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A Tale of Two Richards
Richard Watson is my great great grandfather. And he is a mystery. On 4 Nov 1844, he married Eliza Welham at St Andrews Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Sydney. The ceremony by performed by Rev John McGarvie and the witnesses were Alexander Douglass and Sarah Lindon. About three months earlier, Eliza had given birth to their first…
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David Goodwin Watson
David Goodwin Watson was my Great Grandfather. He was a blacksmith, who for many years, worked in the goldfields. He told his sons “Find a trade that everyone needs and you will always do well”. He was a hard man to find because he was constantly on the move, changing jobs, changing homes, quixotic and…
Our Family's History 