See also

Family of George Watson and Gertrude Mary Edwards

  • Husband:

  • George Watson (1889-1957)

  • Wife:

  • Gertrude Mary Edwards (1891-1992)

  • Children:

  • Leonard George Watson (1916-1938)

  •  

  • Mary Gertrude Watson (1920-2005)

  • Marriage:

  • 25 Nov 1914

  • Christ Church, Waterden Road, Guildford, Surrey, England1 2

  •  

  • George a verger of Christ Church of 12a Addison Road, Gertrude a dressmaker of 3 Vale Cottages Boxgrove Road, both single, groom's father Walter Watson a bricklayer, bride's father William Edwards a gardener, married by banns and witnessed by William Edwards and Winifred Ellen Edwards

Husband: George Watson

  • Name:

  • George Watson1 3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • coachman, church verger then a toy shop keeper4 2 5

  • Birth:

  • 25 Nov 1889

  • Finsbury Park, Middlesex, England6 7 4 5

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 2)

  • Lord Street, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, England6

  •  

  • son living with his father Walter, sisters Gertrude, Alice and Ada, brother William and a house keeper. Born in London

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 12)

  • 31 Sewardstone Street, Waltham Abbey, Essex, England7

  •  

  • boarder living with his widowed father in the home of Thomas Dickens and family. Born in Finsbury Park London

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • St. Mildreds Stables, London Road, Guildford, Surrey, England4

  •  

  • an unmarried servant working as a domestic coachman living alone in two rooms. Born in London. Note that his future wife Gertrude's sister Winifred was a servant at St. Mildred's on this day

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • Breezes, One Tree Hill Road, Guildford, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • a married toy shop keeper living with his wife Gertrude, daughter Mary and four others. Born on 25th November 1889

  • Death:

  • 12 Nov 1957 (age 67)

  • Mount Alvernia Hospital, Harvey Road, Guildford, Surrey, England3 8

  • Probate:

  • 8 May 1958

  • Probate Registry, London, England8

  •  

  • of Twynings 13 Grove Road Merrow Guildford died 12th November 1957 at Mount Alvernia Harvey Road Guildford, probate of £38,947 8s 1d (~£860,000 in 2017) to Gertrude Mary Watson widow and Ronald Berry Wilson toy retailer

Wife: Gertrude Mary Edwards

  • Name:

  • Gertrude Mary Edwards9 10

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • William Edwards (1866-1924)

  • Mother:

  • Eliza Jackman (1865-1959)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • dressmaker11 2

  • Birth:

  • 22 Sep 1891

  • Stoke, Guildford, Surrey, England9 10 12 11 5 13

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 9)

  • 3 Vale Cottages, Boxgrove Road, Guildford, Surrey, England12

  •  

  • daughter living with her parents William and Eliza and sister Winifred. Born in Stoke Surrey

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 19)

  • 3 Vale Cottages, Boxgrove Road, Guildford, Surrey, England11

  •  

  • unmarried daughter working as a dressmaker on her own account at home and living in four rooms with her parents William and Eliza, and sister Margaret. Born in Stoke Surrey

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 48)

  • Breezes, One Tree Hill Road, Guildford, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband George, daughter Mary and four others. Born on 22nd September 1891

  • Executor:

  • 8 May 1958 (age 66)

  • Probate

  • Death:

  • Dec 1992 (age 101)

  • Surrey "South Western Registration District", Surrey, England13

Child 1: Leonard George Watson

  • Name:

  • Leonard George Watson14 15

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • Q2 1916

  • Guildford "Registration District", Surrey, England14

  • Death:

  • Q3 1938 (age 22)

  • Surrey "South Western Registration District", Surrey, England15

Child 2: Mary Gertrude Watson

  • Name:

  • Mary Gertrude Watson16

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Ronald Berry Wilson (1922-2012)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • toy shop assistant5

  • Birth:

  • 28 Aug 1920

  • Guildford "Registration District", Surrey, England16 5 17

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 19)

  • Breezes, One Tree Hill Road, Guildford, Surrey, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried toy shop assistant living with her parents George and Gertrude, and four others. Born on 28th August 1920. Married a Wilson at a later date

  • Death:

  • Jun 2005 (age 84)

  • West Surrey "Registration District", Surrey, England17

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Guildford 1914 quarter:4 volume:2a page:190. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.

2.

Ancestry Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk). Guildford Christ Church marriages 1910-1916 page:15 entry:30. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

3.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey South Western 1957 quarter:4 volume:5g page:1033. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

4.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3079 class:RG78 piece:110 registration district:33 sub-district:4 enumeration district:13 schedule:191. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1907E page:22 line:21 letter code:DMPI. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1092 folio:79 page:37. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

7.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1276 folio:38 page:27. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

8.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). 1958 page:198. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

9.

Colin Edwards - Suffolk Edwards Database.

10.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Guildford 1891 quarter:4 volume:2a page:69. Cit. Date: 7 June 2019.

11.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:3079 class:RG78 piece:110 registration district:33 sub-district:4 enumeration district:13 schedule:171. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.

12.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:602 folio:47 page:26. Cit. Date: 7 June 2019.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey South Western 1992 quarter:4 register:1292 volume:17 page:1490. Cit. Date: 26 September 2019.

14.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Guildford 1916 quarter:2 volume:2a page:179. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.

15.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Surrey South Western 1938 quarter:3 volume:2a page:368. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Guildford 1920 quarter:3 volume:2a page:213. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Surrey 2005 quarter:2 district:7611A register:A19B entry:202 date:0605. Cit. Date: 25 September 2019.