Watson, Harry 1a

Adopted Harry Watson
Birth Name Harry Leggett
Also Known As Harry Leggett
Gender male
Age at Death 77 years, 2 months, 27 days

Notes

Note

The following email is via Geni.com, after I discovered the name Myra Storm on his marriage certificate as a witness. Myra seems to have had 6 children between 1923 & 1936 with Stanley Desborough, so it seems odd that she signed as 'Storm' in 1950.

Dear Michael,

My name is Martin Watson from SW London. I recently obtained a copy of my parents' marriage certificate. Their names were Harry Watson (died 2005) and Joyce Young (died 1993), both of Hartlepool. They married in Stranton Church in 1950.

Myra Storm witnessed my parents' marriage in 1950. I am just curious about who she was and how she came to be their witness, along with one Andrew Knox, and my mother's father. I'd be really grateful to hear anything you can tell me.

My father, Harry, was born to May Watson in 1928, but was raised by his grandparents, (James Sedcole Watson and Kate Loughborough), as their own. He didn't discover this until 1983. We always thought that May was his big sister.

I am contacting you about this profile: https://www.geni.com/people/Myra-Storm/6000000045743594299

Sincerely,

Martin Harry Watson
Martin@martinhwatson.co.uk

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1897
Birth of Myra
Durham, England
1923
December 1923
Age 26
Birth of May Desborough
Durham, England
1925
March 1925
Age 28
Birth of Ronald S Desborough
Durham, England
1926
December 1926
Age 29
Birth of John William Desborough
Durham, England
1929
March 1929
Age 32
Birth of Joan B Desborough
Durham, England
1931
September 1931
Age 34
Birth of Myra E Desborough
Durham, England
1936
March 1936
Age 39
Birth of Pamela A Desborough
Durham, England
????
Marriage of Myra Storm to Stanley Desborough
????
Death of Myra
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From MyHeritage:

Myra Desborough (born Storm)
FamilySearch Family Tree
Birth: 1897 - West Hartlepool Co Durham England
Parents: James Storm, Annie Storm (born Trenholm)
Husband: Stanley Desborough
Brother: William Edward Storm

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Adopted after Apr 1928 48, Tristram Avenue, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England Adoption of Harry Leggett as Harry Watson  
Birth 23 Apr 1928 48, Tristram Avenue, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England Birth of Harry Leggett 2a 1 3a
Residence 12 Jun 1928 48, Tristram Avenue, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England Address on Harry Legget's Birth certificate 1a
Residence about 1930 48, Tristram Avenue, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England Electoral Roll lists James & Kate Watson, and May and Thomas Leggett 4a
Residence about 1930 48, Tristram Avenue, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England Electoral Roll lists James & Kate Watson, and May and Thomas Leggett 4b 4c
Census 29 Sep 1939 West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England James, Kate, Connie, Harry, one other, probably Derek. Connie's birthdate is given as 18 Nov 1914 5a
  Order: 4
  Name: Harry Watson
  Relation: Son
  Occupation: Scholar
Military Service between Jan 1949 and Aug 1950   Conscription for National Service, served in the Navy at unknown location(s)  
Note

National Service in peacetime
It came into force in January 1949 and meant that all physically fit males between the ages of 17 and 21 had to serve in one of the armed forces for an 18-month period.

https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/yourcountry/overview/nationalservice/

Basic pay for a private soldier was 28 shillings (£1.40) a week in 1948. This compared poorly with the average weekly wage in 1951, which was eight pounds, eight shillings and six pence.

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/national-service-experience

In October 1950, in response to the British involvement in the Korean War, the service period was extended to two years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_the_United_Kingdom

In 1948, the British post-war government realised the need for an armed forces larger than that which voluntary recruitment could provide. Discussions were soon started in parliament on a new National Service Act with a first such act being approved in July 1947.[1] This first version was to come into force on 1 January 1949 and established the period of National Service to 12 months. However, financial crises, the advent of the Cold War and the Malayan Emergency caused the act to be amended before coming into force. The amendment was approved in December 1948, with the date in which it would come into force still being 1 January 1949.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Service_Act_1948

 

 

Occupation 6 Aug 1957   Bank clerk, probably Gravesend 1b
Residence (Unknown) between Dec 1964 and Jul 1976 7, Woodlands Avenue, Eastcote, Hillingdon, Greater London, England Eastcote 6a
Occupation Nov 1968   Promotion to manager of TSB Hayes 7
Occupation about Jul 1976   Promotion to manager of TSB Staines  
Residence between Jul 1976 and 2000 Addlestone, Surrey, England    
Death 20 Jul 2005 Sunbury, Middlesex, England Death of Harry Watson  
Note

https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=watson&SurnameGrants=watson&YearOfDeath=2005&YearOfDeathGrants=2005&IsGrantSearch=True&IsCalendarSearch=False&sort=FirstName&sortdir=DESC&page=22#wills

  Age: 77y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Leggett, Thomas William25 Nov 190022 Sep 1967
Mother Watson, May Frazer8 Apr 190713 Feb 1973
         Watson, Harry 23 Apr 1928 20 Jul 2005
 
Father Leggett, Thomas William25 Nov 190022 Sep 1967
Stepmother Eke, Dorothy Mary16 Mar 19211964
    Half-sister     Leggett, Mavis Lavinia Jane 1 Aug 1941 Mar 2002
    Half-brother     Leggett, Robert John 14 Oct 1947 about 1992
 
