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Beard - Bishop - Boddeus - Chaplin - Clements - Collyer - Connor - Deetmerink - Deijs - Drenth - Finch - Gerrie - Gilbert - Grenfield - Hall - Harms, de Jong - Havinga - Holland - Humphreys - Koeslag - Michel - Morgan - Nicholas - Oates - Olver - Osborn - Ouderdorp - Paas - Pellegrim - Petrie - Ponting - Pool - Rowe - Savage - Slomp Warring - Strauß - ten Broecke, Grauwert - Trembath - Veltkamp - Vivian - Vos - Warin - Watkins - Wellink - Westenborg - Wevers - White - Williams - Wisely

Name variations: Watkins, Watkin, Wadkins, Gwatkin and more.

Watkins (kin of Watt), an English or Welsh family name related to "Watt", a diminutive of the Germanic "Waltier" (wald: rule & heri: army) which the Normans brought over from France.

This page lists descendants of Thomas Watkins & Ruth Ford, for more Watkins families & information visit www.watkinsfhs.net & watkins-fhs.org

Thomas Watkins - Born 1806 in England. Died 30 August 1878 in Adelaide, South Australia. Occupation: Gardener.
Ruth Jane Ford - Born 1808/1812 in England. Died 5 September 1853 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Married 2 August 1828 in Warblington, Hampshire, England.

• Thomas Watkins - Chr. 30 July 1826 in Churcham, Gloucester, England.
• Ruth Jane Watkins - Born 30 November 1834 in Havant, Hampshire, England. Died 22 July 1913 in Hyde Park, Adelaide, South Australia.
  William Barron - Chr. 16 October 1825 in Tullynestle and Forbes and Kearn, Aberdeen, Scotland. Died 19 February 1907 in Malvern, Victoria. Australia. Son of Robert Barron (1797-1862) & Jean Ellis (1804-1864).
  Married 9 July 1852 at Residence of John Gardner, Adelaide, South Australia.
• John Boaz Watkins - Born 7 April 1833 in Havant, Hampshire, England.
• William Mark Watkins - Chr. 22 May 1836 in Saint Andrew, Farlington, Hampshire, England. Died 1896 in Lillimur, Victoria, Australia.
• Charles Ford Watkins - Born 1839 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England, died 1923 in Masterton, New Zealand. Occupation: Sawyer, Clerk.
  Sarah Savage - Born 20 June 1845 in Ashford, Middlesex, England, died 1925 in Masterton, New Zealand.
  Married 10 August 1864 in St Pauls Church, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Naomi Watkins - Born 10 June 1842 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England. Died 29 June 1940 in Millbrook, South Australia, Australia.
  William Dart - Born 17 June 1825 in Zeal Monachorum, North Tawton, Devon, England. Died 14 September 1896 in Tungkillo, Nairn, South Australia. Son of William & Mary Dart.
  Married 17 February 1869 in St George Church, Mt Torrens, South Australia.

Thomas, Ruth & family emigrated to Australia aboard the ship 'Oregon' which departed London / Plymouth on the 12 July 1851 arriving at Port Adelaide, South Australia on the 31st October 1851. They were 'government passengers' under the 'Assisted passage scheme'.

William Barron - Chr 16 October 1825 in Tullynestle and Forbes and Kearn, Aberdeen, Scotland. Died 19 February 1907 in Malvern, Victoria. Australia. Son of Robert Barron (1797-1862) & Jean Ellis (1804-1864).
Ruth Jane Watkins - Born 1832 in England. Died 22 July 1913 in Hyde Park, Adelaide, South Australia.
Married 9 July 1852 at Residence of John Gardner, Adelaide, South Australia.

• Robert Thomas Barron - Born 17 November 1854 in Companys Tiers, Adelaide, South Australia.
• William Barron - Born 1 March 1858 in Mount Torrens, South Australia. Died 1858 in South Australia.
• Ann Barron - Born 28 June 1863 in Charleston, South Australia.
• Alfred Barron - Born 22 January 1865 near Mount Torrens, Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Died 19 February 1865 near Mount Torrens, Adelaide Hills, South Australia.
• Jane Barron - Born 26 August 1866 in South Australia.
• Mary Barron - Born 25 January 1869 in Tungkillo, Nairn, South Australia. Died 1947.
• William Arthur Barron - Born 22 November 1870 in Morialta, Adelaide, South Australia. Died 1933.
• Martha Barron - Born 13 December 1872 in Morialta, Adelaide, South Australia. Died 29 December 1872 in Morialta, Adelaide, South Australia.
• Ernest James Barron - Born 3 June 1874 in Reynella Morphett Vale, South Australia. Died 1957.

Charles Ford Watkins - Born 1839 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England, died 1923 in Masterton, New Zealand. Occupation: Sawyer, Clerk.
Sarah Savage - Born 20 June 1845 in Ashford, Middlesex, England, died 1925 in Masterton, New Zealand.
Married 10 August 1864 in St Pauls Church, Dunedin, New Zealand.

