George Watson, 1820 Settler^{[1, 2, 3]}

1785 - 1867  (82 years)

• Name	George Watson
  Suffix	1820 Settler
  Birth	1785	Manchester, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Baptism	18 Dec 1785	Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Name George Watson Gender Male Christening Date 18 Dec 1785 Christening Place Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England Father's Name George Watson Mother's Name Jane Citing this Record "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVWZ-MHY : 30 December 2014), George Watson, 18 Dec 1785; citing Manchester, Lancashire, England, reference yr 1783-1786; FHL microfilm 438,165.
  Gender	Male
  1820 Lineage	Yes
  Settler	13 Jan 1820	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  	Hayhurst's party on the John
  Settler ID	824
  Name	George Watson 1820
  Occupation	a Joiner  [1]
  Occupation	1827	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5, 6]
  a Carpenter
  Occupation	Between 1827 and 1841	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [5, 6, 7, 8]
  a Carpenter
  Death	15 Apr 1867	Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [9, 10, 11, 12]
  Person ID	I21771	master
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	George Watson,   b. Est 1750
  Mother	Jane,   b. Est 1760
  Family ID	F49684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Clarkson, 1820 Settler,   b. 1789   d. 1831 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1810	St John, Preston, Lancashire, England   [1, 13]
  	Name George Watson Spouse's Name Jane Clarkson Event Date 24 Feb 1810 Event Place Saint John,Preston,Lancashire,England England Marriages, 1538–1973 Indexing Project (Batch) Number M00713-2 System Origin England-ODM GS Film number 93993, 93994, 94006, 94012, 94013, 94014, 94015
  Children	1. Robert Watson,   b. 1 Jun 1811, Preston, Lancashire, England d. Bef 1819 (Age < 7 years) + 2. Deborah Watson, 1820 Settler,   b. 20 Nov 1813, Preston, Lancashire, England d. 30 Nov 1866, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa (Age 53 years)   3. John Watson,   b. 1 Aug 1815, Preston, Lancashire, England d. Bef 1819 (Age < 3 years)   4. George Watson,   b. 21 May 1817, Preston, Lancashire, England d. Bef 1819 (Age < 1 years) + 5. William Watson, 1820 Settler,   b. 1819, Preston, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F5041	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2017

  
  

  Family 2	Sophia Howard, 1820 Settler,   b. 1790, England d. Aft 1841 (Age > 52 years)
  Marriage	22 Jan 1838	Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa   [2, 3]
  		Watson, George and Sophia Vice Caption Note: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWM-SSFZ Keywords: Marriage
  Family ID	F45318	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 1785 - Manchester, Lancashire, England Baptism - 18 Dec 1785 - Manchester Cathedral, Manchester, Lancashire, England Settler - 13 Jan 1820 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Occupation - a Carpenter - 1827 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Occupation - a Carpenter - Between 1827 and 1841 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa Marriage - 22 Jan 1838 - Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa Death - 15 Apr 1867 - Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Assumed that children Robert, John and George had died prior to 1819 as they were not onboard the ship to South Africa. Lower Albany Chronicle : 28 May 1820: Some of Hayhurst's party had been located on the right bank of the Kap River, at a distance from their leader at Trappe's Valley. They now asked to be placed under the direction of George Watson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] M D Nash, "The Settler Handbook", (Chameleon Press ISBN 0 620 10940 8). [S380] Bathurst English Episcopal Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829 Bathurst English Episcopal Church, (Cory PR 3448). [S1085] Bathurst English Episcopal Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1829, (Cory PR 3448). [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org). [S430] Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, Baptisms 4/7/1826 - 31/12/1848 Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, (CORY MS 14 878/1). [S1335] Grahamstown Anglican - St Georges Register, Baptisms 4/7/1826 - 31/12/1848, (CORY MS 14 878/1). [S483] Lower Albany Chronicle, Lower Albany Chronicle, (p 16), Part 2 1825 - 1840. [S1134] Morse Jones, E, Lower Albany Chronicles, (p 16), Part 2 1825 - 1840. [S483] Lower Albany Chronicle, Lower Albany Chronicle, (p 65), Part 1 1806 - 1825. [S1134] Morse Jones, E, Lower Albany Chronicles, (p 65), Part 1 1806 - 1825. [S15] Grahamstown Journal. [S3431] Booth, Maryann. [S2181] Family Search website, (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLQB-MQX.