Mary Eunice "Eunice" Watson

1895 - 1960  (65 years)

• Name	Mary Eunice "Eunice" Watson
  Born	18 May 1895	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Eunice "Eunice" Houston
  Residence	1911	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1941	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-195611
  Died	25 Oct 1960	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	28 Oct 1960	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I195611	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Archibald Gibb "Archie" Watson,   b. 11 Jun 1868, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Mar 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Margaret Stevenson,   b. 16 Feb 1869, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Oct 1939, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	1894	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  Family ID	F186918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Houston,   b. CALC 4 May 1896, , Ireland ,   d. 2 Jan 1933, South Porcupine, Cochrane District, Ontario  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Married	1931
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F249017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. James Houston Passes in 66th Year The death occurred at Toronto East General Hospital on Tuesday of a former Ayr resident, Mrs. James Houston in her 66th year. The former Mary Eunice Watson, she was born in Winnipeg, the eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Archibald G. Watson and came to Ayr with the family when she was twelve years of age. She received her education at Ayr Public and Continuation Schools and went on to become a school teacher. She married in 1931 to James Houston who passed away a year later. She resided at South Porcupine for some years and later returned to Ayr. In recent years she had lived in Toronto. While in Ayr Mrs. Houston was an active member of Knox United Church. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. W. A. Cockburn (Emily) of Drumbo and Mrs. A. C. Whitelaw (Margaret) of Dearborn, Mich., and two brothers, David Watson of Kingston and Donald Watson of Paisley. Funeral service will be held at Knox United Church, Ayr, on Friday at 2 p.m., with interment in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Oct 27 1960 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 14. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Watson/ David Murray Watson/ Dec. 21, 1900 - Mar. 2, 1987/ his wife/ Mildred Trethewey/ May 30, 1908 - Apr. 17, 1971/ Donald Stevenson Watson/ Sept. 28, 1906 - July 29, 1965/ his wife/ Kathleen Faus/ Dec. 3, 1907 - Mar. 16, 1986/ + [veteran's Poppy] [Back/West] Watson/ In memory of/ Archie Gibb Watson/ 1868 - 1941/ Margaret Stevenson/ his wife/ 1869 - 1939/ James Houston/ 1896 - 1933/ Mary Eunice Watson/ his wife/ 1895 - 1960

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 May 1895 - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1941 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 25 Oct 1960 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Oct 1960 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth