The
Family of Charles Watts and Ruth Grimmett
Charles
Edwin Watts b. 18 May 1863, PegLeg Gully, Maldon, occupation
Farmer, m. 21 Sep 1885, in Yawong, Ruth Grimmett, b. 25 Aug
1862, Laanecoorie, (daughter of James Grimmett and Maria Harris) d.
17 Feb 1938, St.Arnaud. Charles died 23 Mar 1958, St.Arnaud, buried:
St.Arnaud M 2/22 with his wife.
I.
Phyllis Violet Watts
also known as: Vi b. 17 Jan 1887, Yawong, m. 25
Aug 1909, in Coonooer Bridge, Angus William Rotherham
, b. 27 Oct 1884, Slaty Creek, (son of Henry John
Rotherham
and Margaret Reid
) occupation Farmer, d. 22 Dec 1949, Drouin,
buried: Warragul. Phyllis
died 19 Apr 1981, Warragul, buried: Warragul.
A.
Rita Velma Rotherham
b. 1912, m. 1939, Albert John Betteridge
, b. 13 Sep 1913, (son of Albert Hugh Betteridge
and Marie Helen Fisher
) d. 25 Feb 1980, Warragul.
B.
Gwendoline Irene Rotherham
b. 7 May 1915, Charlton, m. 1944, in Warragul,
Ronald McNally
, b. 1914, (son of Samuel McNally
and Emma Caroline Davies
) occupation farmer.
Gwen died 2 Oct 1993, St.Arnaud, buried: St.Arnaud Lawn B
1-22.
McNally
Grave, St.Arnaud
C.
Phyllis Joyce Rotherham
b. 17 Nov 1917, m. 14 Mar 1942, Leslie James
Chapman
, b. 1912. Phyllis
died 22 Nov 1997.
D.
Connie Rotherham
b. 2 Jul 1920, m. 19 May 1945, Edward Allan
Gaul
, also known as: Allan b. 30 Apr 1922, (son of
William Alexander Gaul
and Florrie Mabel King )
d. 9 Apr 1964, Darnum. Connie
died 24 Jul 1975, Richmond, buried: Warragul.
II.
William Leslie Watts
also known as: Les Watts b. 8 Jan 1889, Yawong,
occupation Farmer, m. (1) 19 Jul 1911, in Charlton, Beatrice Maud
Foreman
, b. 1889, Charlton, (daughter of George Henry
Foreman
and Martha Mary Ann Wright
) d. 27 May 1928, buried: Charlton Methodist, m.
(2) 9 Apr 1930, in St.Arnaud, Edna Hosking Richards
, b. 6 Aug 1890, St.Arnaud, (daughter of Edward
Thomas Richards
and Emma Grigg
) d. 12 Sep 1975, St.Arnaud, buried: St.Arnaud M
13/38 H. William died 27
Dec 1969, St.Arnaud, buried: St.Arnaud M 13/38 H.
Watts
Grave, St.Arnaud
III.
Herbert Charles Edwin Watts
b. 13 Aug 1895, St.Arnaud, occupation Farmer, m.
30 Aug 1916, in Bridgewater, Gladys Margaret Brien
, b. 11 Dec 1891, Kingower, (daughter of John
William Brien
and Margaret Johns
) d. 11 Mar 1966, Yawong, buried: St.Arnaud MN
14/02 H. Herbert died 8
Oct 1967, Warragul, buried: 10 Oct 1967, St.Arnaud MN 14/02 H.
Herbert
and Gladys were married in Bridgewater at
home of Mabel Barr(nee Brien)
Watts
Graves, St.Arnaud.
A.
Clive Edwin Watts
b. 22 Aug 1917, St.Arnaud, occupation Farmer, m.
13 Jan 1945, in St.Arnaud Presbyterian Church, Mary
Proctor
, also known as: Molly b. 1918, St.Arnaud,
(daughter of William Henry Proctor
and Alice Jamieson Murray ).
Clive died 5 Aug 1984, Bendigo, buried: Bendigo.
Grave of Clive and Neil
Watts
Bendigo Lawn
Cemetery
B.
Herbert Hilton Watts
also known as: Hilton b. 1918, St.Arnaud,
occupation Farmer, m. 1945, in Donald, St Georges Anglican,
Dorothea Esme Cantillon
, b. 1924, Donald, (daughter of Peter Cantillon
and Ethel May Jones
) occupation Nurse.
C.
Mavis Ruth Watts
b. 1920, St.Arnaud, m. 1943, Charles Alfred
Collins
, b. 7 Mar 1919, (son of John Alexander Collins
and Ethel Evelyn Peters
) d. 27 Aug 1993, Boort, buried: Boort.
D.
Lesley Enid Watts
b. 23 Feb 1922, m. 7 Aug 1946, in St.Arnaud
Methodist, Bruce William Gaul
, b. 16 Dec 1923, (son of William Alexander Gaul
and Florrie Mabel King
) d. 30 Mar 1996, Warragul, buried: Warragul.
Lesley died 17 Jun 1968, Parkville, buried: Warragul.
E.
Gladys Merla Watts
b. 1924, m. 1948, Kenneth McDonald
, b. 2 Nov 1922, St.Arnaud, (son of Kenneth
McDonald
and Margaret Leaf
) occupation Farmer, d. 15 Feb 1995, St.Arnaud,
buried: 18 Feb 1995, St.Arnaud P 15/31 H.
F.
Lloyd Charles Watts
b. 1925, occupation Farmer, m. 1951, Merle
Aileen Runge
, b. 12 Feb 1928, St.Arnaud, (daughter of Albert
Herman Runge
and Minnie Ritzau
) d. 16 Jun 1989, Bendigo, buried: Charlton Lawn.
G.
Ian John Watts
b. 1928, St.Arnaud, m. 1955, in Bendigo,
Dorothy L Moss
, b. 1929, (daughter of Francis George Moss
and Annie McIntyre
).
H.
Trevor Grimmett Brien Watts
b. 27 Jan 1933, St.Arnaud, occupation Farmer, m.
1958, in St.Arnaud Anglican, Beverley June Marchment
, b. 1938, St.Arnaud, (daughter of Joseph
Marchment
and Edith May Clarke
). Trevor
died 2 Sep 1995, Ballarat, buried: St.Arnaud MN 14/03 H.
IV.
Ellen Irene Watts
b. 27 Sep 1899, m. 11 May 1921, Robert
Cockburn
, b. 4 Mar 1897, (son of George Alexander Cockburn
and Ellen Golding
) d. 6 May 1971, Parkville.
Ellen died 25 Apr 1985, Fitzroy.
A.
Dorothy Cockburn
b. 12 May 1924, m. 28 Dec 1948, Edward
Peck
, b. 5 Jul 1923, d. 18 May 1987.