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Offline ryanh315

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British Guiana
« on: Saturday 21 March 20 17:06 GMT (UK) »
My 1st cousin 5 times removed Henry Watson was born 1818 Whitehills, Banffshire, Scotland and died 1881 in London, in the Euston Hotel. He was Administor General of British Guiana. What was an Administor General? Do you know where I could get any further info about it?

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 21 March 20 17:55 GMT (UK) »
Below is a very basic explanation of the job

Usually the office of administrator is a temporary appointment, for periods during which the governor is incapacitated, outside the territory, or otherwise unable to perform his or her duties. The process for selecting administrators varies from country to country.
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 21 March 20 18:10 GMT (UK) »
Ok thanks  :)

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 21 March 20 18:20 GMT (UK) »
Hi Ryan

Welcome to RootsChat  :)

Just checking....having you seen these old posts on the Watsons there on another forum? www.ancestry.com.au/boards/localities.southam.guyana.general/590

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 21 March 20 18:21 GMT (UK) »
A snippet of info from the gazette

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22967/page/2464/data.pdf

Scroll down to the bottom of the page left hand side to the heading British Guiana
Ashford: Somerset, London
England: Devon, London, New Zealand
Holdway: Wiltshire
Hooper: Bristol, Somerset
Knowling: Devon, London
Southcott: Devon, China
Strong: Wiltshire
Watson: Cambridgeshire
White: Bristol
Windo - Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 21 March 20 19:24 GMT (UK) »
Ryan,

You may already have this depth of information but, just in case you have not......

If you go into the Welsh Newspapers Online website and search for "Henry-Watson" [exactly as is] and then choose the 'year' 1881 and the category 'news' you should be rewarded with 8 results. Scroll down to the 5th one headed 'Narberth', select that one and navigate down to that heading and immediately below you will come to the heading of 'Milford Haven' and there you will find a delightful article headed: "Death of a Colonial Official".

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 21 March 20 19:48 GMT (UK) »
Thanks everyone for all you help  :)

Willyam - I cant find the article, do you know the date of it/the newspaper it was in?

Many thanks

Ryan

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 21 March 20 19:53 GMT (UK) »
Ryan

It is in the Pembrokeshire Herald and General Advertiser issue of 19th August 1881.

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Re: BRITISH GUIANA
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 21 March 20 19:59 GMT (UK) »
Ok that’s great many thanks

Ryan  :)
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