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Edmund WattsAge: 771838–1915

Name
Edmund Watts
Given names
Edmund
Surname
Watts
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Birth about 1838 32 33
 Biddenden, Kent, England

History 1838
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 12 months)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Birth of a sister 1840 (Age 2)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

younger sister - Ann Watts
History 1840 (Age 2)
 

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act.
Census 6 June 1841 (Age 3)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Thomas Watts30MAg LabY
Mary Watts35FY
Thomas Watts14MY
John Watts12MY
William Watts10MY
Mary Watts8FY
Edmund Watts3MY
Ann Watts8mFY

History 1842 (Age 4)
 

Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
Birth of a sister about 1844 (Age 6)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

younger sister - Elizabeth Watts
History 1849 (Age 11)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 12)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 13)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM45MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM46FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS20MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS18FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattssonS13MKent, Biddenden
Ann WattsdaughterS9FKent, Biddenden
Elizabeth WattsdaughterS7FKent, Biddenden

History 1851 (Age 13)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 15)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 17)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 19)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 20)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Census 7 April 1861 (Age 23)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM55MAg labKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM56FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS28FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsGranddaughterM7FKent, Biddenden
Susan WattsGranddaughterS4FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattsLodgerS23MAg labKent, Biddenden

History 1861 (Age 23)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
MarriageMary Crittle - View family
between October 1861 and December 1861 (Age 23)
 Tenterden R D, Kent, England

Birth of a son
#1
about 1862 (Age 24)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Alfred Watts
History 1862 (Age 24)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
Birth of a son
#2
about 1864 (Age 26)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - William Watts
History 1864 (Age 26)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
Birth of a daughter
#3
about 1866 (Age 28)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

daughter - Fanny Watts
History 1867 (Age 29)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)
History 1869 (Age 31)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 31)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 32)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
Census 2 April 1871 (Age 33)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Edmund Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Edmund WattsHeadS33MAg labKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeS35FKent, Smarden
Alfred WattssonS9MScholarKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS7MScholarKent, Biddenden
Fanny WattsdaughterS5FScholarKent, Biddenden

History 1871 (Age 33)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 38)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 39)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 41)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 42)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 44)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 45)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 46)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
Death of a father between January 1885 and March 1885 (Age 47)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

father - Thomas Watts
Death of a mother between July 1885 and September 1885 (Age 47)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

mother - Mary Wickens
History 1885 (Age 47)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
Marriage of a sonWilliam Watts - View family
between October 1885 and December 1885 (Age 47)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - William Watts
niece - Ann "Annie" Ledger
History 1886 (Age 48)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 49)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 51)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 59)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 60)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 61)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 63)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 65)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 66)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 67)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 76)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
Death between April 1915 and June 1915 Age: 77
 Tenterden R D, Kent, England

Family with parents - View family
father
Thomas Watts

Birth about 1806  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between January 1885 and March 1885 (Age 79) Age: 81  Biddenden, Kent, England

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mother
Mary Wickens

Birth about 1805  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between July 1885 and September 1885 Age: 80  Biddenden, Kent, England

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Marriage: 30 August 1826 — Biddenden, Kent, England
4 months
#1 elder brother
Thomas Watts

Birth about 1827 21 22  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#2 elder brother
John Watts

Birth about 1829 23 24  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 elder brother
William Watts

Birth about 1831 25 26  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between July 1913 and September 1913 Age: 82  Biddenden, Kent, England

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2 years
#4 elder sister
Mary Watts

Birth about 1833 27 28  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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5 years
#5 himself
Edmund Watts

Birth about 1838 32 33  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between April 1915 and June 1915 Age: 77  Tenterden R D, Kent, England

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2 years
#6 younger sister
Ann Watts

Birth 1840 34 35  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#7 younger sister
Elizabeth Watts

Birth about 1844 38 39  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Family with Mary Crittle - View family
himself
Edmund Watts

Birth about 1838 32 33  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between April 1915 and June 1915 Age: 77  Tenterden R D, Kent, England

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wife
Mary Crittle

Birth about 1836  Smarden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Marriage: between October 1861 and December 1861 — Tenterden R D, Kent, England
3 months
#1 son
Alfred Watts

Birth about 1862 24 26  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#2 son
William Watts

Birth about 1864 26 28  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between January 1938 and March 1938 Age: 74  Biddenden, Kent, England

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2 years
#3 daughter
Fanny Watts

Birth about 1866 28 30  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 3)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Thomas Watts30MAg LabY
Mary Watts35FY
Thomas Watts14MY
John Watts12MY
William Watts10MY
Mary Watts8FY
Edmund Watts3MY
Ann Watts8mFY

30 March 1851 (Age 13)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM45MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM46FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS20MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS18FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattssonS13MKent, Biddenden
Ann WattsdaughterS9FKent, Biddenden
Elizabeth WattsdaughterS7FKent, Biddenden

7 April 1861 (Age 23)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM55MAg labKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM56FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS28FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsGranddaughterM7FKent, Biddenden
Susan WattsGranddaughterS4FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattsLodgerS23MAg labKent, Biddenden

2 April 1871 (Age 33)  Biddenden, Kent, England
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Edmund Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Edmund WattsHeadS33MAg labKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeS35FKent, Smarden
Alfred WattssonS9MScholarKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS7MScholarKent, Biddenden
Fanny WattsdaughterS5FScholarKent, Biddenden

 

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