scotiagirl
I think we have met along the way somewhere else, your "handle" is familiar to me do you use this name on any other sites
You state that Joseph jnr is your great uncle, is this from his full siblings in England or his half siblings in Canada, its just that I am in contact with some rellies from the England side
A possibility that Joseph Watson jnr emigrated to Canada 1910
Joseph Watson
Date of Arrival:3 Jun 1910 -- Ship:Virginian -- Port of Arrival:Quebec
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Roll: T-4767
If this entry is him then it states he is
Married, 27 yrs, British Bonus Allowed, which means he was given land to farm, Battlefirs ? bad writing at end ?? Sask = Saskatchewan - Cow Farmer Farmer been in this occupation 1899-1904 C of E.
Again if this is him then what happened to the wife, he could have gone ahead to get home sorted then the wife to follow.... maybe this is why he changed his name, did he "elope" like his father did and leave a wife behind
A search for a marriage, Joseph Watson 1901-1910 East Riding of Yorkshire returns possibility of 2
Rose Ann White or Ellis Boyes @ Beverley Dec Q 1904
1911 census, no Rose Ann White fits
1911 census, Ellis Watson living with father Boyes, married 6 yrs, children born 2, no occupation, brn Beverley
Father: Bryan Boyes, 64, Oil & Colour Merchant, Own Account, born Beverley
Brother: Bryan Boyes, 24, as above, brn Beverley
Sister: Edith Mary Boyes, 27, no occ, brn Beverley
Son: Joseph Boyes Watson, 5, brn Beverley
Dau: Joan Watson, 4, brn Didsbury, Lancashire
2 Servants
23 Woodlands, Beverley
NOTE: there is
NO Watson husband listed in the census above for with her.
Without you obtaining the marriage certificate you won't know who the father's name is for this Joseph Watson.
I have looked for Passenger Lists for Ellis, Joseph Boyes and Joan, there is none.
I have come across a tree for this family, there is very little info for either parent and no parents for either.
I have contacted the tree owner to ask what they know of Joseph Watson, I will post on here when I have a response.
A little further onwards, I cannot find a suitable death for an Ellis Watson 1911 >> but I can find a marriage which could be her:
Ellis Boyes to Henry Samman @ Sculcoates June Q 1914 (did her and Joseph divorce, would have been very costly then so I doubt it)
The name Ellis Boyes is very rare, only 1 birth registered anywhere:
Birth: Ellis Boyes @ Beverley, Dec Q 1882
Death: Ellis Samman @ Holderness, Mar Q 1965, 82 yrs c1883
Birth: Henry Samman @ Skirlaugh, Jun Q 1881
Death: Henry Samman @ Holderness, Dec Q 1960, 79 yrs c1881
It looks like there were no children born to this marriage unless there is a problem with the spelling of the surname Samman
I have checked the 1916 Sasketachewan census and there is a Joseph Watson, C = Military, Medicine Hat, Labourer, Male, Single, 33, England, Anglican, emigrated 1910, all questions are in French so I don't know what is asked for rest.
Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Macleod, 05; Roll: T-21952; Page: 5; Family No: 62.
Address: 8, 26, 4, Macleod
Sub District Desc: Townships 7 and 8, whole or fractional, ranges 24, 25 and 26, W. 4. M., west of the Belly River
Household Names:
William N Damon 59
Alice Damon 55
William Edgar 22
Joseph Watson 33
Robert N Brown 30
scotiagirl, will this fit in with the information you have for him, for this to be him
bendywendy
