Anna Doherty Watson

1881 - 1931  (49 years)

• Name	Anna Doherty Watson
  Born	31 Dec 1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	nursing sister
  Residence	1891	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	C. Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340982
  Died	6 Oct 1931	Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I340982	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 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   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F248660	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Funeral of Miss Watson The funeral of Nursing Sister Anna D. Watson was held from her father's residence, 11511 95A street, Edmonton, on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 8th, interment taking place at the Edmonton Cemetery. A very simple but impressive service was conducted by Rev. Captain K. C. McLeod, and the Last Post was sounded at the graveside. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Watson, Edmonton; four sisters, Mrs. Fred. Clark, Edmonton; Mrs. Clifford Grieg, Edmonton; Mrs. Claire Watt, Vegreville; Mrs. Hanson, Los Angeles; two brothers, Walter Watson, Edmonton, and Charles Watson, Raymond. The Ayr News Oct 22 1931 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S326] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1901, Ayr (Village) A Page 6. [S564] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1891, pg 20. [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 - 31 Dec 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presbyterian - 1891 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Oct 1931 - Edmonton, , Alberta, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth