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Name/TitlePioneer register: WATSON, George,

About this objectFamily name: WATSON
Given name: George
Birth year: 25 Jan 1795
Birth place: Birmingham, England
Parents: Thomas Creswick WATSON & Rebecca ROSE.
Arrival: Sydney 25 July 1839 on Strathfieldsaye.
To Lexton, Victoria 1852.
Victorian residence: Lexton 1852-1866

Family name: MARTYR / COBHAM
Given name: Percival Ann
Parents: Joseph MARTYR & Catherine COBHAM.
1st Marriage year: c.1818
Marriage place: England
Had 10 children before 1838 - in England.
Children: 1819 John, 1821 Eliza, 1823 George, 1825 Mary, 1827 Clara, 1830 Thomas, 1833 Joseph, 1835 Alexander, 1837 Ellen and 1838 William.

Family name: Martyr/COBHAM
Given name: Mary, sister of Percival Ann.
2nd Marriage year: 1839 - had three children in NSW
Children: 1840 Ada, 1842 Albert, 1845 Bertha.

All details of the children's full names and full dates of birth, who they married, occupations and places they lived - are listed on the form.

Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.

Publication PlaceVictoria, Australia

Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history

Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers

Named CollectionManuscripts Collection - Pioneer Register

Object TypeForm

Object numberPR W-0029

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