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Hi, i'm trying to find a Eustace Watson b 1899 in Southwold. It seems he is not with his parents in the 1911 census, but perhaps in Tendring. I would be very much obliged if someone could tell me where he is living, and who with in 1901, and more importantly 1911.
Many many thanks

David, could you confirm if this is his birth (for reference).

Births Dec 1899 (>99%)
Watson Eustace Charlie Blything 4a 1022

If this is him, and you haven't already got the birth certificate, then you need to get a copy. Without that, you can't verify any information we post on here.

1911?? Listed as married 7 years with a child from a previous marriage


RANSLEY, George Head Married M 40 1871 General Shopkeeper Seeds And C Kent Dymchurch VIEW
RANSLEY, Sarah Wife Married
7 years F 39 1872 Herts Royston VIEW
WATSON, Eustace Stepson M 11 1900 At School Suffolk Southwold VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
10265 Reference:
RG14PN10265 RG78PN542 RD197 SD5 ED1 SN227

Registration District:
Tendring Sub District:
Ardleigh Enumeration District:
1 Parish:
Brightlingsea

Address:
15 Wellington Street Brightlingsea County:

Could be his mother remarried:

Marriages Jun 1905 (>99%)
Ransley George Blything 4a 1971
WATSON Sarah Elizabeth Blything 4a 1971

The marriage?

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Jun 1905 (>99%)

Canham Walter Blything 4a 1971
KENT Georgiana Blything 4a 1971
>>Ransley George Blything 4a 1971
>>WATSON Sarah Elizabeth Blything 4a 1971

1901 - It is assumed by Ancestry that Lydia is the mother of Eustuce but she is just listed as the daugher of George and Lydia

Name: Eustace Watson
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1900
Relation: Grandson
Mother's Name: Lydia Cullingford
Gender: Male
Where born: Southwold, Suffolk, England

Civil parish: Southwold
Ecclesiastical parish: Southwold
Town: Southwold
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Blything
Sub-registration district: Wenhaston
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 120
Household Members:
Name Age
George Watson 67
Lydia Watson 65
Lydia Cullingford 29
William Watson 7
Eustace Watson 1

Anne Marie, That's the one yes, i think i've opened a can of worms here lol

Maybe Sarah E and her husband were on holiday in 1901 - he is listed as a fisherman born in Southwold and they were lodging in Bournemouth

1901

Name: Sarah E Watson
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1869
Relation: Lodger
Gender: Female
Where born: Royston, Cambridgeshire, England

Civil parish: Bournemouth
Ecclesiastical parish: Bournemouth St Michael
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street Address: West Cliff

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Christchurch
Sub-registration district: Bournemouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 180
Household Members:
Name Age
Walter Cann 36
Lillie Cann 35
Horace W Cann 11
Frederick C Cann 8
Winifred V Cann 4
Reginald A Cann 2
Duncan R Watson 33
Sarah E Watson 32
Albert Summers 18
Eliza J Griffin 29


Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1892 (>99%)
Bickers Jemima Blything 4a 1921
>>Bird Sarah Elizabeth Blything 4a 1921
Cook Arthur Robert Blything 4a 1921
>>>Watson Duncan Robert Blything 4a 1921

How sad - Ann Marie is right that you do need his birth cert

Deaths Jun 1901 (>99%)
Watson Duncan Robert 33 Blything 4a 558

Some progress! There is a public tree on Ancestry that also gives his parent's names as Duncan Robert Watson and Sarah Elizabeth Bird - there are no sources to back this up, but it does tie in with what has been found.

Duncan Robert Watson and Sarah Elizabeth had 3 children, William Watson, Ethel Lydia Watson and Eustace. Duncan had a sister Lydia , who now appears to be the mother of Eustace? Lydia married in 1898 had Eustace in 1899. Lydia emmigrated to America in 1912 on her own. Eustace emmigrated to america in 1923, no sign of Lydias Husband. Sarah Elizabeth remarried in 1905 to George Ransley. Can anyone tell me where Ethel Lydie Watson is in 1901, and also 1911?

David, did you already know who his parents and siblings were before making your enquiry?

Read the posts above - Lydia is not Eustace's mother.

the public tree on ancestry is probably my one

1911 census - household transcription
Person: WATSON, Ethel Lydia
Address: 1 St Matthews Avenue


BABBS, Ernest Richard Head Married M 35 1876 Surveyor Building New York Usa VIEW
BABBS, Mary Wife Married
13 years F 42 1869 Yorkshire Lockingtono VIEW
BABBS, Edward Arthur Son M 12 1899 School Surrey Hook VIEW
BABBS, James Ernest Son M 11 1900 School Surrey Hook VIEW
BABBS, Elsie Mary Daughter F 8 1903 School Surrey Hook VIEW
BABBS, Kathleen Emily Daughter F 5 1906 Surrey Surbiton VIEW
WATSON, Ethel Lydia Servant Single F 16 1895 General Servant Domestic Suffolk Southwold VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
3540 Reference:
RG14PN3540 RG78PN132 RD40 SD3 ED5 SN344

Registration District:
Kingston Sub District:
Surbiton Enumeration District:
5 Parish:
Surbiton

Address:
1 St Matthews Avenue County:
Surrey

David, at the top of the "Trying to Find" board is a post that tells you `that you should provide as much info as possible when making a query.

We've spent time looking up what you already had!

I am still not sure why Eustace would take the surname Watson if his mother was Lydia and married the year before he was born?

K - Eustace was the son of Duncan and Sarah. Lydia was Duncan's sister.

Sorry - misread your previous post

It's an old tree, i didn't have the idea that Lydia was Eustaces mother then. Sorry if you feel i have wasted your time.

David, I still don't see why you think Lydia was Eustace's mother? It has already been explained that the wrong assumption was made on the census.

As I've said several times - buy the birth certificate and then you'll know.