WATTS family in Sunbury area

[dazza71]

ty so much.

it looks like they only had 2 children which seems odd for that time ??

[dazza71]

There isnt any more information on Thomas Watts father of Fred watts??
 

[tedscout]

Hi,

I'm just book marking in case I can be of help with photos of Sunbury or local history as I only live 20 minutes away and it is the town I shop in at least once a week.

Cheers, Ted

[tedscout]

Oh and Evans St and O' Shannessy  are the main shopping and business streest in Sunbury

[sparrett]

Hi Ted

I'm just book marking in case I can be of help with photos of Sunbury or local history

I do not have access to Sunbury Cemetery Records (though I am thinking of redressing that soon )

I wonder what would show up there to help dazza, if one could inquire.


There isnt any more information on Thomas Watts father of Fred watts?? dazza

You have mentioned this a few times now and it should be pointed out that there are many "THOMAS WATT's" in Victoria and helpers will be searching for the right man to best of ability

Sue

[dazza71]

My apologies Sue.

I dont have any further information to go on here. I am the first person to invesigate my nan's side of the family so finding information is difficult.

Fred Watts and his wife Mary are buried at the Sunbury Cemetary. That is how I got their information. that is all i know about my nan's family.
The Sunbury cemetary goes back to 1840's so it might be a good idea to include it on your list.

I know Fred Watts was the Secretary of the Sunbury Agricultural society from 1916 to his death in 1936 and they have the Fred Watts Memorial Trophy in place as an award for excellence given to people from the S.A .Society.

Ty so much to everyone so far with your assistance,  it means alot to me.
It looks like i might get stuck here on Thomas Watts, all i have is that he may have lived in the Fryers town area during the 1830's to the 1860's as the first of his 8 children were born there.
 

[sparrett]

Hi dazza,
You need to go back and carefully re-read your thread. You are misunderstanding some sections

I do not think right THOMAS WATTS, the father, was in Australia....though there are many...

I have apologised for the error I made in posting the WRONG birth of a Frederick.  This means the whole family of this Thomas and Emily is not yours. I was mistaken.

See Reply #15 from JANET for the marriage in ENGLAND of Fred and Mary and the possible birth there also of Doris.

Janet's findings are very likely indeed to be correct and the way to confirm is to purchase the English marriage certificate, or the birth certificate for the DORIS.
Sue

[sparrett]

 
Perhaps this is the FAMILY of Fred WATTS in the 1881 English census.

Thomas WATTS   Head   Married   Aged   50  Born   Bradford Manchester, Lancashire, England  Occ  Certificated Teacher MCP
   
 Elizabeth WATTS   Wife   Married   Aged   48  Born  Shaw Oldham, Lancashire, England. Occ   Teachers Wife
   
 Hannah B. WATTS   Daur   Unmaried   Aged   17 Born   Rochdale, Lancashire, England Occ   Governess
   
 Phillis E. WATTS   Daur   Unmarried    Aged   14 Born    Rochdale, Lancashire, England   Scholar
   
 Alice WORMALL   Sister In Law   Unmarried   Aged   38 Born   Shaw Oldham, Lancashire, England. Occ   Housekeeper
     
 Fred WATTS   Son      Aged   11 Born    Rochdale, Lancashire, England   Scholar

There are about 7 others in the household listed variously as BOARDER or SERVANT

The address is
Hitchin Street "The College School"
And the census was taken at  Baldock, Hertford, England.

Sue




     
 

[sparrett]

As ALICE WORMALL was THOMAS' unmarried sister-in-law, this is probably the marriage of THOMAS and ELIZABETH

Marriages Sep 1/4 1861
   
Watts  Thomas       
To WORMALL  Elizabeth At  Rochdale Vol  8e pg 91


Sue