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I have a newspaper article which was in the papers of my great grandmother
whose parents were JOAHAN Walker WATSON and JOHN Watson BROWN .
The newspaper article is about a John Watson who in 1898 was Coxwain of the Crail Lifeboat.
Trying to discover the connection between my family and this John Watson.
Have been tracing forwards, backwards and sideways no luck so far.
If you are researching either of these families, pleased to hear from you.
MY FAMILY:
JOAHAN Walker WATSON b 1831 Anstruther Wester, Fife, d 1903 at 27, Nethergate, Crail
Parents were Alexander WATSON and Margaret PATRICK
Joahan Walker Watson (aka Johanna 1881 census)
married JOHN Watson BROWN who was b 1837 Kingsbarns, Fife
They married at the Manse, Crail Parish Church
His parents were James Brown and Ann INNES
Marriage Witnesses Alexander Mitchell
and James Wood (b 1891, husband of John's aunt Mary Innes).
THE COXWAIN - how was he connected to the above...?
JOHN WATSON Birth 1841 in Crail, Fife, d 1921 Crail, Fife
parents were Alexander WATSON B 1782 Crail and Helen STOBIE b 1797 Crail
He married Jenet/ Janet/ Jessie LAIRD at Kingsbarns, Fife in 1864.
Here they are in the 1891 census living at Nethergate, Crail, Fife, Scotland
John Watson 49 b Crail, Fifeshire, occ Fisherman
Jessie Watson 46 wife, MS Laird
Mary Watson 25
Alexander Watson 17
Jessie Watson 13
John Watson 11
James Watson 7
Davina Watson 5
Robert Watson 3
William Watson 10 Mo
Then 1898 he was Coxwain of the Crail Lifeboat (newspaper article)