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Jessie Watson
« on: Wednesday 01 February 12 12:30 GMT (UK) »
Further to my search for John Watson, which is still ongoing, I am now trying to find more about his daughter -

Jessie Watson, born 1884 in Gateshead, Durham.

Family memories have her emigrating to India sometime after 1911, marrying and returning many years later as a 'wealthy' woman. I wonder if she was one of the single woman who went to India to find a husband - the so called - 'fishing fleet'.

Can someone please tell me where I should be looking for this info?

Sandra

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Re: Jessie Watson
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 14:39 GMT (UK) »
have you looked for her on the 1911 census?  there are may jessie watsons emigrating post 1911 - only one going east to Burma:

Jessie Watson
F
1912
Liverpool
Burma /Rangoon

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Jessie Watson
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 14:45 GMT (UK) »
was her mother Agnes from scotland?

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Re: Jessie Watson
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 14:53 GMT (UK) »
there is nothing on the FIBIS (Families in British India Society) database for a jessie watson after 1911 (she is on 1911 census)

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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Jessie Watson
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 14:57 GMT (UK) »
do you have a link to your John Watson search? what are you looking for?

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Re: Jessie Watson
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 15:07 GMT (UK) »
the jessie i found going to burma was a maid:

Name:   Miss Jessie WATSON
Date of departure:  26 December 1912
Port of departure:      Liverpool
Passenger destination port: Rangoon, Burma
Passenger destination:  Rangoon, Burma
Sex:             Female
Occupation:  Maid

no others going east 1911 - 1960
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Cooks -(Clackmannanshire); Erskines - (fife); Youngs - (Dunfermline); Charltons - (Tyneside ); Skillings - (N.Norfolk); Legg - (N.Yorks, Tyneside) ; Carter - (Durham); Miller -(suffolk); Pattinson -(Lincs)

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Re: Jessie Watson
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 01 February 12 15:26 GMT (UK) »
Yes, her mother was Agnes Mearns Watson. Yes, I found Jessie on 1911 census, 26yrs old, living at home - no occupation.

Re 'John Watson' search - it's still ongoing.  I'm hoping to discover family connections through his other children, one of whom is Jessie.

Thanks for your help - Sandra

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