b 3 Sep 1879 Donald d/o Albert WATSON/Martha Jane WILLEY [Vic 22484]
Eva Rebecca WATSON bp Donald m 1897 Alex ROBBIE bp South Australia [Vic 3293]
4. Frances Violet WATSON b 1882 Donald d/o Albert WATSON/Martha Jane WILLEY [Vic 1991]
Frances Violet GILES d 1966 aged 83 yrs St Arnaud d/o George WATSON/Martha WILLEY [Vic 9654] (father should be Albert)
Frances Violet WATSON m 1903 Charles Joseph GILES [Vic 6882]
Children of Charles Joseph GILES and Frances Violet WATSON
5. Albert William WATSON b 1885 Donald s/o Albert WATSON/Martha Jane WILLEY [Vic 2143] (born after his father died)
William Albert WATSON bp Donald m 1908 Mary Theresa KENNEDY bp Rosedale [Vic 4588]
Mary Teresa WATSON (b abt 1881) d 1964 aged 83 yrs Carngham d/o William KENNEDY/Margaret BREEN [Vic 14597]
