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Family History Beginners Board / Re: James Watt
« on: Wednesday 23 May 18 23:32 BST (UK)  »
Thank you everyone. This is all so incredible.   As far as the lore, I would love to confirm! My mom said she actually saw a letter many many years ago stating our relation to James Watt (steam engine) but it has long been lost or thrown away.

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Family History Beginners Board / James Watt
« on: Wednesday 23 May 18 14:22 BST (UK)  »
I am looking for information on James Watt aka James Sheriff Watt aka James Sheriff Watson.
James Sheriff Watt Watson
1828–1902
b. 13 Sept 1828 • Auchmedden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
d. 18 Jan 1902 • Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Headstone reads James Sheriff Watson/ Auchmedden Scotland/ 13 Sept 1828/dies 18 Jan 1902
married Mary Jane Henderson from Durham England. They had a bunch of kids. Show on English census 1851/1861 under the name of Watt

Family lore:
1. Either him or his father changed the last name from Watt to Watson after escaping prison.
2. There is a relation to James Watt the improver of the steam engine.

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