Hi, Listers: I am a new subscriber to this list and thought I would join your Roll Call. My family name is WATTS (with the s), but in the St. George, Maine VRs [215], the Joseph Watt(s) family (1773) name is spelled Watt (no s) for the first few children until the 1806 birth of Joseph Jr. (son) is recorded. Then the name has the "s" again for the children. However, the family name before this, back to about 1720, and since includes the "s". Also, it's interesting that the penmanship changed when the Joseph Jr. was recorded. I guess the first recorder didn't know the family name and the second one did! [215] St. George Vital Records 1771-1890 filmed by LDS 22 July 1953 FHL US/CAN Film 12070 My earliest Watts, William, is suppose to have come to Maine in the 1710 - 1720 period with a Scotch-Irish group. He married a Margaret McLellan in Falmouth (now Portland), Maine in 1737. Margaret came to Maine in the same timeframe as a child with her family from Balleymoney, North Ireland. I am looking for parents and siblings and birth location of William. BTW, the WATTS-L has few responses, also. They would like to build up their activity. Regards, Dick Watts ( rlwats1@msn.com ) http://communities.msn.com/MyGenealogySite/homepage alternate http://www.geocities.com/rlwattss/more/signature.html Stoneham Historical Society, Webmaster Stoneham, Middlesex, MA, USGenWeb Town Coordinator St. George, Knox, ME, USGenWeb Town Coordinator

Periodic posting for the benefit of new members. I am researching the Watts family, originating in Devon, England and ending up in Australia. Any information would be appreciated. Descendants of Henry Watts 1 Henry Watts b: 1812 in Devon, England d: 1882 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .. +Elizabeth Groves b: Abt. 1816 in England m: in Devon, England 2 Ann Watts b: 1835 d: 9 November 1893 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia .... +Edward Roberts b: 1832 d: 31 May 1887 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1854 in Victoria, Australia 2 Isaac Watts b: 23 January 1849 in Barnstaple, Devon, England d: 27 February 1916 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia .... +Maria Thomas b: 1854 in Belfast, Victoria, Australia d: 18 July 1936 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1873 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Richard Thomas Henry Watts b: 31 October 1873 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1941 in Terang, Victoria, Australia ...... +Olive Merlinder Barker b: 1879 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1956 in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia m: 1901 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Catherine Anne Watts b: 18 March 1875 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1963 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia ...... +Ernest Barker b: 1871 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1912 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1895 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Susan Maria Watts b: 18 May 1876 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1955 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia ...... +Ebenezer William Youl b: 1877 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1963 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1900 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Ellen Jane Watts b: 5 July 1877 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1939 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +John Wright b: in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1899 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Isaac Watts b: 3 March 1879 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1960 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +Isabella Ellen Wright b: 1885 in Narringal, Victoria, Australia d: 1971 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1908 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 William John Watts b: 4 January 1881 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 6 June 1949 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +Anna Maria Watson b: 1883 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 13 January 1964 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1907 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 [1] Edward Watts b: 11 November 1882 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: March 1962 in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia ...... +Catherine Black b: 1880 in Tower Hill, Victoria, Australia d: 20 September 1909 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1908 in Victoria, Australia .. *2nd Wife of [1] Edward Watts: ...... +Mabel Harriet Clarke b: 1879 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia d: 2 November 1958 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia m: 1911 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Lilias Watts b: 3 December 1885 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1972 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +KELLY .. 3 Mabel Watts b: 3 February 1886 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1969 in Hamilton, Victoria, Australia ...... +William Harris b: 1874 in Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia m: 1904 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Ethel Watts b: 27 April 1888 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 1957 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia ...... +William Joseph Crow b: 1875 in Belfast, Victoria, Australia d: 1960 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1910 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Albert Edwin Watts b: 8 October 1889 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia ...... +Eva Dyson m: 1914 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Cecil Gordon Watts b: 5 May 1891 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia ...... +Louisa Lyfield b: 1891 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia d: 1965 in Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia m: 1921 in Victoria, Australia .. 3 Christina Beatrice Watts b: 21 February 1894 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia d: 24 March 1894 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia -- Unless stated to the contrary at the beginning of the text, this message may be considered to be in the public domain and may be copied, distributed, forwarded, etc. without infringing upon any copyright to which I may normally be entitled. Regards, Ian Marr 10.5m above sea-level at 38°23'15"S by 142°36'04"E I think, therefore, I yam - does this mean I'm a vegetable? Eddress: marrtron@ansonic.com.au Home Page: http://www.ansonic.com.au/marrtronics/ I can also be found on ICQ - 7894010 List Administrator: FRUISH on Rootsweb.com

