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From: "Trevor Jennings" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] MARY ANN WATSON
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 18:24:42 +1000


The Geelong Cemeteries Trust administers the Eastern, Western Highton
(Barrabool Hills), Mt Duneed, Grovedale (Germantown), Leopold,
Portarlington, Drysdale and Geelong Memorial Park & Crematorium. Lt River
or Rothwell has its own Trust. regards, Pam Jennings

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> From: alwynne mackie <>
> To:
> Subject: Re: [GEELONG] MARY ANN WATSON
> Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2002 18:49
>
> Hi, Jackie!
> Was the cemetery at Little River part of the Geelong Cemeteries Trust, or
is
> it a separate cemetery?
> does anyone know which cemeteries are part of the Trust, apart from
Eastern
> and Western Cemeteries?
> Many thanks,
> Alwynne
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jacqueline Gilchrist" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 2:55 PM
> Subject: [GEELONG] MARY ANN WATSON
>
>
> >
> > Hi All,
> > I found my Mary Ann WATSON (b. 10/10/1838 Tasmania) in Little River
> (Rothwell)Cemetary. Does anyone on the list know anything about her life
in
> the district. Her husband Samuel Nelson WATSON (a Trooper 1856-1868) died
in
> May 1869, aged 32 and is buried in Boram Boram (Penshurst) Cemetary. Mary
> died in 1894 and was 56. I found her there when I realized her oldest son
> had married and had children in the area. He was William WATSON
b.Hamilton,
> 1860 who married Christina STEWART b. Werribee 1864.
> >
> > One of Mary's daughters, Matilda was a Licensee of an hotel, I wonder
if
> it might have been in this District. I don't know if she married.
> >
> > The eldest girl Elizabeth (b. 1858, Caramut) was apparently known as "
> Kate RYAN".
> >
> > My grandfather, Francis Thomas Hughes WATSON (b. Cranbourne, 23rd Oct
> 1865) married Ann LYNCH in Mudgee, NSW and changed his name to Mathew
LYNCH.
> I believe he had a son named Francis T H WATSON ? (illigitimate), born
prior
> to this marriage, to a girl in Vic.
> >
> > Sam and Mary had these other children
> >
> > Samuel Nelson WATSON (jnr) b.June 1862
> > Ernest James Cochran WATSON b. Jan 1864
> > Matilda Jane WATSON b. Jan 1868
> > A Stillborn son b. 31 July 1869.
> >
> > I would love to hear from anyone who can shed some light on this
family.
> >
> > TIA
> > Jackie in Brisbane
> >
> >
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