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James Watts[1, 2]

Male 1801 -

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  • Name James Watts  [2]
    Birth 17 Oct 1801  st michael's, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1828  Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I322433013180  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father John Watts,   b. Sep 1777, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1855, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Mother Sarah Bunn,   b. Apr 1772, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 29 Oct 1798  Westminster, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F1607  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Sillence,   b. 1805, Millbrook, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage 18 May 1828  Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. James Watts,   b. 24 Oct 1830, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. John Watts,   b. 27 Sep 1832, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Henry James Watts,   b. 21 Aug 1834, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. George Watts,   b. Abt 1837, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. April 1892, Droxford, Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     5. Elizabeth Watts,   b. Abt 1839, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Mary Watts,   b. Abt 1841, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1911, 104 Richmond Road, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     7. Sarah Watts,   b. Abt 1843, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. William Watts,   b. Abt. 1845, Eling, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1933, Isle of Wight, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F4970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.

    2. [S1166421580] Ancestry.com, England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1186525461] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    4. [S1186525461] Ancestry.com, London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P89/MRY1/177.


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