William Henry Watson (1895 - 1916): Lindell-Herndon Genealogy

1895 - 1916 (21 years)

Name	William Henry Watson [2]
Birth	24 Mar 1895	Rathmullen, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom [3]
Gender	Male
Military Service	Y
Occupation	Railway mail clerk [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
Death	30 Jun 1916	(unknown) [1, 6]
Death	Europe (possibly Belgium)
Burial	Aft 30 Jun 1916	Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Section VI, Row H, Plot 23), southeast of Ieper, Belgium
Person ID	I919	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
Last Modified	28 Jun 2014

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 - 24 Mar 1895 - Rathmullen, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, 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

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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
William Henry Watson was Private in the 3rd Battalion, Central Ontario Regiment, of the Canadian Infantry, service number A/4232. [6]

Reference Herndon, William Robert. "William Henry Watson", Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. [Online]. Available: https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I919&tree=LindellHerndon. [Accessed: 24-Apr-2024].

Sources

[S315] [Herndon-2021] Herndon, William Robert, Lindell-Herndon Genealogy, Washington, District of Columbia: By the author, 2019.
[S641] [Ireland-1901b1] "Rathmelton, County Donegal," Census of Ireland, 1901,
Dublin: The National Archives of Ireland, form A.
[S691] [LaAC-1915c] "Enlistment Attestation Paper for William Henry Watson," Soldiers of the First World War (1914 - 1918) - Records of the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force, Ottowa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, record group 150, accession 1992-93/166, box 4930 - 35, number A-4232.
[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.
[S647] [VAC-1916a] "Death Entry for William Henry Watson," The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Online), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada: Veterans Affairs Canada.
[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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William Henry Watson (I919)[1]

William Henry Watson (I919)^[1]