Celia

F, #566, * 1845, + b 1886

Family

James Watson * 1836, + 24 Oct 1896
Children
     Celia was born in 1845 in New York.1 She married James Watson, son of John Watson and Eliza Kirkwood.2 She died b 1886.3

Other information:
According to the 1880 census, Celia's father was born in England, and her mother in Scotland.4
     If the 1870/80 census is right about the Celia's age, then Charles Jr. and Annie CANNOT be children of Celia, she would have been 14 yrs old!

She is listed in the following census:
1860 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of James Watson, Town of Hancock, Delaware County, New York.5
1870 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of James Watson, District 8, Ward 9, New York, New York County, New York.6
1880 Fed. census (1 Jun): Household of James Watson, 91 Perry Street, Manhattan, New York County, New York.4

Name variants: Celia Watson (married name.)7 Catherine Watson (in the 1860 census.)8 Cecilia Watson (married name, in the 1870 census.)6

Citations

  1. [S181] Seidler Family, Papers, Jenn's notes: 1880 census New York, ED 234, sheet 30 (Film#1254877). Personal Files.
  2. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, Metropolitan Board of Health. Marriage Return for Samuel Riker and Annie Edith Watson 22 Sep 1878.
  3. [S950] New York and Vicinity, United Methodist Church Records, 1775-1949[database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors. Original Data: Manuscripts and Archives Division of the New York Public Library; New York, New York; Methodist Episcopal Church Records in New York City and vicinity.,. Index and/or images online at http://www.ancestry.com
  4. [S108] Fed. Census: 1880. New York, New York (Manhattan), ED 1-234, sheet 30B, line 46-50 (NARA: T9, Roll 877, Page 559B). Household of James Watson.
  5. [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. New York, Delaware County, Town of Hancock, pg 73, line 15-18 (NARA: M653, Roll 744, Page 763). Household of James (and Catharine) Watson. "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-28Z> : 24 March 2017), New York > Delaware > Town of Hancock > image 73 of 74; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  6. [S108] Fed. Census: 1870. New York, New York, Ward 9, District 8 (2nd Enumeration), pg 35, line 10-14 (NARA: M593, Roll 1022, Page 247). Household of Jas Watson. "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (<https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67J9-4W1> : 22 May 2014), New York > New York > New York City, ward 09 > image 493 of 2364; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  7. [S104] Marr. Cert., State of New York, Metropolitan Board of Health. Marriage Return for Samuel Riker and Annie Edith Watson, 22 Sep 1878.
  8. [S108] Fed. Census: 1860. New York, Delaware County, Town of Hancock, pg 73, line 15-18 (NARA: M653, Roll 744, Page 763). Household of James (and Catharine) Watson.