Stepfather Lovekin, Eric William28 Jun 191012 Dec 1967
Mother Watson, May Frazer8 Apr 190713 Feb 1973
    Half-brother     Lovekin, Jack William 18 Jan 1931 31 May 2011
 
Stepfather Rhodes, Cecil Milton14 Apr 1916
Mother Watson, May Frazer8 Apr 190713 Feb 1973
    Half-sister     Rhodes, Yvonne Margaret 20 Jul 1938 28 Jan 1987
 
Stepfather Lampard, Wilfred Peter Jr1 Jul 1906Sep 1977
Mother Watson, May Frazer8 Apr 190713 Feb 1973

Families

Family of Watson, Harry and Young, Joyce
Married Wife Young, Joyce ( * 10 Oct 1929 + 10 Nov 1993 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 23 Dec 1950 All Saints, Stranton, West Hartlepool, Hartlepool, County Durham, England Marriage of Harry Watson and Joyce Young  
Residence between Dec 1964 and Jul 1976 7, Woodlands Avenue, Eastcote, Hillingdon, Greater London, England Eastcote 6a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Watson, Julie AnnJul 195111 Aug 1951
Watson, Louise Maureen9 Apr 196530 Dec 2019

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Merged Gramps ID I0902
 

Ancestors

Watson, Harry
*23 Apr 1928
+20 Jul 2005
Leggett, Thomas William
*25 Nov 1900
+22 Sep 1967
Leggett, George Daniel
*18 Jul 1837
+25 Feb 1921
Leggett, Daniel
*24 Mar 1795
+16 Jan 1857
Leggett, John
*Nov 1745
+14 Jan 1802
Leggett, Henry
*3 Jan 1727
+30 Nov 1806
Soanes, Mary
*1725
+12 Apr 1780
Gillings, Mary
*1754
+Dec 1797
Gillings, Richard
*1738
+9 Aug 1763
Read, Mary
*1732
+1810
Farman, Mary Ann
*18 Oct 1796
+23 Feb 1873
Farman, Henry
*1745
+...
Hood, Mary
*1771
+Jun 1865
Adamson, Jane
*11 Jan 1860
+29 Dec 1931
Harrison, Francis
*1841
+23 Feb 1927
Harrison, James
*1797
+1876
Alderson, Hannah
*1805
+...
Alderson, George
*1775
+1854
Tweddle, Ann
*1776
+26 Oct 1837
Adamson, Ann
*1839
+1909
Adamson, John Sr
*16 Aug 1805
+1882
Adamson, George
*3 Oct 1779
+...
Leathewood (Leithead), Ann
*
+...
Hodgson, Martha
*1806
+1860
Watson, May Frazer
*8 Apr 1907
+13 Feb 1973
Watson, James Sedcole
*31 Oct 1877
+4 Oct 1942
Watson, Thomas Christopher Sr
*18 Feb 1845
+14 Oct 1889
Watson, Robert Smith Sr
*4 Dec 1814
+2 Nov 1871
Watson, Thomas
*22 Feb 1771
+...
Gilhespy, Jane
*16 Feb 1786
+1870
Gray, Jane
*1815
+1890
Frazer, Isabella Jr
*19 May 1847
+9 Sep 1918
Frazer, John Ditchburn
*1 Jun 1825
+1859
Frazer, Isaac
*
+...
Ditchburn, Maria
*
+...
Hetherington, Dorothy
*1823
+Sep 1884
Loughborough, Kate
*6 Nov 1883
+6 Jan 1967
Loughborough, John William
*31 Aug 1858
+18 Mar 1911
Loughborough, George Sr
*10 Jun 1832
+1 May 1900
Loughborough, William Wilkinson 'Sofa'
*9 May 1792
+27 Jul 1851
Humphries, Louisa
*11 Jan 1798
+1865
Mowbray, Elizabeth
*about 1836
+16 Apr 1902
Mowbray, John Sr
*1786
+22 Jan 1863
Chapman, Jane
*21 Mar 1791
+25 Feb 1862
Ballard, Annie Maria
*10 Jan 1861
+6 Dec 1883
Ballard, William Henry Jr
*about 1835
+1908
Ballard, William Henry Sr
*1799
+...
Jarvis, Hannah
*1800
+about 1852
Glassop, Catharine
*16 Mar 1842
+25 Dec 1877
Glassop, Charles
*29 Jun 1802
+about 1861
Sullivan, Catherine
*about 1803
+1858

Source References

  1. GRO: Birth Certificate
      • Date: 1928
      • Page: Harry Leggett
      • Date: 1957
      • Page: Martin Harry Watson
  2. Latter Day Saints: FamilySearch
      • Page: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV32-7CXV : 2 October 2014), Harry Leggett, 1928; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Hartlepool, Durham, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
  3. General Register Office
      • Page: LEGGETT, HARRY GRO Reference: 1928 J Quarter in HARTLEPOOL Volume 10A Page 241
  4. UK Govt: Electoral Roll
      • Date: 1930
      • Page: 1930 ER
      • Date: 1930
      • Page: 1930 ER
      • Date: 1930
      • Page: 1930 ER
  5. UK Government: UK Register 1939
      • Date: 29 Sep 1939
  6. Martin Harry Watson: Martin Watson
      • Date: 2016
      • Page: Memories of Residences
  7. Joanne Watson