search for James Watt (& Margaret Dick of Gamrie/Banff

[danlauder]

Help ! iv reached a deadend.
(very difficult & expensive to conclude my search from way down in NZ, any help greatly appreciated).

Searching for the Parents of ..(his Birth and death) of James WATT (merchant ships captain) estimated b 1800-1810 ??  Mcduff  or Gamrie Banff

James WATT (Merchant ships Captain) married Margaret Dick (b 1813) - JAN 1835 Banff
I have her Parents as William (b 1785) and Mary Dick (b 1782) (Gamrie)
They appear to have had 8 children
William b 1836
Forbes b 1837 **
Jane b 1839
James b 1842
John b 1844
Mary Ann b 1846
William b 1848
Barbara b 1850

** The Son Forbes WATT also a merchant sailor (who I decend from) was killed at sea before his only sons birth (also Forbes WaTT)
help with any of these decendants most appreicated

[ev]

hi Danlauder

welcome to rootschat 

not sure if you have looked at the census returns for this family
they are at 5 clunie street banff banffshire on the 1841 , 1851 , and 1861 census

http://www.freecen.org.uk/

the 1861 census has another 2 children - anna B watt born c1856 and john watt born c1860

i wonder if this is the family in 1881 ?
17 n castle st. banff banff
james watt 72 publican born pennan aberdeen
margaret watt 63 wife b. banff banff
barbara watt 30 daur. b. banff banff
john duthie watt 21 son ship carpenter b. banff banff
james alexr. dockar 14 grandson b. banff banff
eliza ann walker dockar 3 grand daur. b. banff banff

james alexander dockar born 5th nov. 1866 banff banff
parents james dockar and jane watt

ev

i note that Pennan is not that far away from Gamrie or Macduff

[ev]

scotlandspeople website has a will for a james watt died 22/09/1887 at banff ,
sometime shipmaster thereafter innkeeper , testate
SP also has a death for a james watt 1887 banff banff born c1808

also margaret watt(other surname dick) death 1900 banff banff b. c 1818

and in the wills section of SP margaret watt or dick , cluny street , banff ,
d. 13/02/1900 at banff , intestate

ev

[danlauder]

Thanks a bunch Ev

I did notice the Will on SP (2 parts to it).  but before i spend up large only to possibly find its the wrong James Watt... I was hoping someone may be able to look localy and confirm the Deaths..

Iv already spend a fortune opening the wrong 5 James Watt's on scotlands People.
But Your brilliant !  and correct !!!    if I had aligned the date of the will with his death record 1887 i would have got the corrct one straight away..  Thanks a bunch.. my quest continues a little deeper ..obviosly the OPR's are way harder to track back through

Dan

[jsshelt]

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[Forfarian]

i note that Pennan is not that far away from Gamrie or Macduff

The town of Macduff is in the parish of Gamrie. Pennan is just over the county boundary, in the parish of Aberdour in the County of Aberdeen.

[nw_whiskers]

Are you still looking for information on Margaret Watt nee. Dick, age 36 at 5 Clunie Street, Banff in 1851 Census ?   nw_whiskers