Robert James Watson^[1]

1896 - ?

• Name	Robert James Watson  [2]
  Birth	24 Aug 1896	Red Castle, County Donegal, Province of Ulster, Ireland, United Kingdom   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Y
  Occupation	Railway baggage handler  [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]
  	Aboard the Lake Erie
  Residence	Dec 1915	Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Census	1 Jun 1921	Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Death	?	(unknown)   [1]
  Person ID	I920	Lindell-Herndon Genealogy
  Last Modified	10 Jul 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 Aug 1896 - Red Castle, 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 Residence - Dec 1915 - Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada Census - 1 Jun 1921 - Huntsville, District of Muskoka, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

  Robert James Watson served from 14 Dec 1915 in the Canadian Over-seas Expeditionary Force, 122nd Battalion. [8] In [LaAC-1915b] Robert James Watson’s place of birth is actually listed as “Red Castle”. This is probably the same place as the modern village of “Redcastle”. [8]

  
  

• Reference

  Herndon, William. "Robert James Watson". Lindell-Herndon Genealogy. https://lindell-herndon.org/getperson.php?personID=I920&tree=LindellHerndon (accessed July 8, 2025).