Waterson - South Africa

[Danchaslyn]

Thank you, Johann

We'll get there in the end!  I'll phone the number I've been given sometime to-morrow, during the day.

Hope your passports are up to date?!!

Cheers

Danchaslyn

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Johann

Have had a very interesting phone chat to the cousin of the lady I spoke to last night on the Isle of Man.

She's very keen to assist and has given me various details of Waterson family members, going back as far as her Grandfather.  One Great Great Uncle went to Mexico!

And, she mentioned that about 10 years ago, an aunt visited her old school at Castle Town on IOM, which had been turned into a museum, and that there, she viewed, on the wall, an actual Waterson Family Tree!

I'll try and trace this museum for you.

Cheers

Danchaslyn

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Johann

The Leece Museum, at Peel.  I'll send you the contact details privately.

It was established in 1984, by  Mr T E (Eddie) Leece, a retired headmaster of the Peel Clothworkers School, and formerly a town commissioner, and Mr Quayle, who acted as Curator of the Museum for 15 years.

During 2000 it was relocated to the Old Courthouse Building.

They have a full family history archives and specialise in helping folk trace their Manx families!

Cheers

Danchaslyn

[Johann Claassen]

Thank you Danchaslyn for all the trouble you are going through.

You did a splendid job so far!

Kind regards
Johann

[Frances_mnb]

I presume you have tried - http://www.isle-of-man.com/cgi-bin/interests/genealogy/bulletin/index.pl?noframes - main manx genealogy site - the Leece museum does not have major holdings in fam history it has a good collection of photos etc esp relating to the fishing industry  (I live in Peel about 50% of time) - these are at the Manx Museum and at the IoMFHSoc library also in peel - www.iomfhs.im - the display trees are almost certainly part of the collection of the IoMFHSoc which are brought out for exhibitions etc - join the IoMFHSoc and get their help might be best

[Danchaslyn]

Hi Frances_mnb

Unfortunately on the Manx Genealogy, I can find no references to any Waterson Family.  Perhaps Johann Claassen in his search might find something of interest.

Maybe though the Manx DNA Project might be a possible route to pursue?

On the IOM Family History Society Forums, there is one reference to a "Waterson Marriage", i.e. Phillip Cain, to Catherine Waterson, at Kirk Braddan, 1854.

As per my post of yesterday, 19.35:21, a member of the Waterson family herself, viewed the Waterson Family Tree, on the wall of her old school, which had been converted into a family history museum.

Hopefully Johann Claassen will be able to obtain directly from the IOM Family History Society some wonderful help with his quest.

Cheers

Danchaslyn

[Frances_mnb]

Obviously I was not party to your conversation but no old school in Castletown is a fam history museum - I suspect your informant with the best will in the world has confused the Leece Museum in Peel with the IoM Fam Hist library also there (but not at same site) - the very old school (not been used as a school for several decades) is part of the Manx National Heritage sites (look under Castletown churches on www.manxnotebook.com for old grammar school - there was the annual IoM Fam Hist soc exhibition last year in Castletown (it moves around the 4 main towns) held if I recall correctly in the High School (modern) which would have displays - Waterson was the old form of the name mostly replaced by watterson these days (upto mas literacy in late 19th C the spelling was due to parish clerk not the individuals)

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Johann

Have had a very interesting phone chat to the cousin of the lady I spoke to last night on the Isle of Man.

She's very keen to assist and has given me various details of Waterson family members, going back as far as her Grandfather.  One Great Great Uncle went to Mexico!

And, she mentioned that about 10 years ago, an aunt visited her old school at Castle Town on IOM, which had been turned into a museum, and that there, she viewed, on the wall, an actual Waterson Family Tree!

I'll try and trace this museum for you.

Cheers

Danchaslyn

Maybe, Frances-mnb you can assist by advising Johann Claassen which 'old school in Castle Town', about 10 years ago was visited by my 'informant', and had according to her been turned into a permanent museum?

Also, as per my Reply No 7, have you knowledge of the 'monument at Braddan, which has Waterson names on it'?

And, this particular family, to this day, have the unusual, original spelling of the surname 'Waterson", it has not changed.

[Danchaslyn]

Hello Johann Claassen

On Findmypast.co.uk on the Migration Records, four various "Waterson" passengers departed either from London, or Southampton, for Durban, South Africa.  Birth ages vary between 1861 - 1884.

On same site, between 1895 -96, six various "Waterson" passengers, departed from London, or Southampton, bound for The Cape, South Africa.

Cheers

Danchaslyn