Joseph Watson

13 October 1875–1954 (Age 78)
Brotherton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Joseph

When Joseph Watson was born on 13 October 1875, in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Watson, was 22 and his mother, Annie Hogson Jolliffe, was 23. He married Sarah Jane Greenfield on 22 May 1899, in Goole, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1954, in Goole, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Watson
1875–1954
Sarah Jane Greenfield
1878–1934
Marriage: 22 May 1899
Walter Watson
1900–1901
Hannah Elizabeth Watson
1911–2004

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 May 1899Goole, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (17)

    +12 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
    Age 5
    School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
    1884
    Age 9
    Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
    1908
    Age 33
    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Walter

    Sources (13)

    • Joseph Watson in household of Joseph Watson, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
    • Joseph Watson in household of Joseph Watson, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
    • Joseph Watson in entry for Walter Watson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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