Gideon Petilla WATSON (1860

Gideon Petilla WATSON (1860 - 1937)

Carpenter, Sawmiller

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Ada Florence WATSON (1879 - 1881) William John WATSON (1881 - 1959) Athole Maude WATSON (1883 - 1959) Annie Eliza WATSON (1885 - 1941) Frances Alice WATSON (1887 - ) Elizabeth Ellen WATSON (1889 - 1965) Walter Gideon WATSON (1893 - 1959) Samuel Edward WATSON (1895 - 1909) Selina Beatrice WATSON (1897 - 1898) George Victor WATSON (1899 - ) Ada Beatrice WATSON (1901 - ) Florence Muriel WATSON (1903 - ) Cecil Henry WATSON (1905 - 1989)	Gideon Petilla WATSON (1860 - 1937) + Eliza PARR (1862 - 1945)	Samuel WATSON



		Sarah PETILLA

b. 19 May 1860 at Collingwood, Victoria, Australia

m. 1879 Eliza PARR (1862 - 1945) at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia

d. 06 Jan 1937 at Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia aged 76

Near Relatives of Gideon Petilla WATSON (1860 - 1937)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father	Samuel WATSON
Mother	Sarah PETILLA

Self	Gideon Petilla WATSON	19 May 1860	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia	06 Jan 1937	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	76

Wife	Eliza PARR	26 Jul 1862		25 Nov 1945	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	83

Daughter	Ada Florence WATSON	11 Dec 1879	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	05 Feb 1881	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1
Son	William John WATSON	11 Dec 1881	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	17 Jun 1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	77
Daughter	Athole Maude WATSON	09 Nov 1883	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	17 Jun 1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75
Daughter	Annie Eliza WATSON	14 Nov 1885	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	1941		56
Daughter	Frances Alice WATSON	26 Jun 1887	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Elizabeth Ellen WATSON	17 Dec 1889	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	10 Feb 1965	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	75
Son	Walter Gideon WATSON	05 Jan 1893	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	28 Jul 1959	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	66
Son	Samuel Edward WATSON	11 Jan 1895	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia	1909	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia	14
Daughter	Selina Beatrice WATSON	26 Jan 1897	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia	1898	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia	1
Son	George Victor WATSON	20 May 1899	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Ada Beatrice WATSON	08 Jul 1901	Coreinbob, New South Wales, Australia		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter	Florence Muriel WATSON	17 Jul 1903	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Son	Cecil Henry WATSON	13 Jun 1905	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia	1989	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	84

Daughter in Law	Alice Lily SHOEMARK	1885		1957	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	72
Son in Law	Samuel Edward SHOEMARK	13 Mar 1884	Coreinbob, New South Wales, Australia	02 Jun 1950	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	66
Son in Law	John "Jack" GRAHAM	24 May 1882	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	28 May 1953	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	71
Daughter in Law	Charlotte Elizabeth Grace SHOEMARK	06 Jul 1894	Coreinbob, New South Wales, Australia	29 Oct 1973		79
Son in Law	Cecil Raymond SHOEMARK	24 Oct 1898	Coreinbob, New South Wales, Australia	07 Apr 1966	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia	67

Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased
Grandson	Living or Recently Deceased
Granddaughter	Living or Recently Deceased

Events in Gideon Petilla WATSON (1860 - 1937)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
19 May 1860		Gideon Petilla WATSON was born	Collingwood, Victoria, Australia		71
1879	19	Married Eliza PARR (aged 17)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
11 Dec 1879	19	Birth of daughter Ada Florence WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
05 Feb 1881	20	Death of daughter Ada Florence WATSON (aged 1)	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
11 Dec 1881	21	Birth of son William John WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
09 Nov 1883	23	Birth of daughter Athole Maude WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
14 Nov 1885	25	Birth of daughter Annie Eliza WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
26 Jun 1887	27	Birth of daughter Frances Alice WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
17 Dec 1889	29	Birth of daughter Elizabeth Ellen WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
05 Jan 1893	32	Birth of son Walter Gideon WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
11 Jan 1895	34	Birth of son Samuel Edward WATSON	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
26 Jan 1897	36	Birth of daughter Selina Beatrice WATSON	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
1898	38	Death of daughter Selina Beatrice WATSON (aged 1)	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
20 May 1899	39	Birth of son George Victor WATSON	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
08 Jul 1901	41	Birth of daughter Ada Beatrice WATSON	Coreinbob, New South Wales, Australia		71
17 Jul 1903	43	Birth of daughter Florence Muriel WATSON	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
13 Jun 1905	45	Birth of son Cecil Henry WATSON	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
1909	49	Death of son Samuel Edward WATSON (aged 14)	Book Book, New South Wales, Australia		71
06 Jan 1937	76	Gideon Petilla WATSON died	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
		Death of son George Victor WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
		Death of daughter Ada Beatrice WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71
		Death of daughter Florence Muriel WATSON	Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia		71

Personal Notes:

Gideon Watson and Eliza lived in a tent in Wagga Wagga, where Gideon was involved in housing construction and the building of the Hampden Bridge. He set up a sawmill at Book Book, and was responsible for building many of the shops in Ladysmith.

Source References:

71. Type: Book, Abbr: Wagga Pioneers, Title: Pioneers of Wagga Wagga and District, Auth: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Publ: Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society Inc, Date: 2004, Locn: http://www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au/

- Reference = 436 (Birth)

- Reference = 436 (Marriage)

- Reference = 391 (Name, Notes)

- Reference = 436 (Death)

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