Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Genealogy of the Lindell, Herndon, Bonnell, and Fairbanks families.
Richard Fairbanks Watson

Richard Fairbanks Watson[1]

Male 1890 - ?

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  • Name Richard Fairbanks Watson  [2, 3] 
    Birth 1 Apr 1890  _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Y 
    Military Richard Fairbanks Watson served from 14 Dec 1915 in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force, 122nd Battalion.  [3] 
    Residence Mar 1901  Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Immigration 24 Aug 1907  Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Aboard the Lake Erie
    Residence Dec 1915  Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1 Jun 1921  Gravenhurst, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death ?  (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I916  Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2015 

    Father John George Watson,   b. 29 Jan 1861, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1934, Chaffey, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Euphemia Fairbanks,   b. Bef 1 Jan 1870, Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft Jan 1934, (unknown) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 65 years) 
    Marriage Jun 1889  Tobercurry, County Sligo, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • Tobercurry is the civil district in which Euphemia Fairbanks marriage to John George Watson was recorded. It is probably not the actual location of their marriage.
    Family ID F1881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Apr 1890 - _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mar 1901 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 31 Mar 1901 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 24 Aug 1907 - Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Dec 1915 - Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Euphemia Fairbanks, John George Watson, and Family    		Euphemia Fairbanks, John George Watson, and Family
    Bill's 2G-aunt and 2G-uncle in-law, with their seven children -
    Photo courtesy of Roberta Hosegood.

  • Notes 
    • Richard Fairbanks Watson appears to have been a laborer on a railroad construction crew in 1921. [6]

  • Reference  Herndon, William Robert. "Richard Fairbanks Watson", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I916&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 13-May-2026].

  • Sources 
    1. [S315] [Herndon-2025] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: By the author, 2025.

    2. [S641] [Ireland-1901b1] "Rathmelton, County Donegal," Census of Ireland, 1901,
      Dublin: The National Archives of Ireland, form A.

    3. [S49] [LaAC-1915a] "Enlistment Attestation Paper for Richard Fairbanks Watson," Soldiers of the First World War (1914 - 1918) - Records of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, 122nd Battalion, Ottowa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, record group 150, accession 1992-93/166, box 4930 - 35, number 763102.

    4. [S642] [Ireland-1901b2] "Rathmelton, County Donegal," Census of Ireland, 1901,
      Dublin: The National Archives of Ireland, form B, page 2.

    5. [S643] [LaAC-1908a] "Lake Erie - Passenger Manifest," Passenger Lists 1865 - 1935, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Department of Employment and Immigration, Library and Archives Canada, reel T-491, page 10.

    6. [S210] [Canada-1921d] "Gravenhurst, District of Muskoka, Ontario," Sixth Census of Canada, 1921,
      Ottawa, Ontario: Library and Archives Canada, series RG31, district 104, E.D. 24, page 7B.

    7. [S640] [UK-GRO-1889a] "Marriage Entry for Euphemia Fairbanks and John George Watson," Ireland, Civil Registration Indexes 1845 – 1958, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK: General Register Office, LDS reference 101256, volume 4, page 205.


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