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Please if anyone has a subscription to Ancestry I would be so grateful for any info on the above
Margaret was born 3/11/1865 in Dunbar Scotland
Her parents were Alexander Watt and Isabella Patterson
Married to Alexander Watt [is this a misprint or a coincidence?]
She died 13/3/1928 in Russel Township Geanga County Ohio [citing ref fn 15839]
Buried at Brin Cemetery
Witness on death cert Mrs Adam Watt
I have come to a dead end on both Margaret and Adam and I am hoping this site will help as you have been great in the past
Thank you
Glenda

I presume you may have the 1920 census but just in case

Are you trying to find out who was Adam Watts or are you trying to trace more about Margaret prior to her marriage?

1920

Name: Marguet E Watt
[Margaret E Watt]
Age: 54
Birth Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1920: Russell, Geauga, Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1891
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alexander Watt
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Watt 51
Marguet E Watt 54
Alexander F Watt 39 Nephew
Willie M Murry Hired Hand

Would this be her with family on 1871??

1871 Scotland Census
about Alexander Watt Name: Alexander Watt
Age: 42
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Isabella Watt
Gender: Male
Where born: Stanton, Haddingtonshire
Registration Number: 706/2
Registration district: Dunbar Landward
Civil parish: Dunbar
County: East Lothian
Address: Hedderwick Labourers Cottage
Occupation: Farm Servant
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 49
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1871_172
Household Members: Name Age
Alexander Watt 42
Isabella Watt 41
Alexander Watt 16
Isabella Watt 15
James Watt 13
Robert Watt 11
David Watt 9
John Watt 7
Euphemia Watt 5 *********
Jane Watt 3

Source Citation: Parish: Dunbar; ED: 2; Page: 11; Line: 7; Roll: CSSCT1871_172.

To get the full details and see the image you would have to go to ScotlandsPeople site which is pay to view.

Dea x

Again just for reference - so Adam doesn't appear to be a brother

1871

Name: Euphemia Watt
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: Alexander Watt
Mother's Name: Isabella Watt
Gender: Female
Where born: Dunbar, Haddingtonshire
Registration Number: 706/2
Registration district: Dunbar Landward
Civil parish: Dunbar
County: East Lothian
Address: Hedderwick Labourers Cottage
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 49
Line: 15
Roll: CSSCT1871_172
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Watt 42
Isabella Watt 41
Alexander Watt 16
Isabella Watt 15
James Watt 13
Robert Watt 11
David Watt 9
John Watt 7
Euphemia Watt 5
Jane Watt 3

And 1910?
1910 United States Federal Census
Margaret E Watt Age in 1910: 43 Birth Year: 1867
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1910: Russell, Geauga, Ohio
Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1891
Relation to Head of House: Wife Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Alexander Watt
Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Alexander Watt 41 Arrived 1887)
Margaret E Watt 43
Javid P Frost 22 Possibly Frost. Born in New York from Scottish parents
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Russell, Geauga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1185; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0066; Image: 315; FHL microfilm: 1375198.

What further sort of information are you after?

1940 Adam Watt?

Name: Adam W Watt
Respondent: Yes
Age: 69
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Scotland
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Russell, Geauga, Ohio
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Street: Watt Road
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Russell, Geauga, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Sheet Number: 10A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 215
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Adam W Watt 69
Janet P Watt 59

Well, Margaret must have arrived over there after 1891 Census as she was still in Scotland at that time:

1891 Scotland Census
about Margaret E Watt Name: Margaret E Watt
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866
Relationship: Servt (Servant)
Gender: Female
Where born: Dunbar, Haddington Shire
Registration Number: 411
Registration district: Burntisland
Civil parish: Burntisland
Town: Burntisland
County: Fife
Address: Lothian Ho High St
Occupation: Housemaid (Dom Servt)
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 102
Line: 15
Roll: CSSCT1891_125
Household Members: Name Age
James S Farquharson 41
Helen Jane Burton 38
Margaret E Watt 25

Source Citation: Parish: Burntisland; ED: 1; Page: 24; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1891_125.


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Adam 1881??? So Adam could have been the brother of Margaret's husband

Name: Adam Watt
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Alexander Watt
Mother's Name: Christina Watt
Gender: Male
Where born: Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire
Registration Number: 709
Registration district: Haddington
Civil parish: Haddington
County: East Lothian
Address: West Bearford, Cottage
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 18
Household schedule number: 29
Line: 6
Roll: cssct1881_304
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Watt 46
Christina Watt 45
James Watt 22
Hugh Watt 19
Alexander Watt 12 >>> Maybe Margaret's husband
Adam Watt 10
Margaret Watt 8

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Adam Wilson Watt.

Thank you all and sorry for not answering sooner router was down and I am just back online I will go through all the details and cannot thank you enough I will go back to familysearch for Adam Wilson Watt Yes Adam could be her bro' in law and I could only look up to 1861 on freecen for the dunbar haddington area thank you again x

I think this is his marriage

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973

Name: Mr Adam Watt - tile layer
Marriage Date: 20 Jun 1900
Form Type: Marriage
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1870
Father's Name: Alex Watt
Mother's Name: Christina Wilson
Spouse's Name: Miss Janet Terry
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year: abt 1880
Spouse Father's Name: Alex Watt
Spouse Mother's Name: Janet Maxwell