Stonehaven - George Watt

[Rowana]

I'm trying to find out what I can about my Great-Grandfather, Thrift Watt, who was a saddler in Stonehaven.

He was married twice, his first wife being Isabella Lees, born about 1835, married Thrift on 17-8-1855 and died on 26-8-1867.

I think that they had a daughter, Isabella, born on 29-4-1860, she in turn had an illigitimate son, George Watt, born on 14-12-1877. He was killed at Gallipoli on 28-6-1915. On the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website, his mother is given as Isabella Beattie.  I think that she must have married a (?) Beattie after George was born.

Anybody know if this is correct, or any way of finding out?

My Grandmother was the eldest child of Thrift's second marriage, and I've got most of this bit of the family sorted out.

Cheers

Jim

[ev]

hi jim

yes they had a daughter isabella watt born on the date given at dunnottar
according to the igi
i will see what else i can find out

george watt living with grandparents on 1881 census age 3 born
fetteresso living king st dunnottar kcd

think isabella is married to robert beattie in 1881 age 20
living fordoun kcd

theres a robert beattie marrying isabella watt at benholm(johnshaven)
in 1879 on scotlandspeople
 
ev

[Rowana]

Gosh ev, that was quick!

I only posted this 20 minutes ago.

[wozzle]

could be isabella
1881
robert beattie age 20. b. kineff,kincardinshire. occ. farm servant.
isabella beattie age 20. b. dunnotar,kincardinshire. wife.
james lindsay age 24. b. fordoun,kincardinshire. occ. cattleman. boarder.
living at wattreston farm,fordoun,kincardinshire.
reg.dist. fordoun.

[wozzle]

had a look in 1891 for george watt,isabella beattie, robert beattie,
the only one i could find
1891
robert beattie. age 30. b. kineff,kincardinshire. occ. crofter. patient.
address. sunnyside,hillside,landward,montrose.
montrose royal lunatic asylum
reg.dist. montrose.

[Rowana]

That makes sense.  Isabella was living at Baltic street in Montrose at the time of George's death according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website.

I wonder what happened to poor Robert.  Mental illness was treated very differently in those days.


Thanks again folks.

Jim

[ev]

hi jim

theres a death for isabella beattie(nee watt) b1860
d 1945 montrose angus on sp
could be her.

ev

[Rowana]

That sounds like her right enough.  I have a clock in the house that came from my grandparents. My grandmother was given the clock when she cleared out the house of one of her relatives in Montrose. My uncle always called it "Auntie Izie's clock". "Aunty Izie" would have been Isabella I presume, though there's no way of finding out now.

Jim