Robert James Watson

1880 - 1916  (36 years)

• Name	Robert James Watson
  Born	8 Jan 1880	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56684928
  Military	WW1
  Misfortune	killed in WW1
  Name	Robert J. Watson
  Occupation	prospector
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Buried	14 Aug 1899	Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France   [4]
  Occupation	1901	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Apprentice Painter
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340980
  Died	21 Sep 1916	, France   [4]
  Person ID	I340980	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Pettigrew Watson,   b. 19 Mar 1856, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1948, Sidney, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Bessie" Anderson,   b. 22 Aug 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 May 1936, Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1877	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F248660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Robert James Watson Kitchener Public Library

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 6. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 20. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Robert James Watson Date of Birth: 8 Jan 1880 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Robert P Watson Mother's name: Bessie Anderson [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] Watson/ In memory of/ Robert P. Watson/ Mar. 19, 1856 - Dec. 15, 1948/ Elizabeth Anderson/ wife of R. P. Watson/ Aug. 22, 1853 - May 24, 1936 [Back/West] Children of R. P. & Bessie Watson/ Infant son, Sept. 1897./ Fergus A. 1883 - 1899/ Jessie L. 1895 - 1904/ Robert James Watson/ Killed In Action/ at Courcelette France/ Sept. 21, 1916./ born Jan. 8, 1880./ Cameron Morrow Watson/ May 17, 1890 - Nov. 4, 1918/ Anna Doherty Watson/ Dec. 31, 1881 - Oct. 6, 1931/ Atkinson Co. Simcoe. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Name: Robert P Watson Age: 21 Birth Date: abt 1856 Birth Place: Ayr Marriage Date: 1 Aug 1877 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Robert Watson Mother: Anna Bellen Pettigrew Watson Spouse: Bessie Anderson Spouse's Age: 23 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1854 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: Walter Anderson Spouse Mother: Mary Anderson [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Robert P. Watson, 21, res: Ingersoll - machinist, b. Ayr, s/o Robert Watson and Anna Bella Pettigrew married Bessie Anderson, 23, res. Ayr, b. North Dumfries d/o Walter Anderson and Mary Anderson married 1 Aug 1877 Ayr, Ontario

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Jan 1880 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 14 Aug 1899 - Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Occupation - Apprentice Painter - 1901 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Sep 1916 - , France  = Link to Google Earth