These pages can be used as references to stories about individuals from the extended WATSON family, including the surnames SPEIRS and McCONNELL. Additions will be added as TheirOwnStories are written.

[For more photos also check out Donald Slater’s family history Flickr account www.flickr.com/photos/palaeoecogeek]

Thomas WATSON was born 28 April 1827 in Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 02 March 1878 in Mt. Oliphant Farm, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. [Story not posted yet]
+ Mary KERR was born 8 February 1829 in St. Quivox and Newton, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died before 1851. [Story not posted yet]

Thomas Watson and Mary Kerr had one (1) child:

               William WATSON was born 29 November 1847 in Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 18 December 1902 in 10 Ashgrove Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; on 30 December 1875 at 13 Mill Street, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland he married Janet Hutcheson NICOL who was born about 1852 in Cumnock,  Scotland; died 17 June 1902 in 10 Ashgrove Street, Ayr, Ayrshire. Scotland. [Story not posted yet]

+ Mary HUNTER was born 30 March 1827 in St. Quivox and Newton, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 04 July 1907 in Chapeldonan, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland; on 17 February 1854 in St. Quivox and Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland married Thomas WATSON. [Story not posted yet]

Thomas Watson and Mary Hunter had three (3) children: Thomas, Janet and Isabella.

1. Thomas WATSON was born 02 May 1854 in York Street, Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 06 March 1932 in Ellisboro, Wolseley Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada; on 20 January 1887 in Robbsland, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland he married Jane MUIR who was born 19 December 1865 in Crosshill Village, Kirkmichael, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 29 July 1933 in Ellisboro, Wolseley Municipality, Saskatchewan, Canada. [See page for Thomas & Jane (MUIR) WATSON family]

• Thomas Watson & Jane Muir had eight (8) children, see posts 14 – 22 May 2012 for TheirOwnStories:
• Thomas (Tom) WATSON b. 05 April 1887, d. 19 Mar. 1951
• James (Jim) Muir WATSON b. 20 Nov. 1888, d. 17 Oct. 1965
• Helen (Nell) McNab WATSON b. 10 Sept. 1890; d. 26 Sept. 1967
• William (Bill) Watson Muir WATSON b. 24 Aug. 1892, d. 07 Dec. 1973
•  Alexander (Alex) Hunter WATSON b. 21 Jun. 1895, d. 15 Aug. 1934
• Mary Hunter WATSON b. 12 Jul. 1897, d. 23 May 1900
• Jane (Jean) Muir WATSON b. 10 Jan. 1899, d. 27 Jun. 1988
• John McConnell Muir WATSON b. 31 Dec. 1903, d. 19 Apr. 1994

2. Janet WATSON was born 07 February 1856 in Peebles Street, Newton On Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 12 February 1935 in Abernethy, Saskatchewan, Canada; on 22 November 1880 at Mount Oliphant Farm by Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland she married Gilbert SPEIRS who was born 10 October 1858 in Balichmorrey, Scotland; died 19 April 1941 in Balcarres, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Janet WATSON’s story posted 28 February 2013]

Janet Watson &  Gilbert Speirs had one (1) child, see post 12 May 2013:

• Janet SPEIRS b. 22 Dec. 1888, d. 16 Jun. 1952,  [Story posted 28 April 2013]:

3. Isabella WATSON was born 18 March 1858 at Moss Hill Farm by Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; died 11 June 1904 in Western Infirmary Glasgow Residence, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; on 05 October 1882 at Mt. Oliphant Farm, Ayrshire, Scotland she married John MCCONNELL who was born 25 August 1855 in Tarbolton, Scotland; died 11 January 1913 in Highfield Farm, Fenwick, Scotland. [Isabelle’s story posted 16 April 2013, John’s story posted 19 April 2013]

• Isabella Watson & John McConnell had eight (8) children: see posts 20 – 28 April 2013 for TheirOwnStories:
• Mary Hunter Morton MCCONNELL b. 23 Mar. 1883, d. 22 Mar. 1952
• John MCCONNELL b. 17 Jan. 1885, d. 05 Nov. 1964
• Thomas Watson MCCONNELL, b. 8 Oct. 1886, d. 01 Oct. 1905
• Janet Watson MCCONNELL, b. 04 Oct. 1888, d. 25 Jul. 1923
• Isabella (Isa) Watson MCCONNELL, b. 5 Apr. 1891, d. 23 Mar. 1983
• Elizabeth (Bessie, Betty) Wyllie MCCONNELL, b. 10 May 1895, d. 21 Mar. 1968
• Margaret MCCONNELL, b. 10 Jan. 1900, d. 16 Dec. 1900
• William Watson MCCONNELL, b. 16 Feb. 1902, d. 17 Apr. 1967