Robert George WATSON^{[1, 2, 3]}

1855 - 1927  (72 years)

• Name	Robert George WATSON  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	21 Jun 1855	Weston-Super-Mare, , Somerset, England   [4, 5, 7]
  	1857 in 1881 Census
  Gender	Male
  _UID	909FDA0A68E04A4E8BD408133C34A10C8A6E
  Immigration	1857	Canada   [5]
  	England to Canada
  	From his parents 1901 census, his sister lists it as 1856 but she is less likely to be correct as she was a year or younger at the time On the 1911 census it is listed at 1860 but probally just rounded up On the 1921 census it lists 1861
  		1901 Census George WATSON Mary Ann nee GRANTHAM and Family.jpg
  Occupation	Ticket Agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway
  Residence	1871	Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		1871 Census George WATSON Mary Ann nee GRANTHAM and Family.jpg
  Occupation	1880  [9]
  	Baker
  		Mary Eliza WATSON Birth Certificate.gif
  Occupation	1881	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Baker
  		1881 Census George WATSON Mary Ann nee GRANTHAM also Robert George WATSON Marie nee CURLETTE.jpg
  Religion	1881  [4, 5]
  	Episcopal Methodist
  		1881 Census George WATSON Mary Ann nee GRANTHAM also Robert George WATSON Marie nee CURLETTE.jpg
  Residence	1881	Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  		1881 Census George WATSON Mary Ann nee GRANTHAM also Robert George WATSON Marie nee CURLETTE.jpg
  Occupation	1883	Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Baker
  		Ernest Ford WATSON Birth Certificate.gif
  Occupation	1889	Tamworth, , Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Ry. Locomotive Engineman
  		George WATSON Birth Certificate.gif
  Occupation	1891	Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Locomotive Engine
  		1891 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Religion	1891	Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  		1891 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Residence	1891	Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  		1891 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Occupation	1893	Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [12]
  	Engineer
  		Robert Watson Birth Certificate.gif
  Occupation	1901	Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Locomotive Engine
  		1901 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Residence	1901	Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	8 Room house, 1/10 of an acre,
  		1901 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Occupation	1911	Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Machinist
  		1911 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Residence	1911	Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	407 Clergy
  	District: East Kingston District Number: 86 Sub-District: Kingston Sub-District Number: 2 Page: 23
  		1911 Census Robert George WATSON Maria nee CURLETTE and Family.jpg
  Residence	17 Mar 1915	Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	161 Division Street
  Residence	Aft 1915	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [13]
  	1502 Queen Street West
  		1502 and 1500 Queen Street West Toronto.jpg
  Occupation	1921	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	Watchman
  	Earning $1,300 per year
  		1921 Canadian Census Robert George Watson and Family.jpg
  Residence	1921	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [14]
  	271 Dunn Ave
  		1921 Canadian Census Robert George Watson and Family.jpg
  Occupation	1927	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Watchman @ Union Station
  		Robert George WATSON Death Certificate.gif
  Residence	1927	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	63 Gainsboro Road
  		63 Gainsborough Road Toronto.jpg
  		Robert Watson Birth Certificate.gif
  Death	1 Nov 1927	Toronto, , Ontario, Canada   [8, 15]
  	Cause: Cardiac Failure
  	Died Young (After 1915)
  		Robert George WATSON Death Certificate.gif
  Burial	Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I8093	Ryeland Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	George WATSON,   b. 1 Jun 1827, Holme upon Spalding Moor, , Yorkshire, England d. 10 Nov 1909, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann GRANTHAM,   b. 21 Jun 1831, Catwick, , Yorkshire, England d. 4 Jun 1920, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1853	Bishop Burton, , Yorkshire, England   [16]
  		George Watson and Mary Ann Grantham Marriage Certificate.jpg
  Family ID	F816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria CURLETTE,   b. 3 Mar 1857, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Aug 1878	Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mill Point is the place of marriage however that is just an earlier name for Deseronto
  		Robert George Watson and Maria Curlette Marriage Certificate.jpg
  Children	1. Mary Eliza "Minnie" WATSON,   b. 29 Jul 1880, Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ernest Ford WATSON,   b. 6 Jul 1883, Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   3. Lena Louisa WATSON,   b. 6 Mar 1886, Tamworth, , Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   4. George John WATSON,   b. 26 Sep 1889, Tamworth, , Ontario, Canada d. 18 Sep 1950, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada (Age 60 years)   5. Robert Wallingford WATSON,   b. 13 Nov 1893, Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 1978, Toronto, , Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F2560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jun 1855 - Weston-Super-Mare, , Somerset, England Immigration - England to Canada - 1857 - Canada Residence - 1871 - Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 27 Aug 1878 - Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1881 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1881 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Baker - 1883 - Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Ry. Locomotive Engineman - 1889 - Tamworth, , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Locomotive Engine - 1891 - Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada Religion - Methodist - 1891 - Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1891 - Napanee, Lennox & Addington Co, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Engineer - 1893 - Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Locomotive Engine - 1901 - Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1901 - Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Machinist - 1911 - Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 407 Clergy - 1911 - Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 161 Division Street - 17 Mar 1915 - Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1502 Queen Street West - Aft 1915 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Watchman - 1921 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Residence - 271 Dunn Ave - 1921 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Watchman @ Union Station - 1927 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Residence - 63 Gainsboro Road - 1927 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Death - Cause: Cardiac Failure - 1 Nov 1927 - Toronto, , Ontario, Canada Burial - - Deseronto, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Earned $600 for the year of the 1901 census United Empire Loyalist

  
  

• Sources

  [S603] 1871 Canadian Census. [S561] 1911 Canadian Census, (Location: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html). [S246] 1891 Canadian Census. [S588] 1881 Canadian Census. [S422] 1901 Canadian Census, (Location: http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/NationalSummary.jsp). [S83] Interview with Bettina May Polley. [S79] Ontario Marriage Registrations, (URL: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/pec85.htm). [S964] Robert George WATSON Death Certificate. [S688] Mary Eliza WATSON Birth Certificate. [S965] Ernest Ford WATSON Birth Certificate. [S664] George WATSON Birth Certificate. [S966] Robert Watson Birth Certificate. [S88] Library and Archives Canada, George John Watson's Military Records. [S652] 1921 Canadian Census. [S663] George John Watson WW1 Army enrollment papers, George John Watson WW1 Army enrollment papers. [S121] George Watson & Mary Ann Grantham Marriage Certificate.