Alexander Richardson Watson

Brief Life History of Alexander Richardson

When Alexander Richardson Watson was born on 18 April 1828, in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Watson, was 33 and his mother, Isabella Richardson, was 32. He married Matilda Dickey in 1871, in New Zealand. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Manor, Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 28 October 1911, in Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand, at the age of 83, and was buried in Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Richardson Watson
1828–1911
Matilda Dickey
1836–1912
Marriage: 1871
Isabella Richardson Watson
1872–1876
Alexander Richardson Dickey Watson
1878–1917

Sources (31)

  • Alexander Watson, "Scotland Census, 1841"
  • Alexander Watson, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Alexander R. Watson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1841

Capital of Colony from 1841-1865 then capital moved to Wellington

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.

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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