Seeking the connection between three WATTS women

['Trish']

Hi, I am looking for these two Watts women mentioned below:

1851 Census
WATTS, Elizabeth Head Unmarried F 23  1828 Governess Isle of Wight Hampshire 
WATTS, Emma Head Unmarried F 27  1824 Governess WarminsterWiltshire 

I also have in the Anne Watts Born 1830 Somerset -frome who married Walter Tye

What I am trying to find is the link between these three Watts women, other than Elizabeth and Emma appearing with my 4x Great grandfather James Watts on the 1851 Census as Governesses.

Can anyone find the parents of Elizabeth Watts , Emma Watts & Anne Watts, its to much of a coincidence that the same names keep cropping up - Watts!  So therefore I can only presume there must be a connection.  I am told Anne Watts was the cousin of Rebecca Watts (dau of James Watts mentioned above) and both lines are suppose to go back to Isaac Watts, The hymnwriter, but as yet have found no connection, the last person on my family tree is Edward Watts born C1700 as yet have not found his parents.  I have been going around in circles,  I am desperate for help!

Can anyone help me?

regards Trish
     
 

[suzard]

IGI extracted has
Emma Watts c 22 Oct 1824 Warminster Wilts
Parents Isaac Watts/Elisabeth

there is also a son William Henry 1827

Suz

[heywood]

Hello Trish,

Is James Watts the 5 yr old with Emma and Elizabeth in 1851?
You say that Anne Watts b 1830 is the cousin of James's daughter, Rebecca which seems very strange with the ages 

I have looked at deaths and marriages for Wokingham in Free BMD - Emma seems to have married Edward Moore - they appear in 1861 census and her details fit. I can't see a marriage in Wokingham for Elizabeth- there is a death however but no age given.

As I recall, from an earlier thread, was it established that Isaac Watts did not marry?

There is no Anne in Somerset but there is Ann Watts b 1829 living in the workhouse in Frome with Jeremiah Watts, 40 yrs and some other chidren. They are marked as not born in county.


heywood

[heywood]

It is difficult for you isn't it 

I can't find those Watts from the workhouse in 1851 

The only Somerset born Ann Watts I can see in 1851 is born 1826 Frome and is working as a fur sewer in Shoreditch.
How you would connect Frome, Shoreditch and Suffolk where she married Walter Tye - I have no idea other than you buy the certificate to see what info is on there.

Trish, whilst browsing looking for Tyes in Suffolk, I came across the earlier rootschat thread where I tried to find the Tye/Watts connection so not sure now where we are up to 

[Little Nell]

Emma Watts birth is recorded in Dr Williams Library records, which indicates non-conformist origins.  Her father was Isaac Watts and her mother was born Elizabeth Small, whose father was William.

Elizabeth Watts born 9 Jan 1827 at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight is also recorded in Dr Williams Library, with the same parents.

William Henry's birth confirmed in Warminster, and there was a Kate born 9 Dec 1831 in Yarmouth, plus Fanny Small Watts in Andover 2 May 1833.

Can't help with Anne - sorry 

Nell

[heywood]

That is more positive, Nell 

[Little Nell]

Isaac Watts married Elizabeth Small in Warminster 8 Dec 1817.  They married in the parish church of St Denys.

Nell

[heywood]

IGI extracted has
Emma Watts c 22 Oct 1824 Warminster Wilts
Parents Isaac Watts/Elisabeth

there is also a son William Henry 1827

Suz

1851 HO107; Piece: 1587; Folio: 47; Page: 36
has a William H Watts b 1825 living in Greenwich. He is born Warminster and is a Linen Draper.He is married with a child.

1841 has a William Watts 15 yrs -a Private in Woolwich 

There are several Watts born Warminster -including an Isaac b 1822.

[Little Nell]

Unfortunately there are an awful lots of Watts in Wiltshire, not just Warminster - I know, mine came from there too!!  And some people were not too careful with the 's' - it got lost, rediscovered at random intervals before my lot decided to lose it altogether.  Caused no end of confusion - someone was convinced they were Scottish.

Nell