Hi Susan, Ann Watson was the 2nd wife to Matthew Dods, it wasn't her second marriage that I am aware of. Ann may have had sisters Dorothy, Margaret & Jane. I have a Dorothy Watson married to Alexander Dods 21 July 1745. Children - Robert Dods Chr 11 Nov 1746, Andrew Dods Chr 11 Dec 1746, Margaret Dods Chr 23 Oct 1748 and Thomas Dods Chris 11 Aug 1751 died 19 Dec 1751, all I think Berwick. The info I have is Ann was Christened 11 May 1732 & Married 4 January 1770, Bothal register and Died 5 May 1808 aged 78yrs, All Saints, Newcastle. Cheers Gwyneth Sydney

Susan: It may not be as obvious to those living outside the UK as it is to those within it, that patronymics - ie in England surnames ending in -son, but elsewhere Gaelic and other Celtic ones such as Mac, Mc, O' and Ap - are extremely common all over this country and especially so in the North of England. With Watson, for instance, there must at any time have been hundreds, if not thousands, in Northumberland and Co Durham, the "Northumbria" of this list. It is therefore a very long shot indeed to suggest that one group of Watsons, taken more or less at random, may be related to any other group, unless, of course, you have specific evidence of a link. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Gwyneth Watson User via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: Susan C <fiberalley14@yahoo.com>; northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 6:22 Subject: Re: [NMB] Watson Family Hi Susan, Ann Watson was the 2nd wife to Matthew Dods, it wasn't her second marriage that I am aware of. Ann may have had sisters Dorothy, Margaret & Jane. I have a Dorothy Watson married to Alexander Dods 21 July 1745. Children - Robert Dods Chr 11 Nov 1746, Andrew Dods Chr 11 Dec 1746, Margaret Dods Chr 23 Oct 1748 and Thomas Dods Chris 11 Aug 1751 died 19 Dec 1751, all I think Berwick. The info I have is Ann was Christened 11 May 1732 & Married 4 January 1770, Bothal register and Died 5 May 1808 aged 78yrs, All Saints, Newcastle. Cheers Gwyneth Sydney .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Geoff, Gwyneth, and Gail, Thank you for your input regarding the WATSON families. I agree with Geoff, and I understand Gail's efforts in the DNA project. I tend to ask questions and make notes before moving on to something else. I hope I didn't annoy anyone! Regards, Susan On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 3:16 AM, Geoff Nicholson via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: Susan: It may not be as obvious to those living outside the UK as it is to those within it, that patronymics - ie in England surnames ending in -son, but elsewhere Gaelic and other Celtic ones such as Mac, Mc, O' and Ap - are extremely common all over this country and especially so in the North of England. With Watson, for instance, there must at any time have been hundreds, if not thousands, in Northumberland and Co Durham, the "Northumbria" of this list. It is therefore a very long shot indeed to suggest that one group of Watsons, taken more or less at random, may be related to any other group, unless, of course, you have specific evidence of a link. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Gwyneth Watson User via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: Susan C <fiberalley14@yahoo.com>; northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 6:22 Subject: Re: [NMB] Watson Family Hi Susan, Ann Watson was the 2nd wife to Matthew Dods, it wasn't her second marriage that I am aware of. Ann may have had sisters Dorothy, Margaret & Jane. I have a Dorothy Watson married to Alexander Dods 21 July 1745. Children - Robert Dods Chr 11 Nov 1746, Andrew Dods Chr 11 Dec 1746, Margaret Dods Chr 23 Oct 1748 and Thomas Dods Chris 11 Aug 1751 died 19 Dec 1751, all I think Berwick. The info I have is Ann was Christened 11 May 1732 & Married 4 January 1770, Bothal register and Died 5 May 1808 aged 78yrs, All Saints, Newcastle. Cheers Gwyneth Sydney .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

For what it is worth, I run a WATSON Surname DNA project and within this (from all over the globe), I have 135 male testers who have concentrated on their DIRECT paternal DNA test. At this time, within these men, there are at least 37 very distinct families who have no genetic connection with another in the last 1,000 years and many "singletons"which will push the number 37 up to some 50+ families. (And this is classed as a very small project). I therefore, scientifically support Geoff's statement. Gail Riddell On 10/09/2014, at 9:12 PM, Geoff Nicholson via wrote: > > Susan: > > It may not be as obvious to those living outside the UK as it is to those within it, that patronymics - ie in England surnames ending in -son, but elsewhere Gaelic and other Celtic ones such as Mac, Mc, O' and Ap - are extremely common all over this country and especially so in the North of England. With Watson, for instance, there must at any time have been hundreds, if not thousands, in Northumberland and Co Durham, the "Northumbria" of this list. It is therefore a very long shot indeed to suggest that one group of Watsons, taken more or less at random, may be related to any other group, unless, of course, you have specific evidence of a link. > > Geoff Nicholson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gwyneth Watson User via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> > To: Susan C <fiberalley14@yahoo.com>; northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 6:22 > Subject: Re: [NMB] Watson Family > > > Hi Susan, > > Ann Watson was the 2nd wife to Matthew Dods, it wasn't her second marriage > that I am aware of. > > Ann may have had sisters Dorothy, Margaret & Jane. I have a Dorothy Watson > married to Alexander Dods 21 July 1745. Children - Robert Dods Chr 11 Nov > 1746, Andrew Dods Chr 11 Dec 1746, Margaret Dods Chr 23 Oct 1748 and Thomas > Dods Chris 11 Aug 1751 died 19 Dec 1751, all I think Berwick. > > The info I have is Ann was Christened 11 May 1732 & Married 4 January 1770, > Bothal register and Died 5 May 1808 aged 78yrs, All Saints, Newcastle. > > Cheers Gwyneth > Sydney > > > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please > introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just thought I should add that I¹m not researching the Watson line, I should be a Waide. However I believe the Watson whose surname I have, arrived in Dunedin, New Zealand prior to 1869 from Killean, Argylshire and subsequently married Elizabeth Stalker in Dunedin. Cheers Gwyneth Sydney On 10/09/14 7:12 PM, "Geoff Nicholson" <geoff.nicholson@aol.co.uk> wrote: > Susan: > > It may not be as obvious to those living outside the UK as it is to those > within it, that patronymics - ie in England surnames ending in -son, but > elsewhere Gaelic and other Celtic ones such as Mac, Mc, O' and Ap - are > extremely common all over this country and especially so in the North of > England. With Watson, for instance, there must at any time have been > hundreds, if not thousands, in Northumberland and Co Durham, the "Northumbria" > of this list. It is therefore a very long shot indeed to suggest that one > group of Watsons, taken more or less at random, may be related to any other > group, unless, of course, you have specific evidence of a link. > > Geoff Nicholson