WATSON, Helen

1807 - 1870  (63 years)

• Name	WATSON, Helen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1807	Bressay, Shetland, Scotland   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1841	Lerwick, Orkney and Shetland, Scotland   [5]
  Arrival	Dec 1854	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   [4]
  Departure	Greenock   [4]
  Death	20 Jul 1870	Richmond, Yarra City, Victoria, Australia   [3, 6]
  Burial	Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia   [6]
  Person ID	I3829	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	WATSON, Robert,   b. 1765, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland d. 26 Feb 1852, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	RAMSAY, Elizabeth,   b. 1770, Shetland, Scotland d. 17 Apr 1848, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Sep 1793	Nesting, Shetland, Scotland
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LAURENSON, Arthur Gifford,   b. 2 Apr 1814, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland d. 5 Jun 1879, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	17 May 1832	South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Children	1. LAURENSON, Samuel,   b. 12 Jul 1834, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. LAURENSON, Catherine,   b. Aft 1834, Nesting, Shetland, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. LAURENSON, Laurence,   b. 12 May 1836, Sbetan, Orkney, Scotland d. 12 Sep 1930, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. LAURENSON, Eliza,   b. 1837, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland d. 1867, Victoria, Australia (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. LAURENSON, Grace,   b. Abt 1841, Sbetan, Orkney, Scotland d. 30 Apr 1928, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Age ~ 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1807 - Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Marriage - 17 May 1832 - South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Arrival - Dec 1854 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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