Hello Robert, May I ask your specific interests in the Watts line? Thanks! --Diane Jameson, California Researching Nova Scotia: Jameson, Johnson, Banks, Borgoine (Burgoyne), Sanford, Scofield Lothians, Scotland: Allan, Cram (Cramm, Cramb), Cuningham, Grieve, Hair, Laing, Linn, Rennie, Ronaldson, Ross, Watt, Walker Glasgow, Scotland: Harper, Robertson, Hutchinson, McLean Co. Donegal, Co. Tyrone, Ireland: Harper, Johnston, Irwing (Irwin, Erwin,Irwine,Irvine Irving, Urwin) Australia: Harper, McCullum Massachusetts: Harper, Allan, Jameson, Campbell, Mitchell > From: Robert Gagnon <Robert.FP.Gagnon@pwgsc.gc.ca> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:35:23 -0400 > To: WATT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WATT] Roll Call: Watt(s) of Newfoundland and Hampshire England > Resent-From: WATT-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 06:35:30 -0600 > > Thanks > > Robert F. P. Gagnon C.D.P. > Robert.gagnon@home.com > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Diane Jameson [mailto:dianeelma@earthlink.net] > Sent: August 16, 2001 17:39 > To: WATT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WATT] New List Administrator > > > Hello WATT Listers, > I am happy to announce that I am you new adminsitrator. I have been a > member for a few months (off and on) and have found the members helpful and > kind. I'm feel certain this list will continue to be productive and focused > on genealogy. > > How about a "Roll Call" to reestablish your interests? > -- > Diane Jameson > WATT-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ==== WATT Mailing List ==== > To join or quit: In message area type subscribe or unsubscribe. Send to > WATT-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or WATT-D-request@rootsweb.com > (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > ==== WATT Mailing List ==== > Welcome to the WATT list. Our purpose is to assist and share information > relating to the WATT families worldwide. Send your genealogy questions and > responses to WATT-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com >

Hello Victor, We will have to do something about the lack of list members across the pond in UK. I too have connections there -- in Scotland. Thanks for posting. By the way, did you cancel your old email address or might it be ping ponging in the undeliverable mail bounces? --Diane Jameson, California Researching Nova Scotia: Jameson, Johnson, Banks, Borgoine (Burgoyne), Sanford, Scofield Lothians, Scotland: Allan, Cram (Cramm, Cramb), Cuningham, Grieve, Hair, Laing, Linn, Rennie, Ronaldson, Ross, Watt, Walker Glasgow, Scotland: Harper, Robertson, Hutchinson, McLean Co. Donegal, Co. Tyrone, Ireland: Harper, Johnston, Irwing (Irwin, Erwin,Irwine,Irvine Irving, Urwin) Australia: Harper, McCullum Massachusetts: Harper, Allan, Jameson, Campbell, Mitchell > From: "Victor Markham" <victor.markham@btinternet.com> > Reply-To: "Victor Markham" <victor.markham@btinternet.com> > Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:25:17 +0100 > To: WATT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WATT] New List Administrator > Resent-From: WATT-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:10:27 -0600 > > Diane > > I hope you enjoy your stint as administrator of this list. > > I am not exactly new to the list but have simply changed my e mail address. > > Most of the WATT's I have read so far are US based and I am in the UK as are > my ancestors. > > I only have a few WATT names as follows > > William born Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1819. He married Mary (surname not > known) b 1822 in Ireland > They had a daughter Jane Ann Watt (my great grandmother who married John > Dixon in Hull) born in St.John, Canada in 1847. > They also had a son William born in 1853 in Leeds. > > Well that is the sum total of my WATT line and I would like to expand on > this. I do not know why Jane Ann was born in Canada or what William was > doing there. William was a master tailor. > > Incidentally this is my first posting to this list as I never got round to > doing anything on my old e mail address. > > Victor > > > ==== WATT Mailing List ==== > To contact the WATT list administrator, Diane Jameson, click on > WATT-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

Diane I hope you enjoy your stint as administrator of this list. I am not exactly new to the list but have simply changed my e mail address. Most of the WATT's I have read so far are US based and I am in the UK as are my ancestors. I only have a few WATT names as follows William born Stroud, Gloucestershire in 1819. He married Mary (surname not known) b 1822 in Ireland They had a daughter Jane Ann Watt (my great grandmother who married John Dixon in Hull) born in St.John, Canada in 1847. They also had a son William born in 1853 in Leeds. Well that is the sum total of my WATT line and I would like to expand on this. I do not know why Jane Ann was born in Canada or what William was doing there. William was a master tailor. Incidentally this is my first posting to this list as I never got round to doing anything on my old e mail address. Victor

