Edward John Watson

  Noted events in his life were:

• connection. The connection between Matthew Swift (1948) and Les Collins, my previous husband, goes like this:

Matthew Swift (1948)
His father is Theodore Swift (1922)
His father was John Swift (c1895) married Elizabeth Watson (1898)
Her father was Edward Watson (1863) who married Caroline Bryant (1875)
Her father was George Bryant (1844)
His father was Frederick Bryant (1821)
His father was Thomas Bryant (1791)
His father was John Bryant (1765) & he also had John Bryant (1806)
He had James Bryant (1851)
He had Frederick Bryant (c1875) who married Mary Ann Bryant (1876)
Her father was Alfred Bryant (1844)
His father was Walter Bryant (1804) & he also had Walter Bryant (1842)
He had Alfred Bryant (1871)
He had Alfred Bryant (1894)
He had Winifred Bryant (1914) who married Cecil Brien (1921)
Her father was William Brien (1887)
His father was Robert Brien (1859)
His father was Timothy Brien (1813) - the link between Robert and Les
His father was Daniel Brien (1769) & he also had Sarah Jane Brien (1825) who married Benjamin Warby (1825)
His father was also Benjamin Warby (1805)
His father was John Warby (1767) & he also had Elizabeth Warby (1802)
She had Eleanor Layton (1821) who married James Keighran (1808)
She had John Joseph Keighran (1845)
He had Joseph William Keighran (1879)
He had Leslie William Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
She had Les Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Matthew Swift (1948) is also linked to Robert Bray, my current husband, in the following convoluted way:

Matthew Swift (1948)
His father is Theodore Swift (1922)
His father was John Swift (c1895) married Elizabeth Watson (1898)
Her father was Edward Watson (1863) who married Caroline Bryant (1875)
Her father was George Bryant (1844)
His father was Frederick Bryant (1821)
His father was Thomas Bryant (1791)
His father was John Bryant (1765) & he also had John Bryant (1806)
He had James Bryant (1851)
He had Frederick Bryant (c1875) who married Mary Ann Bryant (1876)
Her father was Alfred Bryant (1844)
His father was Walter Bryant (1804) & he also had Walter Bryant (1842)
He had Alfred Bryant (1871)
He had Alfred Bryant (1894)
He had Winifred Bryant (1914) who married Cecil Brien (1921)
Her father was William Brien (1887)
His father was Robert Brien (1859)
His father was Timothy Brien (1813) - the link between Robert and Les
He also had William Brien (1846)
He had Leslie Brien (1878)
He had Una Brien (1907) who married Clifford Wilson (1906)
They had Marie Wilson (1928) who married Arthur Ward (1930c)
He had Clifford Ward (1950c) who married Dorothy Trounce (1950)
Her father was Allan Trounce (1908)
His father was Gordon Trounce (1880)
his father was Humphrey Trounce (1834) who married Mary Perry (1850)
Her father was Simon Perry (1820) who married Elizabeth Ralph (1820)
Her father was Peter Landeryou Ralph (1796)
His father was Robert Ralph (1771) who married Charity Landeryou (1769)
Her father was Peter Landeryou (1738)
His father was John Landeryou (1706) & he also had Blanch Landeryou (1741)
She had Robert Landeryou (1768)
He had John Landeryou (1803)
He had Sarah Ann Landeryou (1826) who married Thomas Bray
They had Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
He had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• Occupation. was employed. Breeder of Gurnsey cattle

Edward married Caroline Amy Bryant, daughter of George Edward Bryant and Sarah Johnson, in 1893 in Wollongbar, NSW Australia. (Caroline Amy Bryant was born on 26 Feb 1875 in Paddington, Greater London, Middlesex England, christened on 28 Feb 1876 in St Mary Magdalene, Paddington, Greater London, Middlesex England and died on 14 Sep 1968 in Enfield, Sydney, NSW Australia.)