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Trying to find details of my fathers father. My father did say that you will never be able to find out such details. Only have his name to go by thats it.
Alfred Arthur Leslie Watson (father)/John Alexander Watson (grandfather)1902?
Many thanks in advance Susan. :-)

whereabouts please

There is one born in Leeds 1902 and one in Cockermouth in 1903. Either of these?

Was your father born in Hampshire?

Do you know your grandmother's name?
A copy of your father's birth certificate should give you details.

This might be grandparents' marriage
Marriages Sep 1920
Watson John A ... Wilson ...Leyburn 9d 1843
Wilson Margaret T ... Watson ... Leyburn 9d 1843

As there are 2 possible births on the GRO index, other information is needed to track back on the correct family.
A copy of your grandparents' marriage certificate will hopefully name their fathers and their occupations, then using that information, we could hopefully find the correct family in 1911 census.

Re the Leyburn couple:

Births Dec 1893 (>99%)
Wilson Margaret Teresa Leyburn 9d 641


John A Watson
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: John A Watson
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Mar [DOB unreadable ]
Residence Year: 1939
Address: Ashton. House
Residence Place: Easingwold, Yorkshire (North Riding), England
Occupation: Area Surveyor h??
Line Number: 33
Schedule Number: 119
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: JHDP
Borough: Easingwold
Registration district: 529/2
Inferred Spouse:
Margaret T Watson
Household Members Age
John A Watson
Margaret T Watson 46 - 20 Oct 1893
This record is officially closed.
Annie Smith 20



One probable child born to them, registered in 1933 in Easingwold.

So it doesn't really look as if that's the right couple.

See Susan’s thread on Genealogy Chat - to which she hasn’t returned since much info was added

Title refers to Carol Ann

Your fathers birth cert will name his mum them you can look for their marriage

It will give his age and his fathers name

Rather than start at grt grandad it’s best to work back to him

I thought it was familiar. I’m sure There is an Ancestry tree with Alfred on it.

John A Watson, born 2 Feb 1902, wife Annie L born 3 Nov 1900 and later re-married to surname Vincent (as per 1939 which I can’t C&P on my iPad)

Susan

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Arthur L Watson
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: Arthur L Watson [Alfred Arthur Leslie Watson]
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1926
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 109
Residence Place: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation: At School
Line Number: 11
Schedule Number: 22
Sub Schedule Number: 3
Enumeration District: OBAD
Borough: Gloucester
Registration district: 325/1
Inferred Father:
John A Watson
Inferred Mother:
Annie L Watson
Household Members Age
John A Watson 37 - 28 Feb 1902, charge hand aircraft inspe. . . . .
Annie L Watson 39 - 3 Nov 1900
Arthur L Watson 13


Annie's surname later changed to Vincent. 1939 record amended in 1967.

Births Mar 1926
Watson Alfred A L Wilson Alverstoke 2b 849

A tree on ancestry has John born in Scotland and his wife Lavinia Wilson

??

Birth:

WATSON
JOHN ALEXANDER
M
1902
622/1 86
Maryhill


Marriage:

WATSON
JOHN ALEXANDER
WILSON
ANNIE LAVINIA
1925
418/B 7
Culross (Fife)


??

WILSON, ANNIE LAVINIA mmn WILSON
GRO Reference: 1900 D Quarter in WHITECHAPEL Volume 01C Page 290

John Alexander Watson
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name:
John Alexander Watson
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
County:
Yorkshire (West Riding)
Parish:
Armley And Bramley
Sub-District:
Bramley
Sub-District Number:
1
District Number:
499
Enumeration District:
2
Registration District:
Bramley
Sex:
Male
Age:
9
Occupation:
SCHOOL
Number in Family:
4
Birth Year (Estimated):
1902
Birthplace:
Leeds, Yorkshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Schedule Type:
172
Page Number:
1
Registration Number:
RG14
Piece/Folio:
343
Affiliate Record Identifier:
GBC/1911/RG14/26858/0343/3
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Arthur Fox Watson Head Male 37 Bradford, Yorkshire
Emily Watson Wife Female 33 Sheffield, Yorkshire
John Alexander Watson Son Male 9 Leeds, Yorkshire
Emily Ivy Watson Daughter Female 4 Bramley Leeds, Yorkshire
Arthur Leslie Watson Son Male 3 Bramley Leeds, Yorkshire
Annie Storey Boarder Female 24 Armley Leeds, Yorkshire

John Alexander Watson
Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931

Name:
John Alexander Watson
•
Event Type:
Naturalization
Event Date:
25 Mar 1919
•
Event Place:
Pennsylvania, United States
•
Birthplace:
Great Britain
•
Certificate Number:
985631

Death of Annie Lavinia:

Annie Lavinia Vincent
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name: Annie Lavinia Vincent
Death Age: 87
Birth Date: 3 Nov 1900
Registration Date: Oct 1988
Registration District: Maidstone
Inferred County: Kent
Volume: 16
Page: 1335


See my related posts at 17:38 and 17:31 for other details.

I don't see a Watson or Wilson remarriage to Vincent 1939-67.
Maybe she just took Mr Vincent's name without marrying him.

I sent Susan a message two days ago - not opened!

Annie Wilson
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Annie Wilson
Age: 4/12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1901
Relation to Head: Daughter
Gender: Female
Father: Alfred Wilson
Mother: Kate Wilson
Birth Place: Whitechapel, London, England
Civil Parish: St Botolph without Aldgate
Ecclesiastical parish: St Botolph without Aldgate
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address:
Registration District: Whitechapel
Sub-registration District: Goodmans Fields
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Neighbors:
Piece: 307
Folio: 68
Page Number: 5
Household Schedule Number: 37
Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Wilson 28 - Scotland
Kate Wilson 23 - Sydenham, Kent
Annie Wilson 4/12

John Alexander Watson
in the UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940
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Name: John Alexander Watson
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1902
Birth Place: Bronsantafe, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Service Date: 12 Mar 1919
Service Number: 328285
Spouse: Watson
Next of Kin: Watson
Relation to Airman: Wife