George Watson - born 1853 in Royston

[KEOS]

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for information on George Watson, born in Royston, Herts in abt 1853. I've found various references to him in the census records. I believe he was the son of Charles Watson (1813-BEF 1861) and Ann Childs (1815-1876). He married a woman called Harriet (1849-?) from Shelford, Cambs and had children called Edward Watson, Henry Robert Watson, Charles G Watson, Bernard Albert Watson and Ethel Maud Watson.

I haven't been able to track down a birth, marriage or death record for George Watson so I'm hoping someone else might have more luck. Because of the lack of marriage record I don't know anything about his wife Harriet either so I'd be grateful for any info found on her too.

Thanks

[rosie99]

Just to add some dates and places for anyone looking 

1881 at Chatteris, Cambridgeshire
George Watson    29 bn Royston, Hertfordshire
Harriet Watson   32 bn Shelford
Edward E. Watson 6 bn Shelford
Henry R. Watson 4 bn Shelford
Corles G. Watson 5 months bn Chatteris

[rosie99]

One of the childrens birth certificates would give mothers maiden name

This could be your Henry
Birth Sep 1877   
Henry Robert Watson
Chesterton    3b   467

[rosie99]

This is pure speculation 

Maybe the first child Edward was illegitimate
Birth Mar 1875   
Edward Ernest   Scarr
Chesterton    3b   466

Perhaps this is the marriage
Marriage June qtr 1877
Kefford    Henrietta       
Scarr    Harriet       
Watson    George       
Wright    Charles       
Chesterton    3b   775

Cambridge BMD confirm that Harriet Scarr married a George Watson.

[rosie99]

Baptism of an Edward Earnest Scarr in Great Shelford 1875 mother Harriet Scarr (no father)
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQFM-MMZ

[KEOS]

Thank you Rosie99, that's really helpful! And definitely a good possibility. Is there any record of a marriage between a Harriet Scarr and a George Watson?

[KEOS]

Oh wait I forgot you'd already posted that! My bad

[rosie99]

   Cambridgeshire FHS have it indexed as Great Shelford 1877

[avm228]

Another child for George and Harriet: Leonard George, 1879

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJ5Z-LRL


Death: Leonard George Watson aged 0, Mar qtr 1880 Chesterton.