Richard Fairbanks Watson (1890 - ?): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1890 - ?

Name	Richard Fairbanks Watson [2, 3]
Birth	1 Apr 1890	_______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom [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 [4]
Number 17, The Mall
Census	31 Mar 1901	Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom [2]
Immigration	24 Aug 1907	Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada [5]
Immigration	Aboard the Lake Erie
Residence	Dec 1915	Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada [3]
Census	1 Jun 1921	Gravenhurst, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada [6]
Death	?	(unknown) [1]
Person ID	I916	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	6 Sep 2015

Father	John George Watson, b. 29 Jan 1861, _______, _______, Ireland, United Kingdom d. 9 Jan 1934, Chaffey, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)
Mother	Euphemia Fairbanks, b. Bef 1 Jan 1870, Coolaney, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom d. Aft Jan 1934, (unknown) (Age > 65 years)
Marriage	Jun 1889	Tobercurry, County Sligo, Ireland, United Kingdom [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

	Birth - 1 Apr 1890 - _______, County Sligo, Province of Connacht, Ireland, United Kingdom
	Residence - Mar 1901 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom
	Census - 31 Mar 1901 - Rathmelton, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom
	Immigration - 24 Aug 1907 - Quebec, Province of Quebec, Canada
	Residence - Dec 1915 - Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

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Photos
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: 21-Nov-2024].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2024] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Washington, District of Columbia: By the author, 2024.
[S641] [Ireland-1901b1] "Rathmelton, County Donegal," Census of Ireland, 1901,
Dublin: The National Archives of Ireland, form A.
[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.
[S642] [Ireland-1901b2] "Rathmelton, County Donegal," Census of Ireland, 1901,
Dublin: The National Archives of Ireland, form B, page 2.
[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.
[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.
[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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Richard Fairbanks Watson (I916)[1]

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