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

William Henry Watson[1]

Male 1895 - 1916  (21 years)

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

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

  • 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 
    • 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: 06-Jun-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. [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.

    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. [S647] [VAC-1916a] "Death Entry for William Henry Watson," The Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Online), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada: Veterans Affairs Canada.

    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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