William Hayes Watson married Sarah Jane Marshall on 26 November 1877 at St Peter's Plymouth, England. He was born on 12 June 1854 at Nottingham on Trent the son of:

William John Watson and Jane Hayes married 6 September 1853, St Mary's Nottingham. He was baptised on 4 January 1834 at St Swithin's Lincoln the son of:

Thomas Watson (joiner) and Mary Wilson married on 2 May 1816 at St Swithin's, Lincoln. He was baptised on 20 October 1789 at Fulbeck, Lincolnshire the son of:

Thomas Watson and Mary Capp married 14 December 1784 at Fulbeck, Lincolnshire. He was baptised 26 April 1761 at Leadenham, Lincolnshire the son of:

William Watson and Sarah. He was baptised 12 April 1726 at Leadenham, Lincolnshire the son of:

William Watson and Sarah. He was baptised 19 Feb 1690 at Carlton Le Moorland, Lincolnshire the son of:

Edward Watson and Judith. He was baptised 5 May 1667 at Carlton Le Moorland, Lincolnshire the son of:

William Watson and Anne MARTIN married 31 Jul 1666 at Carlton le Moorland. He is probably the son of:

Edward Watson who was baptised 9 Feb 1616 at at Carlton Le Moorland the son of:

William Watson and Margaret married 4 May 1603 at Carlton le Moorland. He is the son of:

William Watson who was born in Carlton le Moorland about 1550 and married Anna.

• a brief explanation of how this line was derived
• extracts of Parish registers of Lincolnshire
• the traditional history of the family
• my thoughts on the origin of the family name

summary:
This Watson family were joiners descended from yeoman famers from Fulbeck. The family may have earlier lived at Leadenham and Carlton le Moorland Further examination of Parish records is required to confirm this line. During the nineteenth century, this particular branch of the family moved to Nottingham on Trent and then Plymouth before migrating to Australia.

joiner
A craftsman who works with wood. A skilled carpenter.

footnotes:

1. The family Bible was the main source for names and certified copies of marriage certificates for Plymouth and Nottingham have been obtained.
2. Other names are attested by oral family history.
3. The skill of Dieter Retz is acknowledged in locating further details from the Parish Records for Carlton le Moorland, Leadenham, Fulbeck and Lincoln.
4. The parish church of Leadenham is St Swithin's (also called St Swithun's) and there is also a St Swithin's in Lincoln. Thomas Watson and Mary Wilson were married in Lincoln in 1816 and lived there for the baptism of their children including William John in 1834. Many new houses were built, and the population of Lincoln more than doubled between 1801 and 1851. There would have been plenty of work for joiners.