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That pretty much confirms that Duncan Robert Watson was indeed the father. I've uncovered a letter from Eustaces Mother to William ( Eustaces brother) saying 'Dear William you do know why your fathers parents think so much more of you than Ethel and Eustace, If you haven't worked it out, then i should tell you sometime' Very intriguing!!

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Name: Eustace Charlie Watson
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 03 Dec 1899
Baptism/Christening Place: Southwold, Suffolk, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Duncan Robert Watson
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Sarah Elizabeth
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02886-5
System Origin: England-EASy
Source Film Number: 1849152
Reference Number: item 6 p 16
Collection: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

George Ransley b1871 Kent is a bit of a mystery, can't find his death, i notice a George Ransley emmigrated to Australia in 1923. I have no idea if that is him. Sarah died in 1942, and it seems she was on her own then.

Indeed, as you said the once Anne-Marie, i think i need a birth certificate. You good folks have still given me plenty of information on the whereabouts of Eustace and Ethel that i did not have before. Many thanks

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.

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.

Sorry - misread your previous post

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

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?

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!

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

the public tree on ancestry is probably my one

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.

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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