Help needed with records of Watson siblings born 1902 to 1913, Elgin & Aberlour

[Calleva]

I’d be very grateful for some help in tracking down records of members of the Watson family, and their descendants if any, with a starting point of the 1921 census conscious that information about living people shouldn’t be disclosed on RC.

To mention I don’t subscribe to Ancestry.com.

The 1921 Census for Aberlour has Margaret J Watson, widow, aged 42, Cycle Agent, Aberlour at 113 High Street.

Her 6 children aged 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, sister and a boarder are shown.

I’m interested in finding out more about the family in particular what happened to the siblings to fill in gaps in the records and possibly signpost to any living descendants.


I’ve listed what I have found so far about individuals with questions. 

Mother, Margaret Jane Watson (MS Smith)
B  4 Oct 1878 Nairn
M  15 Aug 1902 to George Watson, Master Plumber, Forres
D. 19 Jun 1937 Hillhead, Glasgow

Q Any other children?

Christina Ann Watson
B  18 Oct 1902 Elgin
M  2 Apr 1932 to George McDonald, Farmer, Lower Cabrach, Huntly

Q: Were there any children and when did they both die?

George Alexander Watson
B 19 Aug 1905
M 2 Jan 1933 to Annie Jack Cumming
D 1 Sept 1994 (Minister of Guthrie and Rescobie)

Q Any children, when did Annie die?

Margaret Anne Watson
B 5 July 1907, Aberlour
No further records found

Q Did Margaret marry, have any children and when did she die?

Marian McKinnon Watson
B 21 Jun 1909, Aberlour
No further records found.

Q Did Marian marry, have any children and when did she die?

Alice Edith Watson
B 3O Jul 1911, Aberlour
M 17 Dec 1934, Robert Gordon Simpson, Physician and Surgeon

Alice is a witness at Christine Ann’s wedding in 1932, address 4 Mill Crescent, Buckie.

Q Were there any children and when did they both die?

Isabel Mary McKenzie Watson
B 23 Oct 1923, Aberlour
No further records found.

Q Did Isabel marry, have any children and when did she die?

All answers very welcome!

Stuart

[nanny jan]

Have you looked at the records available on Scotland's People site?

[Calleva]

Sorry should have said, yes all the information I’ve found has been from Scotland’s People with one entry in Libindx about George Alexander Watson’s death.

I have tried and failed to get any more information from SP than reported.

[nanny jan]

Anything on the  Family Search site?  Some might have emigrated.

[Calleva]

Anything on the  Family Search site?  Some might have emigrated.

Thank you, I haven’t explored this site but will investigate and share anything I find.

Please could no further action be taken on my request until I get back. I appreciate people’s time is precious and stress I’m happy to do the legwork when pointed in the right direction.

[ciderdrinker]

Good Afternoon
Here's what I have so far
George Watson 1937 living Carluke police station(next of kin for sister Margaret)
Margaret Anne Watson - Registered nurse Edinburgh Infirmary 5.12.1929 address Aberlour DOB
                                  5.7.1907
                                  Passenger list 28.11.1933  on Caledonia to NY for  Rockledge Florida to stay
                                  with aunt Isabel  Watson  Day.Nurse 5ft 10 brown hair and eyes Next of Kin 
                                  mother Margaret Jane  Watson  54 Gibson St Hillhead.
                                  Passenger list 10.11.1937 American Merchant  London to Boston with sister
                                  Isabel.Nurse 5ft 10 brown hair blue eyes  Going back to Rockledge where
                                  she has  lived for 4 years. Necxt of Kin brother George -Police station
                                  Carluke.

1950 census Riverside Drive Rockledge Florida
Isabel Day 77 widow Scotland unemployed
Margaret Watson 42 niece  never married Scotland keeping house.

Margaret died 12.10.1992  32952 Merritt Island Brevard Florida
Her Obituary in the Forida Today Newspaper (which I haven't read as I don't have the Sub)
names siblings Isabel Gill ,Geporge Watson ,Marion Watson and Edith Simpson.

Marion Mckinnon - also a nurse at Edingburgh Infirmary 11.8.1931 .Midwife 6.2.1935 .1959 at
                           Colwyn Bay 8 Woodhall Road . She died there  Dec 2000 .Will £16728 of 51
                           Compton Road.
Alice Edith Simpson Died 12.12.1993 Winchmore Hill London Will £40230 7 Springbank Eversley
                             Park Road. Husband Robert Gordon Simpson 9.4.1892-8.11.1956 also
                             Winchmore Hill England .One son Andrew Gordon Simpson 15.5.1939-
                             20.3.1999 Houston Texas.He has a family tree on Ancestry but they are still
                             alive so can't say more.Nothing on Watson side though.
Isabel Mary Mckenzie  Passenger list with Margaret 10.11.1937.She is a hair dresser  5ft 8 brown
                            hair  blue eyes.She marries Arthur Henry Gill who is from the Isle of Man 1913-
                            1990. She dies Rockledge 7.1.2009. Her Obituary says she is the last of the
                            sisters and brothers but is survived by a half brother.At least 3 children-Elizabeth
                            Jane 1943-1987 ,Douglas Arthur 1943-1987 and another daughter who seems
                            to be still alive.

Her grave and more details of the family are on Find a grave website
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234746356/isobel-mary-gill

Sorry not doing so well on the older 2 children.And do you know who the half brother was?
Sorry I had already found the info so I'm posting it anyway.
Don't be too mad!

Ciderdrinker

[Calleva]

Thank you so much Ciderdrinker, delighted with all the information you’ve kindly found which I’ll follow up with huge interest, not mad in any way!

Very much appreciated, you have found more in under an hour than I had managed in some weeks…

Not sure if you have a particular favourite cider, I was a student in Bath very many years ago and used to down ‘diesel’ a combination of rough and blackcurrant. The old boys in the pub explained this was the best way to actually swallow the rough cider on offer, I tried it neat once, it felt like my mouth and tongue had sprouted hairs..

Now to get stuck in to the fantastic information you’ve found and follow up all the leads!

Very best wishes,