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Henry Hilder Watson
1849 –21/01/1850
Henry Hilder Watson
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"Henry Hilder, twin son of William and Mary Watson, 21st January
1858,aged 10 mo.
also of William Watson, father of the above died 22nd January 1869 aged 74.
Mary Watson wife of the above, died 7th January 1905 aged 90.
Elizabeth Geill Watson, their daughter, died 19th October 1929 aged 83"
Henry Hilder Watson’s parents married on 16th February 1843 at St Pancras Church. They were Mary Neilson Hyde of Berkhamsted, daughter of John Hyde, Gent, and William Watson, a gentleman of St Pancras and son of John Watson, also a Gent. The witnesses to their marriage were Mary’s father, John Hyde and William’s sister, Emma Mary Watson. Their marriage was reported upon by several local newspapers including the Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette which stated:
MARRIED – February 16th, at St Pancras church, William Watson, esq, of Gordon Street, Gordon Square, London, to Mary Neilson, daughter of Joh Hyde, Esq., receiver of taxes, Great Berkhamstead.
Many professional people, such as William Watson, made Berkhamsted their home, whilst working in London, because of the railway. The first passenger train had passed through Berkhamsted on 16th October 1837, 59 minutes after leaving London, and this meant that travel to and from the capital was now relatively easy. William and Mary Watson’s first documented appearance in Berkhamsted was on 7th June 1845 when their son Augustus William was baptised at St Peter’s Church. He was followed by their only daughter, Elizabeth Geill Watson, who was baptised on 22nd July 1847. On 21st March 1849 Mary gave birth to twin sons, Charles Edward and Henry Hilder. Charles was baptised privately on 14th May 1849. The register states that he was the 3rd son of William and Mary Watson, gentleman. One can only assume that he was the second-born twin and may have appeared more sickly than his twin-brother, Henry, who was baptised on 25th October 1849. On the day that Henry was baptised his twin was admitted into the church. In a cruel twist of fate, it was the elder twin, Henry, who lived only 10 months and died on 21st January 1850.
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“Henry Hilder, twin son of William and Mary Watson, 21st January
1858,aged 10 mo.
also of William Watson, father of the above died 22nd January 1869 aged 74.
Mary Watson wife of the above, died 7th January 1905 aged 90.
Elizabeth Geill Watson, their daughter, died 19th October 1929 aged 83″
Henry Hilder Watson’s parents married on 16th February 1843 at St Pancras Church. They were Mary Neilson Hyde of Berkhamsted, daughter of John Hyde, Gent, and William Watson, a gentleman of St Pancras and son of John Watson, also a Gent. The witnesses to their marriage were Mary’s father, John Hyde and William’s sister, Emma Mary Watson. Their marriage was reported upon by several local newspapers including the Oxford Chronicle and Reading Gazette which stated:
MARRIED – February 16th, at St Pancras church, William Watson, esq, of Gordon Street, Gordon Square, London, to Mary Neilson, daughter of Joh Hyde, Esq., receiver of taxes, Great Berkhamstead.
Many professional people, such as William Watson, made Berkhamsted their home, whilst working in London, because of the railway. The first passenger train had passed through Berkhamsted on 16th October 1837, 59 minutes after leaving London, and this meant that travel to and from the capital was now relatively easy. William and Mary Watson’s first documented appearance in Berkhamsted was on 7th June 1845 when their son Augustus William was baptised at St Peter’s Church. He was followed by their only daughter, Elizabeth Geill Watson, who was baptised on 22nd July 1847. On 21st March 1849 Mary gave birth to twin sons, Charles Edward and Henry Hilder. Charles was baptised privately on 14th May 1849. The register states that he was the 3rd son of William and Mary Watson, gentleman. One can only assume that he was the second-born twin and may have appeared more sickly than his twin-brother, Henry, who was baptised on 25th October 1849. On the day that Henry was baptised his twin was admitted into the church. In a cruel twist of fate, it was the elder twin, Henry, who lived only 10 months and died on 21st January 1850.
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