Agnes Watson

Brief Life History of Agnes

When Agnes Watson was born in August 1853, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Watson, was 19 and her mother, Margaret Paterson, was 26. She married Alexander Waddell on 29 August 1873, in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1891.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Waddell
1851–
Agnes Watson
1853–
Marriage: 29 August 1873
Elizabeth Waddell
1873–
Alexander Waddell
1875–
William Alexander Waddell
1875–
Pvt John Waddell
1877–1918
Helen Waddell
1884–
Alexander Waddell
1887–1887
James Waddell
1889–
Margaret Waddell
1891–
Alexander Waddell
1896–

Sources (11)

  • Agnes Waddell in household of Alexander Waddell, "Scotland Census, 1881"
  • Registers of births, marriages, and deaths, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891; and general index, 1855-1956
  • Agnes Watson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"

World Events (8)

1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway

Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857

The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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