• Sarahan Watkins (aka Sarah / Anne) - Born 25 July 1865 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Ruth Jane Watkins - Born 6 March 1867, died 18 June 1932 in Penant Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  Samuel John Sell - Born 1876 in New Zealand, Died 1968 in Penant Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
  Married 1905 in Dunedin, New Zealand
• Christine Watkins - Born 30 of August 1868 in Oamaru, New Zealand.
• Edward William Watkins - (aka Bill) Born 19 September 1872 in Blueskin Bay, Otago, New Zealand, died 8 of August 1968 Bankstown, NSW, Australia. Occupation: Farmer.
  Minnie Ada Gerrie - (aka Ada) Born 28 March 1886 in the Rural Municipality of North Cypress, Manitoba, Canada, died 27 February 1964 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia
  Married 1912 in Edgerton, Alberta, Canada.
• Charles Ford Watkins - Born 1872 in New Zealand, died 1942 in Central Otago, New Zealand.
  Agnes Leask Slater - Born 1884 in New Zealand, died 4 November 1971 in Simmonds Street, Alexandra, New Zealand.
  Married 29 January 1903 in New Zealand
• Jack (John) Watkins - Born 27 Sep 1874, died about 1905 in Canada.
• Mark Frederick Watkins - Born 8 Dec 1876.
• Albert Henry Watkins - Born 1 Jan 1881, died in Canada.
  Flora Unknown - Died in Canada
  Marriage details unknown.
• Florence Watkins - Born 1 February 1886.
  Jack Unknown
  Marriage details unknown.
• Thomas Watkins - Born 15 August 1886.
• Naomi Priscilla Watkins - Born 15 June 1892.
  Alexander Robert Brown - Died 21 May 1969 in Taita, New Zealand
  Married 1915 in New Zealand

Charles Ford Watkins left Melbourne in November of 1861 aboard SS 'Aldinga' arriving several days later in Dunedin New Zealand.

William Dart - Born 17 June 1825 in Zeal Monachorum, North Tawton, Devon, England. Died 14 September 1896 in Tungkillo, Nairn, South Australia. Son of William & Mary Dart.
Naomi Watkins - Born 10 June 1842 in Alverstoke, Hampshire, England. Died 29 June 1940 in Millbrook, South Australia, Australia.
Married 17 February 1869 in St George Church, Mt Torrens, South Australia.

• William Dart - Born 31 December 1859.
• John Henry Dart - Born 14 June 1871.
• Richard Dart - Born 12 August 1873.
• Anne F. Dart - Born 1875. Died 1963.
• Jane Elizabeth Dart - Born 5 March 1875.
• Mary Dart - Born 20 March 1877.
• Samuel Horace Dart - Born 15 September 1879 in South Australia. Died 1967 in South Australia.
• Phillip Charles Dart - Born 20 August 1881 in South Australia. Died 1975.
• Alice Jane Dart - Born 3 October 1885 in South Australia. Died 1951 in Tasmania, Australia.

Samuel John Sell - Born 1876 in New Zealand, Died 1968 in Penant Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Ruth Jane Watkins - Born 6 March 1867, died 18 June 1932 in Penant Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Married 1905 in Dunedin, New Zealand

• Ruth Doreen Sell - Born 1908, died 13 January 1982 in Dunedin, New Zealand

Edward William Watkins (aka Bill) - Born 19 September 1872 in Blueskin Bay, Otago, New Zealand, died 8 of August 1968 Bankstown, NSW, Australia. Occupation: Farmer.
Minnie Ada Gerrie - (aka Ada) Born 28 March 1886 in the Rural Municipality of Nor Cypress, Manitoba, Canada, died 27 February 1964 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia. (Death certificate transcript says she was born in Ontario)
Married 1912 in Edgerton, Alberta, Canada.

• Frederick Stanely Watkins - Born 1914 in Oxville, Alberta, Canada, died 1966 Mt Druit / Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia
  Grace Margaret Ryan - Born about 1914
  Married 1938 in Annandale, NSW, Australia.
• Frank Alfred Watkins - Born 21 August 1915 in Oxville, Alberta, Canada, died 1990 Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
  Lynda Margaret Beard - Born 1923 in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
  Married 1942 in Burwood, NSW, Australia.
• Florence Ada Watkins - Born 9 February 1918 Sydney, NSW, Australia.
  James Godfrey Hall - Born 6 December 1917 Waipukurau Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
  Married 1945 in Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Sarah Frances Watkins - Born 1921 in NSW, Australia, died 2007 in New Zealand.
  Eric George Priest - Born about 1920 in Eckathuna, New Zealand
  Married 1944 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
• Edward Ford Watkins - Born 9 May 1922 in St Marys Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia.
  Marjorie Tyndall - Born about 1920 in Australia
  Married 1945 in Parramatta, NSW, Australia
• Joyce Watkins - Born 1924 in St Marys Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia, died 22 April 2007 in New South Wales, Australia.
  Leslie Thomas Hall - Born 1916 in Bollington, Chester, England.
  Married 1951 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.