Hello Listers My gtgtgrandmother Sarah Watt(s) married James Worsley in 1817, High Halden, Kent, England. I would like to hear from anyone who has information on them. Regards and happy hunting. Rita Turner, Barrie, Ontario

My great grandfather Robert Wylie married Anne Watt in Co. Antrim in 1904. The only information I have is this they were married 15 Dec, 1904 - Ballyclug Church of Ireland, Ballymena. Robert was a butcher and over 21, He lived on Springwell street and his father was also Robert wylie and a butcher aswell. Anne Watt, spinster over 21 lived on William Street Ballymena daughter of James Watt, weaver. Witnesses to their wedding were Robert Surgeoner and Agnes Rainey. Any response would be appreciated. Colleen Wylie-Berthiaume Cornwall, Ontario Canada

Thanks Robert F. P. Gagnon C.D.P. Robert.gagnon@home.com -----Original Message----- From: Diane Jameson [mailto:dianeelma@earthlink.net] Sent: August 16, 2001 17:39 To: WATT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WATT] New List Administrator Hello WATT Listers, I am happy to announce that I am you new adminsitrator. I have been a member for a few months (off and on) and have found the members helpful and kind. I'm feel certain this list will continue to be productive and focused on genealogy. How about a "Roll Call" to reestablish your interests? -- Diane Jameson WATT-admin@rootsweb.com ==== WATT Mailing List ==== To join or quit: In message area type subscribe or unsubscribe. Send to WATT-L-request@rootsweb.com (if in mail mode) or WATT-D-request@rootsweb.com (if in digest mode.) ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Hello WATT Listers, I am happy to announce that I am you new adminsitrator. I have been a member for a few months (off and on) and have found the members helpful and kind. I'm feel certain this list will continue to be productive and focused on genealogy. How about a "Roll Call" to reestablish your interests? -- Diane Jameson WATT-admin@rootsweb.com

Welcome to the WATT mailing list! You are currently subscribed in "digest mode", which means that several postings made to WATT will be consolidated together and sent to you as a single large message. The directions on how to change to mail mode (where you receive every message as a separate e-mail) are given below. 1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to WATT-D-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. 2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd not be getting this message. But for future reference (for instance, if your subscription is cancelled for whatever reason and you want to resubscribe), just send the command "subscribe" to WATT-D-request@rootsweb.com. 3. How to change to mail mode (each posting is sent to you as a separate e-mail). There are two steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to WATT-D-request@rootsweb.com to discontinue digest mode. Second, send the command "subscribe" to WATT-L-request@rootsweb.com to start receiving individual messages. 4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. All you have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe when you want the messages to stop, and then when you want them to start again, simply subscribe again. 5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives it, just send it to WATT-L@rootsweb.com. It will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly to both. -- Diane Jameson Administrator for WATT and ALLAN Rootsweb lists

Welcome to the WATT mailing list! You are currently subscribed in "mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made to WATT as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to digest mode are given below. 1. How to unsubscribe. Send a message to WATT-L-request@rootsweb.com that contains (in the body of the message) the command unsubscribe and no additional text. 2. How to subscribe. Whatever you just did worked, or you'd not be getting this message. But for future reference (for instance, if your subscription is cancelled for whatever reason and you want to resubscribe), just send the command "subscribe" to WATT-L-request@rootsweb.com. 3. How to change to digest mode (several postings are combined and sent to you together as a single large message). There are two steps. First, send the command "unsubscribe" to WATT-L-request@rootsweb.com to discontinue mail mode. Second, send the command "subscribe" to WATT-D-request@rootsweb.com to start receiving digests. 4. How to change to NOMAIL mode. There is no formal NOMAIL mode. All you have to do is follow the directions above and unsubscribe when you want the messages to stop, and then when you want them to start again, simply subscribe again. 5. If you'd like to post a message so everyone on the mailing list receives it, just send it to WATT-L@rootsweb.com. It will then be sent on to everyone in both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly to both. -- Diane Jameson Administrator for ALLAN and WATT Rootsweb lists

Hello Watt List, Only two children just does not seem right for a family of the 1700's. I've located only Christian and William through a visit to the New Register House in Edinburgh and familysearch.org. Perhaps these names and places will look familiar to someone . I'm open to suggestions as to where to look now. James Watt b. about 1721 to 1744, Probably Midlothian & Christian Walker b. abt 1740, Probably Midlothian m. 29 Aug 1761, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland | Christian Watt | b. Jan 1766, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland | d. aft 1796, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland ? | & Alexander Allan | b. ~1762 | d. aft 1796, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland ? | m. ~1787, Not Found - Familysearch.org IGI | William Watt | b. Apr 1763, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland | ali. William Wat -- Diane Jameson, California

Hi: Saw your post--do you know the parents of Loretta? am researching a Frederick Boarman from Switzerland, m in Louisville, Ky in 1825. Kate

What year was he born and where did he live? My great grandfather was Edwin Watt, who was a printer and lived in England at least the most of his life. Am unsure where he was born. Does this help?

