WATSON, Mary Elizabeth

1885 - 1973  (88 years)

• Name	WATSON, Mary Elizabeth  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	22 Feb 1885	Franklin, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	ABI Franklin TAS: # 1581/1885
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Jun 1973	Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Cremation Millingtons
  Person ID	I5424	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	WATSON, James Henry,   b. 22 Apr 1849, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 11 Apr 1898, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	WALKER, Elizabeth,   b. 4 Dec 1841, Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 15 Sep 1931, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	11 Aug 1869	Huon, Tasmania, Australia   [4]
  Family ID	F2877	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LITTLE, Harold Claude,   b. 7 Nov 1886, Lenah Valley, Tasmania, Australia ,   d. 1 Feb 1954, Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia  (Age 67 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1909  [1, 2]
  	On June 2, at St. John's Church, Goulburn-street, by the Rev. E. H. Thompson. Harold Claude, youngest son of William Little, Augusta-road, to Mary Eliza beth, youngest daughter of the late Henry Watson, of Franklin./Hobart Tasmania, Australia
  Children	1. LITTLE, Living  [natural]   2. LITTLE, Betty  [natural]   3. LITTLE, Nance  [natural]
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Mercury - Saturday 3 July 1909 LITTLE-WATSON.-On June 2, at St. John's Church, Goulburn-street, by the Rev. E. H. Thompson. Harold Claude, youngest son of William Little, Augusta-road, to Mary Eliza beth, youngest daughter of the late Henry Watson, of Franklin. Lady Franklin Hotel Proprietress Posted 29 Aug 2012 by H_Boutell DEATH OF MRS. HENRY WATSON. The death of Mrs. Henry Watson, for- merly of Franklin, which occurred at Hobart on Tuesday, removed one ot the oldest Huon residents. Born in Scotland 90 years ago she came with her parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. William Walker, to Tasmania in the Lady Conway in 1855, and settled at Braeside. South Franklin. She married Mr Watson in 1860, and of the 11 children of the marriage seven survive, and five of them are still resident in the Huon district. The late Mr. Watson conducted the Lady Franklin Hotel for many years, and after his death Mrs. Watson continued the business until her retirement in 1907. when she went to live with her daughter, Mrs. Little, In Hobart. Mrs. Watson was endowed with a charming personality, and was extremely charitable, she possessed an unusual love for athletic sports, of which she was a liberal patron, and football, cricket, and particularly rowing, owed a great deal to her active interest and generous financial support. Until about three weeks ago she enjoyed good health, and took a keen interest in curent events. The funeral took place at St. John's Church, Franklin, yesterday, the service being conducted by the rector (Rev Ian Macdonald) in the presence of several hundred mourners from all parts of the Huon. The chief mourners were the sons and sons-in-law of the deceased, and Mr. William Walker, the only surviving member of the family that set- tled at Braeside so long ago. There was a profusion of wreaths from relatives, friends, and sporting clubs of Franklin.

  
  

• Sources

  Database online. Record for Mary Elizabeth Watson http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-56464949&indiv=try Database online. Record for Harold Claude Little http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=-237345585&indiv=try Database online. Record for Harold Claude LITTLE http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6467943724&indiv=try Database online. Record for James Henry WATSON http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=6114254871&indiv=try