At some point Bill left New Zealand and came to Australia where he did some shearing at Oberon on the central tablelands of NSW & possibly some prospecting out there too (there had been gold rushes there earlier in 1851). It's also a possibility that he'd headed to look for Gold at Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

He left Sydney via Auckland, New Zealand for the Klondike Gold Rush arriving at Dyea, Alaska aboard boat 1531. He traveled to the Yukon via the Chilkoot Trail and registered at the Chilkoot Pass checkpoint on the 2nd of June 1898.

He was well settled in Dawson City by 22 February 1899, as he wrote a letter back to his sister Ruth, which then took a year and a half to arrive in Dunedin, New Zealand. This letter has to be one of the most remarkable ever written, it describes what life was like in Dawson City over a hundred years ago, and tells of some truly amazing events, you can find it on the Watkins Photos page.

We also know he was still in Dawson on the 12 April 1903 (so he must have had some success), as he applied for another Free Miners Certificate .

He married Minnie Ada Gerrie in Alberta in 1912, then by 1918 after the birth their 2 sons Fred & Frank they left for New South Wales, Australia aboard the "Niagara", arriving before February 1918.

Bill may have worked on a ship transporting cattle to Canada and Argentina. Later in life he was a poultry farmer in Mt. Druit in Sydney. He lived till the ripe old age of 96.

Charles Ford Watkins - Born 1872, died 19 May 1942 in Central Otago, New Zealand.
Agnes Leask Slater - Born 1884 in New Zealand, died 4 November 1971 in New Zealand.
Married 26 January 1903 in New Zealand

• Charles Ford Watkins - Born 9 of February 1904, died 1979 in Waihi Beach, New Zealand
  Marion Bernice Spain - Born 4 November 1897 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, died 1966 in Waihi Beach, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
  Married after March 1942 - A Kiwi Adams finding his Roots
• Myra Slater Watkins - Born 28 of March 1905
• Agnes Leask Watkins - Born 24 of September 1906 in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
  Alexander Davie - Born 16 December 1907 in Timaru, died 15 December 1988 in Wellington, New Zealand
  Married 8 May 1934 in Dunedin, New Zealand - Cone Family
• John Watkins - (aka Jack) Born 20 May 1909 in Canada, died 14 October 1965 in Cromwell, New Zealand
• Annie Ida Christina Watkins - Born 8 November 1911 in Canada, died 2 June 1991 in Hatton Street,Timaru, New Zealand
• Wilfred Watkins
• Iona Watkins
• Whitely Thomas Watkins - (aka Tom)
• Allen Watkins
• Muriel Watkins - Died Hull St, Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand
  George Needham - Died 27 Mar 1995 in Hull St, Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand
  Marriage details unknown.
• Ruth Watkins
• Neil Watkins

Frank Alfred Watkins - Born 21 August 1915 in Oxville, Alberta, Canada, died 1990 in Rockhampton, QLD, Australia.
Lynda Margaret Beard - Born 1923 in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
Married 1942 in Burwood, NSW, Australia.

• Peter Watkins - Born in Australia
  Henriette Hermanna Pool - Born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
  Married in Australia

Peter Watkins - Born in Australia
Henriette Hermanna Pool - Born in Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
Married in Australia

• Nathan Watkins.

Links

• Blueskin Bay
• Hall Genealogy - Contains the family tree for Les Hall.

Sources

• Joyce Hall
• Lynda Watkins
• Jared Sikkema
• Terri Foley
• Bev Christie
• Liz Webster
• Wellington Registry of Births, Deaths, Marriages - Birth certificate for Edward William Watkins.
• NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - Death certificate transcriptions for Edward William Watkins and Minnie Ada Gerrie.
• NZSG Index - New Zealand school records, which had names of most of the children in Charles & Sarah and Charles & Agnes's family.
• NZ Government Online Genealogy Resources - Links to web sites which had some Watkins's in cemetery indexes.
• Cone Family - Winsome Griffin's web site which lists Agnes & Alex Davie's family. Winsome has also been very helpful wi some lookups and spelling of place names.
• St Andrew's Parish Balclutha Marriages 1872 to 1920 - Charles Watkins and Agnes Leask Slater.
• A Kiwi Adams finding his Roots! - Graeme Adams web site which lists Charles Ford Watkins & Marion Bernice Spain.
• New Zealand Rootsweb Mailing List - Thanks to the people who kindly looked up burial indexes and passed on other helpful links and information.
• WW2 Nominal Roll - Frank & Edward Watkins.
• www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/familyHistory/search.htm - Various Watkins marriage and bir records.
• www.naa.gov.au/the_collection/recordsearch.html - Frank Watkins WW2 records.
• Hall Genealogy - David Hall's genealogy web site which includes Joyce & Les Hall.
• Yukon Genealogy
• 1841 UK Census.
• 1851 UK Census.
• 1861 UK Census.
• Family Search