In the reply to my original enquiry from Pat Hase, it is mentioned that a grave in Weston Super Mare Cemetary had an inscription of "Of your charity pray for the soul of Margaret, beloved wife of Wilfred Edwin Watkin, F.R.C.S." etc. - I am wondering what these initials means. He was an artist and upon receiving the death certificate shows him as an artist. Our family actually has a painting of his. A 2nd question now is - I notice their address in 1916 was 44 South Rd, Weston Super Mare (is this house still standing) and this is the same address that my grandfather Wilfrid Bradley Watcyn used during the war in 1916. Note the spelling of his name he used when coming to Canada and returning to England to join the RASC as an ambulance driver. I am wondering if there is anything about his death in Weston Super Mare. Many thanks again . Carole Marshall and hope to visit the cemetary and a couple of houses when I come over in April.

One would expect FRCS to mean: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons 2008/7/9 Carole Marshall <carolemarshall@netscape.ca>: > In the reply to my original enquiry from Pat Hase, it is mentioned that > a grave in Weston Super Mare Cemetary had an inscription of "Of your > charity pray for the soul of Margaret, beloved wife of Wilfred Edwin > Watkin, F.R.C.S." etc. - I am wondering what these initials means. He > was an artist and upon receiving the death certificate shows him as an > artist. Our family actually has a painting of his. A 2nd question now > is - I notice their address in 1916 was 44 South Rd, Weston Super Mare > (is this house still standing) and this is the same address that my > grandfather Wilfrid Bradley Watcyn used during the war in 1916. Note the > spelling of his name he used when coming to Canada and returning to > England to join the RASC as an ambulance driver. I am wondering if > there is anything about his death in Weston Super Mare. Many thanks > again . Carole Marshall and hope to visit the cemetary and a couple of > houses when I come over in April. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Jim - http://www.payman.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Owner - Somerset Hundreds Groups (Contact Off List for Details) see also: http://www.fromeresearch.org.uk and http://www.opcdorset.com

Hello Carole, The transcription of the Memorial Inscription in the Cemetery is F.R.C.S., This has been done twice by different people but the last time it does state that part of the inscription is illegible. HOWEVER...... I have a copy of a 1917 Street Directory for Weston-super-Mare and at 44 South Road is Watkin, W. E., F.R.G.S. (which most probably stands for "Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society"). This makes more sense than if he had been a Surgeon and an Artist. I can understand how a G. might have been worn to a C. on an old stone. By the way - 44 South Road was also called 2 Atlantic Terrace East. Numbers 42-62 (just the even numbers) South Road were part of a Terrace of 11 houses which still exist today mostly now apartments. Hope this clarifies the situation a little Pat Carole Marshall wrote: > In the reply to my original enquiry from Pat Hase, it is mentioned that > a grave in Weston Super Mare Cemetary had an inscription of "Of your > charity pray for the soul of Margaret, beloved wife of Wilfred Edwin > Watkin, F.R.C.S." etc. - I am wondering what these initials means. He > was an artist and upon receiving the death certificate shows him as an > artist. Our family actually has a painting of his. A 2nd question now > is - I notice their address in 1916 was 44 South Rd, Weston Super Mare > (is this house still standing) and this is the same address that my > grandfather Wilfrid Bradley Watcyn used during the war in 1916. Note the > spelling of his name he used when coming to Canada and returning to > England to join the RASC as an ambulance driver. I am wondering if > there is anything about his death in Weston Super Mare. Many thanks > again . Carole Marshall and hope to visit the cemetary and a couple of > houses when I come over in April. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >