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Maybe worth checking this death to see who the informant was?


Surname Forename Age at death Mother's Maiden Name Year Ref RD Name Image View

WATT
BLANDINA
43
PARKIN
1855
644/6 325
Blythswood

Blast! No Robert with them in 1851 but he would have been 20 and living elsewhere. Look where John was born though.

Wales & Scotland Census
411, Parliamentary Road, St Davids, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

John Watt Head Married Male 45 1806 Accountant Clerk Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Blandina Watt Wife Married Female 39 1812 - England
Blandina Watt Daughter Widow Female 20 1831 - England
Margaret Watt Daughter Unmarried Female 17 1834 - England
Jane Watt Daughter Unmarried Female 1 1850 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Watt Son Unmarried Male 24 1827 Formerly A Gardner Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland

Looking at below...

Chris :)

1901
Henry F Sommerville Head Married Male 33 1868 Cordite Maker Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janet F Sommerville Wife Married Female 27 1874 - Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary F Sommerville Daughter Single Female 6 1895 Scholar Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet F Sommerville Daughter Single Female 5 1896 Scholar Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes F Sommerville Daughter Single Female 3 1898 - Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
John F Sommerville Son Single Male 0 1901 - Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Thomas H Watt Boarder Single Male 18 1883 Dynamite Lab Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
George Watt Boarder Single Male 16 1885 Dynamite Lab Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
David Watt Boarder Single Male 11 1890 Scholar Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Lime Kiln Road, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland


(saw below, if him above)

Watt David 1890 — 1907 British Army Service Records Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland
Service number 6411
Regiment Highland Light Infantry
(26/3/1907) (Deserted, 11/5/1907)

(for next of kin on above, Brother, Thomas Watt, 19, New Street, Stevenston)

(on Page 1, 'Where do you now reside', 'Home, Hydepark St. Glasgow)

I have just been hunting down the daughter Janet Watt who was a witness at her mothers dearth in 1901 although she was a Janet Somerville then. As already put on here she is on the 1901 census with a Henry aommerbille her husband also with her are her younger siblings. I cannot find a marriag3 for her either certainly not near Glasgow or Ayrshire

Janet Sommerville isn't necessarily Janet Watt, although she was born in the same place.

The Watt children are boarders with the Sommerville family, but not necessarily related.

Janet Sommerville has middle initial F, which Janet Watt didn't have at birth or in censuses.
She's also born 1877 (at least per Ancestry's transcription, though not FMP's) , according to 1901 census, not 1873.

Having said that, I can't see Henry's marriage to any Janet 1891-1901.
Incidentally, Henry has no middle initial on Ancestry's transcription.




Possible marriage for Janet Watt ?

WATT
JANET
FORREST
HENRY
1894
615/ 19
Stevenston

I don't see them in 1901, though.

Aha!
Yes, that marriage is correct for Janet, and they seem to have changed their surname to Sommerville.

The children's births:

FORREST
MARY SOMERVILLE
F
1894
615/ 177
Stevenston


FORREST
JANET SOMMERVIL
F
1896
615/ 31
Stevenston

FORREST
AGNES SOMMERVIL
F
1898
615/ 31
Stevenston


FORREST
JOHN SOMMERVILL
M
1901
615/ 36
Stevenston

Surname Forename Gender Year Ref RD Name Image View
FORREST
MARY SOMERVILLE
F
1894
615/ 177
Stevenston

FORREST
JANET SOMMERVIL
F
1896
615/ 31
Stevenston

FORREST
AGNES SOMMERVIL
F
1898
615/ 31
Stevenston

Later children:

FORREST
SARAH SOMERVILL
F
1903
615/ 132
Stevenston


FORREST
HENRY SOMMERVIL
M
1908
615/ 231
Stevenston

Sorry ArgyllGran, I hadn't refreshed the page :-)

No problem, RG!

