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my heritage.com re James Watson b. Darlington

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Angus

Angus Report 16 Mar 2016 07:58

Hi,
I am researching the descendants of James Watson ( My grandfathers brother) who was born in 1888/1889 at Darlington , Co Durham. He married a Grace Colley in 1910 and they subsequently had two daughters Catherine b.1910 and Grace A. born 1913.
I found the below on the free part of myheritage.com does anyone out they subscribe to the site and tell me if there is anymore information re James Watson and if it warrants me paying for a subscription.
Grace Agnes Kirk (born Watson), 1913 - 2001
Grace Agnes Kirk (born Watson) was born on month day 1913, at birth place, to James Watson and Grace Watson (born Colley).
Grace had one sister: Catherine Keyworth (born Watson).
Grace married first name Kirk.
They had one child.
Grace passed away of cause of death on month day 2001, at age 88.
She was buried at burial place.
Thankyou
Angus Watson

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 08:41

If that's what you are reading from the site it's sounds like an entry by someone on there

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 08:49


Name: Grace Agnes Kirk
Birth Date: 4 Jun 1913
Date of Registration: Aug 2001
Age at Death: 88
Registration district: Worcester
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Register Number: B71E
District and Subdistrict: 5271B
Entry Number: 168



Name: Catherine Keyworth
Birth Date: 23 Jul 1911
Date of Registration: Jun 1998
Age at Death: 86
Registration district: Watford
Inferred County: Hertfordshire
Register Number: C45D
District and Subdistrict: 5361C
Entry Number: 107

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 08:53

Births Sep 1911 (>99%)
WATSON Catherine Colley Strood 2a 1374
Births Jun 1913 (>99%)
Watson Grace A Colley Strood 2a 1416

Strood is in Kent .its part of the Medway Towns . It's possible then james was working in the dockyards

Angus

Angus Report 16 Mar 2016 08:55

Shirley,
Thanks for that info, a good start

Regards Angus

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 08:55

Marriages Sep 1910
Colley Grace Sculcoates 9d 465
Watson James Sculcoates 9d 465

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 16 Mar 2016 09:01

James Watson in the 1911 England Census
Name: James Watson
Age in 1911: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Darlington, Durham
Civil Parish: Strood Intra
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Street address: 62 Goddington Road, Strood, Kent
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Manager Of Cement Works
Registration district: Strood

Household Members:

James Watson 33
Grace Watson 23 Hull, Yorkshire
Catherine Newell 17 (Servant)

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 09:04

Moved around a bit

Marriages Sep 1939
Keyworth John M Watson Edmonton 3a 4764
Watson Catherine Keyworth Edmonton 3a 4764

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 09:11

Re the 1911 census ,there were big cement works at Frindsbury known as Crown Cement

Good info on the area

http://www.irsociety.co.uk/Archives/16/Frindsbury.htm

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 09:25

1939 reg
Keyworth Household (3 People)
8 Twineham Green , Barnet U.D., Hertfordshire, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Grace A Kirk (Watson) 04 Jun 1913 Clerical Officer Civil S
John M Keyworth 30 Jun 1913 Incapacitated Accountant Travelling
Sorry, this record is officially closed. Check if you can open a closed record.
Ref: RG101/1188I/014/11 Letter Code: CGB

One record closed which could be Catherine

So Grace could be living with her sister and her hubby


Look on fre BMD there is one son born in Barnet in 1942

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 16 Mar 2016 09:36

Grace Agnes Kirk died 27 July 2001 (from Find a will gov site)

Catherine Keyworth died 24 June 1998 (from same site)

Jude

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 16 Mar 2016 09:44

I find it strange that Grace is not officially closed in 1939 (when she died in 2011) whilst Catherine who died three years earlier is?

Jude

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 09:48

Will pm you with the details of the son of Catherine

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 10:00

JOHN MAX
Last name KEYWORTH
Gender Male
Birth day 30
Birth month 6
Birth year 1913
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1992
District WATFORD
Register number 892
County Hertfordshire
Volume 10
Page 722
Country England

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Mar 2016 10:14

Grace married in Algeria

GRACE A KIRK
Last name WATSON
Year range 1941-1945
Marriage place ALGIERS
Country ALGERIA
Record Source GRO Consular Marriages (1849-1965)
Volume 39
Page 156
Record set British nationals married overseas 1818-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd


First name(s) GRACE A
Last name WATSON
Marriage year 1946
Marriage place ALGIERS
Country ALGERIA
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page 4213
Line number 68
Record source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)
Record set British nationals armed forces marriages 1796-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd

Hubby was in the forces


First name(s) ARTHUR W
Last name KIRK
Marriage year 1946
Marriage place ALGIERS
Country ALGERIA
Spouse's first name(s) -
Spouse's last name -
Page 4213
Line number 127
Record source GRO Index Army Marriages (1881 to 1955)
Record set British nationals armed forces marriages 1796-2005
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
Transcriptions © brightsolid online publishing ltd


Angus

Angus Report 16 Mar 2016 10:17

Shirley ,
I have sent you a PM. But i think you may have answered it in your message to me!
Angus

Angus

Angus Report 16 Mar 2016 10:43

Have to go out and about thanks for all your help.