Person: WATSON, William (c.1815-1881)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

William WATSON

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

proprietor of slide and lantern dealing business

Main period of activity

N/A

Relationships to other people

father of WATSON, Thomas (1855-1897)

father of WATSON, George (1857- after 1881)

grandfather of BAKER, F.W. Watson (1866-1952)

father of WATSON, Charles (1866-1938)

grandfather of BAKER, Henry (1867-1940)

grandfather of BAKER, Frank (c.1871-1955)

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1815

born at

Brentford, Middlesex, England

1837-1868

~22

owner

William Watson

1858

resident

12 City Road, London, England

1861

resident

74 City Road, London, England

7 April 1861

~46

census record

1861 Census of England and Wales, RG 9/208.155.14

1868-1881

~52

partner

Watson & Sons

1871-1881

resident

313 High Holborn, London WC1, England

2 April 1871

~56

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/372.93.7

1881

~66

archive entry

National Probate Calendar Index of Wills and Administrations, 1881 pp.168-169

9 January 1881

~66

died at

Holborn, London, England

Lucerna ID 6003875

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 3 July 2020

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Person: WATSON, William (c.1815-1881)