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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Perthshire => Topic started by: SWH1 on Friday 17 August 18 15:10 BST (UK)
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Hello all,
I am trying to confirm a place of death for the above gentleman. Wikipedia have him as being born in London but R.B Betts(author) claims he was born on the 20th of August 1879. Both parties agree he died on the Isle of Skye in 1951. His father was William Livingstone Watson and mother was Elizabeth Seton . My interest is his roll in Serbia ww1, which I have plenty to go on. But conflicting places of birth are confusing. Can anyone help?
Thank you
Alan
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Birth from GRO
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
WATSON, ROBERT WILLIAM SETON mmn SETON
1879 Sept Quarter in HAMPSTEAD reg dist Volume 01A Page 647
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Dr. R. W. Seton-Watson.
The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 28, 1951
Long article which says he died at his home on the Isle of Skye and that he was born in Ayton, Perthshire
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1881 census with his parents in Brighton gives his place of birth as Hampstead
RG11 /1076 f50 p6
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q274-SNK7
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Thank you Rosie 99.
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Records on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Robert William Watson age 71 (1880) died 1951 Strath, Inverness-shire
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON WATSON married ELIZABETH LINDS SETON
1878 Newington, Edinburgh
No Robert William but more than one Robert Watson born Edinburgh 1880/1881.
Colin