This weekend we discovered a link to a GGGF of ours. David A. WATT in a 1870 Census in Constantine Michigan. Listed with him is his wife, Alice, and their children. David is listed as 49 and Alice is listed as 38 both list Pennsylvania as their birth place. Can anyone tie them or him to any families in PA. in or around 1821. Clarance their oldest daughter is listed as 18 years old and born in Michigan so would I presume they moved there around or before 1862 and were married that year or before also. Where..??? I Have not researched any marriage records for either state as yet. David is listed as a Hotel Proprietor in Constantine or that area, Any one know of any names of hotels operational at that time in that area. David A. WATT 49 M Alice _______ 38 F Constance 18 F Guy i 16 M Not able to make out clearly the middle initial but looks like a Cap i. Arthur E 14 M Lizzie 12 F E ______ 6 F David 3 M Thanks, Steve Everley mailto:severley@sound.net

Would like to hear from anyone researching this family. James WATT. born. abt 1839 Glasgow. parents. David WATT and Caroline COLLINS. married Sarah Matilda HINKS. (did not find marriage). Family. (1) Charles Thomas WATT. born. 9th August 1872. (2) James WATT. (3) Edwin Wallace WATT. (4) Sarah Eversham WATT. born. 29th June 1876. (5) Adelaide Louisa Victoria WATT. born. 27th March 1878. (6) William Albert Bruce WATT. born. 7th July 1880. (7) Elizabeth Alice Savelle Stot WATT. born. 13th July 1882. (8) Eliza Ellen WATT. born. 8th September 1884. (9) Annie Rose Beatrice WATT. born. 3rd January 1887. (10) Duncan Alex James WATT. born. 7th September 1889. (11) George Thomas WATT. born. 16th March 1892. James WATT came out to Australia on the "Light of Age" arriving on the 25th March 1866. Sincerely, June Pickering, Queensland, Australia. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

I'm looking for help gathering more infomation on this branch of my family before I log on to Scot's Origins. James Watt b. about 1721 to 1744, Probably Midlothian & Christian Walker b. abt 1740, Probably Midlothian m. 29 Aug 1761, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland | Christian Watt | b. Jan 1766, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland | d. aft 1796, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland ? | & Alexander Allan | b. ~1762 | d. aft 1796, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland ? | m. Not Found - Familysearch.org IGI | William Watt | b. Apr 1763, Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland Thanks, --Diane Jameson, Researching Nova Scotia: Jameson, Johnson, Banks, Borgoine (Burgoyne), Sanford, Scofield Midlothian, Scotland: Allan, Cuningham, Hair, Laing, Ross, Grieve, Watt, Walker Glasgow, Scotland: Harper, Robertson, Hutchinson, McLean Co. Donegal, Co. Tyrone, Ireland: Harper, Johnston, Irwing (Irwin, Erwin,Irwine,Irvine Irving, Urwin) Australia: Harper, McCullum Massachusetts: Harper, Allan, Campbell, Mitchell

Hi Margaret: I have information on a Samuel Thomas Watt, son of Samuel Watt and Elizabeth Wilson, who married Mary "Mollie" Rebecca Lapsley in Princeton, Gibson Co., IN ca 1882-1892. Also have some information on their descendants. Please contact me direct at: clapsley@worldnet.att.net

Looking for more info on birth (23 Sep 1828, Marquand, Madison, MO), marriage (03 Jun 1858, , Madison, MO), death (30 Jun 1898, Marquand, Madison, MO), parents (James & Martha YOUNG WATT/WATTS), siblings (Alfred, Lucinda, Louisa Ann, James, Reuben, Martha, & Green), spouse (Francis Marion SITZES, Sarah Christine YOUNG, Cassie Ann HAMM & Mary Angeline LONG), and children (Martha, Elvira, . . .)

Looking for more info on birth (22 Sep 1825, Marquand, Madison, MO), marriage (19 Mar 1857, Fredericktown, Madison, MO), death (22 Mar 1883, Marquand, Madison, MO), parents (James & Martha YOUNG WATT/WATTS), siblings (Alfred, Lucinda, Louisa Ann, James, Reuben, Martha & William), spouse (Sarah Ann Jane GARNER), and children (Emeline, Abraham, Lorenzo G, Sarah B & Marion)