Robert James Watt

1862 - 1903  (40 years)

• Name	Robert James Watt
  Birth	13 Dec 1862	Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1871	Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  		1871 Census Dalhousie Lanark George Watt
  Census	1891	RM of Wallace, Manitoba, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Virden, Selkirk, Manitoba, Cnada
  		1891 Census Wallace Manitoba Robert James Watt.jpg
  Census	1901	Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  		1901 Census Dalhousie Lanark Robert James Watt
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	121763658
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121763658
  _UID	F9F16F961A0F4C6AA9C3F01125C59920DEB5
  Death	29 Apr 1903	Frank, Canmore Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	4:10 a.m. April 29, 1903 Killed Frank Slide Disaster: Robert Watt and Francis Rochette from the livery stable. 4:10 a.m. April 29, 1903 Killed Frank Slide Disaster: Robert Watt and Francis Rochette from the livery stable. === Suggested edit: According to the book The Lanark Society Settlers by Carol Bennett-McCuaig, Robert is the son of George Watt and Jane Campbell. From the book: Robert Watt, a son of George Watt Jr and Jane Campbell, was involved in one of Canada's most appalling natural disasters, which took place at Frank, in the Crowsnest area of Alberta in 1903. Robert Watt and a number of other men from Lanark County, Ontario were working there when the tragedy occurred. Companions included James and William Warrington of McDonald's Corners, cousins to each other and possibly connected to Robert Watt, whose brother William was married to Eliza Warrington; Sam Ennis, whose wife Lucy was James Warrington's sister. During the night of April 28-29 an enormous landslide engulfed the area. Turtle Mountain slid into the valley, depositing thousands of tons of limestome on the coal mining community. At least 76 people died; many others may also have perished. It is said that a large group of newly arrived miners were camping out in tents; all trace of them was lost. Robert Watt was stable boss at Frank. After checking the horses on that fateful night, he went to bed in the hayloft. He was a widower with six children back in Lanark. He would never see them again. His body was never recovered.
  Burial	29 Apr 1903	The Frank Slide, Crowsnest Pass, Canmore Cenus Division, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I30891	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	George Watt,   b. 22 Jun 1808, Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Scotland d. 27 Oct 1886, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Jane Campbell,   b. 8 Dec 1820, Balderson, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Aug 1911, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1843	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F10455	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann McDonald,   b. 1859, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Sep 1902, Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1886	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Name:     Robert James Watt Age:     23 Birth Year:     abt 1863 Birth Place:     Dalhousie Marriage Date:     1 Sep 1886 Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father:     George Watt Mother:     Jane Watt Spouse:     Mary Ann Rogers Name:     Mary Ann Rogers Age:     26 Birth Year:     abt 1860 Birth Place:     Dalhousie Marriage Date:     1 Sep 1886 Marriage Place:     Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father:     John McDonald Mother:     Maria Rogers Spouse:     Robert James Watt
  		Robert J. Watt & Mary Ann McDonald Rogers marriage
  Children	1. Mary Ann Edna Watt,   b. 8 Feb 1887, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Holland Watt,   b. 5 Dec 1888, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Bef 1891 (Age 2 years)   3. Florence Helen "Ellen" Watt,   b. 14 Dec 1890, Manitoba, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Peter Howard McDonald Watt,   b. 6 Feb 1892, RM of Wallace, Manitoba, Canada d. 1961 (Age 68 years)   5. Teresa M. Watt,   b. 19 Nov 1894, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Agnes Gladys Watt,   b. 8 Sep 1898, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert Lloyd Watt,   b. 2 Sep 1900, Playfairville, Lanark Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Dec 1976, Fremont, Wyoming, United States (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F10547	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Dec 1862 - Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1871 - Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1 Sep 1886 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1901 - Dalhousie & North Sherbrooke Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 29 Jun 2019), George Watt household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Dalhousie, Lanark North, Ontario; Roll: C-10019; Page: 64; Family No: 209., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S178] ? Findmypast 2015, Australia, Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 2 Jul 2019), Robert Watt household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Wallace, Selkirk, Manitoba; Roll: T-6296; Family No: 75. (Reliability: 3). [S256] Montana., USA, Montana, U.S., County Marriages, 1865-1987, ( Ancestry . ancestry.ca : 2017.), accessed 2 Jul 2019), Robert James Watt household; Year: 1901; Census Place: Dalhousie and Sherbrooke (North/Nord), Lanark (north/nord), Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 92. (Reliability: 3). [S18] Ontario. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937, (ancestry.ca :n.d.), Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 54." 1886, 616, 006121, Watt-Rogers, accessed 2 Jul 2019. (Reliability: 3).