That 1900 Mary Death, was that below Address, looking round google search last night (bit late I might add!, lol) came across below...

Chris :)

https://www.geni.com/people/Mary-Watt/6000000047106091925

For below at same Street...

1901
Alex Watt Head Married Male 65 1836 Spirit Mcht Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Watt Wife Married Female 64 1837 - Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
Alex Watt - - Male 29 1872 Engineer Marine Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jane Mathie - - Female 19 1882 Dom Servt England
Boglemart Street, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland


1891
Janet Cowan Wife Married Female 66 1825 Blacksmiths Wife Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Jessie C Watt Daughter Married Female 29 1862 Marine Engineers Wife Ayrshire, Scotland
George Y Watt Grandson - Male 1 1890 - Ayrshire, Scotland
Boglemart Street, Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland


1871, 1881 seems to be some Halberts at Boglemart Street also...

A quick Google shows there are still Halberts in Stevenston.


This says that Robert died in 1905:

https://www.geni.com/people/Robert-Watt/6000000047106450843

but I suspect that's a guess, as no place of death is given.

But if true, that 1906 death in Durham could still be correct, as it was registered in the 1st quarter, so could have taken place in 1905.


Interestingly, it says that Mary was known as "Georgie" !

Adds below, to follow from you earlier AG with the Death...

Chris :)

Watt Robert 1831 — 1906 Durham Bishop's Transcripts Burials Durham, St Margaret, Durham, England
(Buried 13 th Jan. Abode, Union Workhouse. Age 75)

I have just viewed the marriage for Janet Watt and Henry Forest it definitely is them. Janet gives her address as 34 Townhead Street, stevenston and Henry is Living at Ardeer Stevenston. They both work at the Dynamite factory. Robert watt her father was a foundry worker at the time

Yes Chris the Boglemart Street address is where Mary died

Argyllgran I still think the 1901 Townhead census could be Janet watt now as Sommerville and the ages of the Watts with her are the right age for her brothers and as in The earlier 1891 census.

Re Chris's last post mentioning the workhouse -

yesterday on Ancestry I found a record for a Robert Watt in the workhouse in Durham [ I think 1905 or 1906 ] - but can't find it again today!

Argyllgran I have viewed that image on scotspeople it just says Robert Watt at Union Workhouse aged 75 died January 13th 1906
It was a burial record

I have ordered the certificate for Robert Watt 1906 to be sure if it is or isn’t him

Trouble is, it might just say Workhouse, with Informant being a member of staff...

You could always see Admissions, google for info. Durham Workhouse.

(1901 Census, George William Richardson, Master)

Perhaps Durham, or that area, was his Birthplace...

Chris :)

http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/article/10557/Research-service

(if you cant visit, you could contact above, see if they hold Workhouse Records)

See info about inmates' records at the bottom of this page:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Durham/#Inmates


Research service:

http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/article/10557/Research-service

As you have the death info the £5 Quick Search might be enough.

Email reply from North Ayrshire Bereavement Services today:



"Thank you for your enquiry.

I can advise that Mary Watt was buried on 22/08/1900 in Stevenston New Street Cemetery, Section J & Lair Number 130.

Detailed below are those also buried in the lair with their date of burial:
Mr Connor, 09/10/1893
Mr Sommerville, 04/12/1893
Agnes Murphy, 09/05/1934

The title holder of the grave is Henry Sommerville."




We know who Henry Sommerville is .
The Mr Sommerville who died 1893 may be Janet's husband's father?

Agnes Murphy is probably Henry & Janet's daughter:

Marriage:
FORREST
AGNES SOMERVILL
MURPHY
JOHN
1919
654/ 29
Rutherglen

Don't know (yet) who Mr Connor is.
I've replied, asking if there's any record of Mr Connor's age or DOB.

Per SP, the only Conn*r death in the Ardrossan/Saltcoats/Stevenston area in 1893 was Jane ConnAr, died in Ardrossan.